How Do You Build An Underground Bunker Shelter?
An underground bunker can provide a way to keep your family safe in the event of tornados and other natural disasters. If you are worried about surviving a nuclear accident or attack, the bunker design below is specifically built to protect against radiation poisoning. Before you build, you’ll need to know how much space you’ll need and what necessities you’ll need for the amount of time you expect to stay in your bunker. Excavate the pit for your underground bunker with a backhoe. You want the pit to be a minimum of 2 feet deeper than the height of your bunker, and 2 feet wider than the bunker’s width. Excavate an area of your pit on one side that is deeper than where you plan on having your shelter. This will serve as the leach field for your sewer system. Set your survey stakes into the bottom of the pit to mark the bunker’s outside corners. Tie a string between each stake so you can see where the bunker’s walls will be. Excavate trenches along the outside edge of the bunker walls y
