Ive always thought old farm silo home conversions were pretty cool...
but these are the ultimate Silo homes
for a mere $300k or so (and up, way up), you can buy an old
atlas or nike missile lauching silo, and convert it to the ultimate mole home... 
I could honestly deal with that, not the 300k price tag, but I can dig it!
Always wanted my own Batman style garage, that would make it easy. I mean a steel ramp in the front drive or over the above taxiway that comes back to ground level with the push of a button, disguise it to look like concrete, and your golden, instant getaway if your house is ever invaded.
I like this one. It's berkeleying creepy but I like it.
Not sure I need a 47 ton garage door, but you never know.
just make sure your project is NOT parked beneath that door when you close it
How about a grain silo hotel? I have stayed here. It's cool. I'll probably stay there again next time I'm in the L.A. area.
http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=LQ663
TJ wrote:Not sure I need a 47 ton garage door, but you never know.
You'll be glad you have it when the zombies attack.
Schmidlap wrote:TJ wrote:Not sure I need a 47 ton garage door, but you never know.
You'll be glad you have it when the zombies attack.
meh...its 15,000 sq feet of concrete. Zombies dont really run as much as shuffle - what with their deteriorating joints and such. Youll see em coming in plenty of time to get the .50cal desert eagle out.Zombie problem solved... and since its concrete, easy garden hose cleanup
ooh, zombie target practice. make sure you have plenty of ammo and a good silencer to avoid too much noise.
You all seem to be forgetting what lives in a missile silo, missiles. Why use a gun when you can nuke 'em?
Less fallout from bullets. No need to create super strong mutant zombies.
That site was amazing! I want a nuclear-hardened underground bunker.
I've always been fascinated by subtereanean housing!
In the early 60s there was a thing known as the Cuban Missle Crisis. One of the primary targets was an Air Base ~25 miles away. We were taught in grammar school to put our heads under our desks in case of an atomic attack. Lots of base employees had bomb shelters built in their back yards. Most were very discreet, with hidden entrances disguised as BBQs, doghouses, etc.
The crisis blew over, and many of them were filled in, but there are a few left. Not too long ago, my brother was called to sell a property and landed a contract with a family that just loved the house. I was called to open the garage that had not been opened in a LONG time. The new owner mentioned that the yard had the ugliest brick BBQ he's ever seen, and how could it work without a chimney? Upon closer inspection, I found a heavy steel door on the brick structure. Thinking it to be a "smother" door for an ill-designed BBQ, I pried it open.
Lo and behold, there was a set of rungs leading ~15 feet under the yard, leading into a corridor to another steel door, behind which was a 12 foot square concrete room with a 7 foot ceiling, shelves, cabinets, empty 55 gal. drums, a stationary excersise cycle, set up to operate either a 12 volt generator or an air pump, a hand-operated air pump, and 12V lighting. This enclosure had not been entered in over 25 years, and there was NOT ONE bug or cobweb in the whole place; dry as a bone.
Upon further inspection, we found the 2" iron pipe going up to a hidden air filter at ground level, and a blocked off set of stairs leading INTO the house. To say the new owner was blown away would be a major understatement! 
Oh man, these are my dream houses. I always thought an underground house would be the coolest thing ever. Super low heating and cooling bills, no house to ruin views of the property, defense against zombie attacks. Its perfect.
thatsnowinnebago wrote: ...underground house would be the coolest thing ever.
Usually 68 degrees F all year long. Cool enough?
Having spent some time in a couple subterranians, I loved it. Super low energy costs... but it doesn't matter what you do or how many dehumidifiers you run, its always damp. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but the dryer runs for so long trying to get clothes dry, you can't just hang up a towel after a shower or it will stay damp for days and get sour or mildewed. I'm sure its different in different climates, but in PA and TX where I have experience with them... its no bueno from a health standpoint for those reasons.
maroon92 wrote:make sure you have a good silencer to avoid too much noise.
true...fiddy cal blasts echoing off the walls in a concrete bunker are probably going to ruin an otherwise pleasant evening. Better get something long range and then just pop em as they come down the front drive.
No one wants to be disturbed during their chicken pomdoro by having to silence their handgun. Its much easier to have a Springfield on a tripod over the front door...
"More wine honey"
"Sure, oh and get that creepy looking one that looks like Bob Costas down by the mailbox. Hes shuffling over my azaleas"
"no problem dear..." pop click click pop "..white or red for desert?"
I was thinking more because the noise attracts more zombies.
I don't think it would be much of a problem once civilization collapses and the zombies attack but in the meantime I think cell phone reception might be an issue.
Blown away... damn I'm jealous. I'd love to find a hidden secret bonus room at my place!
I'd like one, it's tornado proof!
I always love the tokyo flood prevention basins, not great from a moisture sense but MAN lots of project space, it screams underground lair.
Didn't realize there where silo's in the Adirondack park. Not sure why the surprises me, but it does.
