The "Bunker" garage is almost complete!

[gibbons]

The mountains look like southern Utah County(?) My community's code would only let me build 1000sf, so I went 22x45 (990).

OK, here's a rude, invasive question after having just built in our still booming Utah market... How much is this project going to cost? Your answer might make me feel bad, cuz I got hooked a whopping $45K for the detached garage and driveway shown in this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...hlight=gibbons

I wanted this house plan in this particular neighborhood, I wanted the garage built with the house, the developer knew he had me, and over charged me accordingly And the only secret underground thing I have is the subgrade conduit carrying the alarm sensor signals back to the panel in the house.

Hey, how are you going to plumb the floor drains with living space below? I think my garage floor drains are the best part of my house.

[JMURiz]

Originally Posted by gibbons

How much is this project going to cost? Your answer might make me feel bad, cuz I got hooked a whopping $45K for the garage and drive shown in this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...hlight=gibbons

Dang, that'd be a great price for the DC area, mine was that w/o the inside finished and no insulation or wiring...and mine was only 22x24!

[utah997]

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[gibbons]

Originally Posted by utah997

I would say a fair estimate would be about $260k.

When we were building our project, a sissy real estate agent poo-poo'ed the detached garage saying we would never get out of it what we put into it. Maybe not on a spreadsheet, but who cares? Every time I pull up and see it, or go in it, I get my money's worth. You will too

[utah997]

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[GunMoto]

UNREAL!!!

Looks like a huge undertaking, but I'm sure your 100% about it! Subscribed...

[Hades12]

All you need now is a fire pole and you will get my vote for Man of the year.


I have two questions

1. How do you think this will effect the resale of the house?

2. Where did you find a truck big enough to haul your Balls around with you?

[HOTFR8]

I'm impressed. Now just tell me what will you do down there ? Storage or workshop and how do you intend to get things down ?

[CRAZYASTRO]

yeah, you wanna store cars down there as well?
will there be a carlift?

[utah997]

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[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by utah997

(when I say "we", I mean whoever is delivering said items)

...and then you kill them, right?

[utah997]

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[Toxicscrew]

Unreal. Once the Bunker is done, why have the rest of the house???

Great work on the layout and execution.

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by utah997

Good eye, we are a few miles south of Provo. As for the cost, it's a work in progress. I would say a fair estimate would be about $260k. That would be completely finished outside and to sheetrock inside. Not including any of the home theater work. But it does include re-doing all of the concrete outside and fixing the front yard. Just a guess..

Also, as for the size, in our town it is based on your lot size. The above ground portion has to be under 10% of your total lot square footage. We are on a .5 acre (about 20,000 sqft) so as long as my above ground portion wasn't over that, we are fine.

Never mind the fact that it's 2,300 underneath..

I would guess the bulk of the cost is concrete? Seems like it shouldn't be more than, say, pouring concrete basement walls like on a house, but I guess the walls are a little thicker, eh? I just don't see it costing that much.

I'm really liking this idea.

What about codes and such? I heard there are issues with building pits in garages. Isn't this similar? Or is it okay because you have another exit out to the house?

[PhantomEB]

Lucky you, in Calgary, we are not allowed 2 storey garages to be built anymore. I would LOVE something underground for storage than something skyhigh. And I think the concrete probably was cheap compared to the steel costs!

[GTRClive]

As far as the Batman thing, you would have to have a Bust on the table the other side of the room from the secret door, with a flip top head and a big red button to open the secret door..... go on you know you want to.....

Like your thinking on the "How to get over the Planning ules", but Being a car nut I would have put a in Lift so I could put cars downstair ... But thats just me...

Good luck on the rest of construction

Clive

[jason9696]

This is by far the coolest build I have seen. Kudos on going through with the secret door, someone else said it best, "If you have to explain it, you just wouldn't understand."
Keep the pics coming, well the ones that you can let us see without having to kill us

[utah997]

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[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by utah997

There is a huge portion of the cost that was allocated to concrete. You have to figure that you have 4.5 foot wide footings, 12 inch thick 14 foot high walls, plus the 2000 plus feet of flat work in the basement, plus another 1,200 sq feet of flat work in the garage, plus about 4,000 sq feet of patio and driveway. Also, the steel costs were over the top. The footing had two rebar mats #4 rebar 10 inches on center, the wall had a single mat of rebar, the cap (garage floor) was a complete rebar cage. Then you get to the 11 beams that hold the structure up, plus the metal decking that you pour the concrete on.. it all adds up. I will say that steel prices are crazy right now.

At that point, it would probably have been cheaper to sell your house, find more land and build above ground. At least it would be for me.

But not as cool.

Do you think if you sell the house some day you will get your money back at the sale?

[utah997]

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