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M&D Property Solutions
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2017

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"It has worked out so well for me and my family. And yeah, please do it all day. Please let me know if I can help. Please let me know when I get home, and I will be home in the next few days. Please let me know when I can get you. Please let me know when I get back. Please let me know if I need anything else. Please let me know if I can get you a text or text me or text or call me when I can."
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James Taylor Construction Inc
4.4(
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 1989

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"James was personally involved with the roof replacement project. He gave a date to perform the job and his team came on time, and replaced the roof in a day. He is knowledgebable has been in the business for 25 yrs.is honest, very competitively priced and follows up if you should have any questions."
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Well Done Construction & Remodeling LLC
5.0(
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The services that were provided were to our satisfaction! All projects were also complete in a timely manner we also were please with the quality of the work that was done! We will definitely be reaching out to them in the near future!"
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Skippers&RogersResidential Maintenance
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I just can’t thank you enough for building this wonderful Ramp for my grandfather if I have any more projects that need to be done I will definitely will be requesting your service and like I said thank you very much PS and the staff was so amazing they was on time and they left my yard very wonderful so thank you"
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Simple Building Solutions LLC
4.6(
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

We are a small town company, with small town values. We work all over eastern NC on ALL types of homes. We do roofing, framing, drywall, painting, and flooring of all types. We also do plumbing, lights, and deck building, all at rates the community loves! We stand by our work 100%, and have references, and photos, for many unique building projects.\nWe have been in the industry for 9 years now, and been staying busy all by word of mouth! \nWe have decided to push it to the next level, and get our name out to everyone in the area, and hopefully set some new standards for contractors everywhere! \nPlease feel free to contact via text, call, or email, and we look forward to hearing about your project!

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Legacy Building & Design Inc
3.8(
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Serving Mount Airy, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 1927

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"These guys went ABOVE and BEYOND anything I've ever seen, and I've hired contractors for the last 35 years. They came in and were very well educated. What the quoted us is exactly what we paid. 

The beauty of this is, we didn't pay a dime up front. We paid as we went. They tore the kitchen apart, and then we paid a little bit. Then they brought in the new kitchen cabinets, and we paid a little bit. We never felt like we weren't getting what we paid for. 

My wife and I just want to thank Ray Hubbard and Legacy Building and Design for awesome work."
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A bomb shelter is an abode built to withstand disaster. Bomb shelters may refer to a space or bunker that can protect inhabitants through a hypothetical nuclear attack, apocalypse, or any other massive crisis. People usually build bomb shelters underground and stock them to live there a few days to a month at a time. Doomsday bunkers accommodate long-term living rather than just through a short crisis.

Builders construct bomb shelters with reinforced steel, box culvert, concrete, or other durable materials (but many professionals do not recommend shipping containers, as they’re not designed to live underground. If building underground, you’ll first have to excavate land before building the actual structure. You’ll have to implement air and water filtration systems, septic systems, and power supply.

It takes a lot of experience to safely and legally construct a bomb shelter, not to mention make sure it’s fit to live in for extended periods of time. It’s best to talk to a residential structural engineer near you for proper guidance.

The current standard filtration systems require filtering both air and water. For air, you’ll want an NBC filter system, which both domestic and international producers make. NBC stands for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical, which filters out all three. If you’re only building your shelter for natural disasters, chemical attacks, and biological attacks, you may opt for the less expensive HEPA filter system. 

Water filtration requires the same level of care. You’ll likely want to have a large water storage capacity to survive short-term disasters. For long-term living, you’ll want to have a water filtration system.

Rising S bunker prices depend on the size, ranging anywhere from $20,000 to $9 million. Their least expensive model is 96 square feet while their most expensive model has a gym, swimming pool, hot tub, and bowling alley.

  • Mini: $45,500

  • Standard Bomb Shelter: $67,500–$109,500

  • Silver Leaf: $140,000–$182,500

  • Admiral: $180,000–$500,000

  • Xtreme: $450,000–$780,000

  • Xtreme Bunker Complex: $840,000–$1,830,000

  • Luxury Series: $3,800,000–$9,600,000

You almost always need a permit to build a bunker on land with any type of public utilities running through it. You’ll want to check with your local building code enforcement agency to see if this is the case for your area. 

Because you’re building a structural component that often requires electricity, water, and sewage services, you’ll need to apply for permits to attach these utilities to your new property. However, off-grid-only units in rural areas may not need all or any of the permitting you’d normally find in more urban settings.

To survive a nuclear blast, you’ll need to have your bunker at least three feet underground. However, it’s usually advisable to put it further underground. To survive a close strike, you’ll want to have the bunker at least 10 feet down and with five-foot thick reinforced concrete. However, knowing exactly how deep to build depends on the size of the blast you’re trying to avoid. Most bunkers don’t need to be more than 5 feet below the ground. 

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