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Storm Shelter Removal: How & Why We Do It

I know what you’re thinking…why would anyone need storm shelter removal services in Oklahoma?

Storm shelters don’t last forever. In most cases, the storm shelters are over 25 years old don’t meet current FEMA guidelines.

There are several circumstances that can make homeowners want to get rid of old storm shelters, but the most common are:

  1. It’s already collapsing and it’s an eyesore or danger
  2. It’s full of water and has become a mosquito magnet
  3. It’s in the way of where you’re wanting to build something
  4. It’s an old DIY shelter and there’s no way anyone can convince you to get in it.

A lot of our customers schedule a new storm shelter installation for the same day because nobody wants to be without a storm shelter in Oklahoma.

Over the last several years, we’ve helped several homeowners with storm shelter removal. Some shelters are easier to remove than others, but we’ve never run into one that we couldn’t make disappear. In this post, we are going to show you a few of the storm shelters we’ve removed and why these homeowners chose to have them removed.

Storm Shelter Removal Process

Before we start, we always call OKIE 811. Even though we aren’t technically digging a new hole, we play it safe because we never know if there’s a buried utility line close enough to matter.

Once we’ve finished the storm shelter removal, we finish with dirt work and you won’t be able to tell it was ever there.

Depending on the size of the storm shelter, location of your house and space we are working in, this process typically takes us anywhere from 5-8 hours from start to finish, but sometimes can be a 2 day process.

Storm Shelter Demolitions

Below are some photos and stories of storm shelter demolitions we’ve done over the last few years.

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This old storm shelter in Moore, Oklahoma was full of water and had become a mosquito magnet in this customer’s back yard. We were only able to access this one because it was a corner lot.
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This storm shelter in Piedmont, Oklahoma was definitely the most unique in all the storm shelters we’ve demo’d over the years. The homeowner called us to come check out a random hole in her yard. Her husband almost fell in while he was mowing. It turned out to be a storm shelter. This storm shelter was one of the toughest we’ve ever had to work with, but after several hours, we were able to get the job complete.
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This storm shelter in Verden, Oklahoma was in bad shape and already collapsing. We installed a new storm shelter right next to the old one on the same day and used the dirt from the new installation to fill in the hole from the one we collapsed, which ended up saving the homeowners over $200.
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This storm shelter in Verden, Oklahoma was in bad shape and already collapsing. We installed a new storm shelter right next to the old one on the same day and used the dirt from the new installation to fill in the hole from the one we collapsed, which ended up saving the homeowners over $200.

before & after

Below are some before & after photos of storm shelter demolitions we’ve done over the last few years.

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Stacey Sprague

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