Lake Wissota Topics: Anybody Got Experience with Fiberglass Igloo?
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MrHodja
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Anybody Got Experience with Fiberglass Igloo?
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4/19/2011 1:21:19 PM
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When my neighbor built across the street here in Montgomery, he put a cylindrical fiberglass unit under his slab, with about a 2 foot diameter entry hatch above the slab. It looked like a miniatuere underground gasoline storage tank. I thought it was a good idea, except that the entry and exit lid opened vertically, and if debris collected on top of it they might be trapped. I would have gone with an L-shaped hatch with the door opening horizontally
Was a bit comical - he excavated the hole to put it in, placed the unit, then covered it with sand in preparation for the slab. He hadn't expected the very heavy rain that came before he got his slab down. The thing popped up out of the sand like a cork, and he had to re-bury it...:>)
Have you ever thought about building a safe room in the house (if enough room) or just outside? A small slab, some concrete blocks, and some rebar and you'd be in good shape. Wouldn't have to be big or elaborate. A friend built one in his garage here in town. Put rebar down in the open spaces in the blocks, then filled the voids with concrete. Door is exterior steel.
I'll stop by the next time we are up. Hopefully my boat will be ready soon.
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