So many questions for you guys, do you want dirt, how much is a resonable cost for dirt, any more resin ideas and what are all the film clips from (which judging by comments is not my greatest idea but can't win em all haha)........can you guess the main channel project to????????
Colin you should put your model of the garage behind the window embedded into the rock and have mini colin building it. So a mini model of you building the garage in the wall behind the window in the garage. Maybe you could even box the window in and have it temperature controlled so u dont have to deal with condensation. That way when people go into the garage they can look thru the window and get a feeling of how much work you put into all of this
The year is 2055. The town of Stamford is home to the most extensive tunnel network outside of London. Nearly all residents had moved underground by the 2030s after rapid expansion of the Colin FurzeTM underground living system. In the late 2020s Colin decided to extend his bunker system to the local corner shop. Seeing what a good idea this was, all the residents demanded that they too should be able to pop to the shop for a newspaper and curlywurly without stepping outside into the grim British weather. The town of Stamford is now the largest importer of steel in the western world.
Regarding the soil, if you disinfected it, say put it in a hot oven for an hour, then sold it as "Colin Pedological units" rather than soil, there should be no problem.
Said it before, I'll say it again, I love the 2nd channel. It's like chatting with your mate down the pub about the latest project he's working on in the garage. The simple fact the Furze community are having an actual impact on the project by offering advice etc, makes it all the more engaging.
Run to Jesus! Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. Amen! + If you have defected from God then read these Scriptures: (Lost Sheep, Luke 15:1-7 - Lost Coin, 15:8-10 - Lost Son, 15:11-32 - Rich Man and Lazarus, 16:19-31) Jesus is calling you back home, read His word, believe and repent. Saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone! + The world is racing toward "AMAGEDDON" !!! And people need to get right with the Lord! If you have not read the books of (Daniel chapters 7-12), (Ezekiel chapters 37-39) (Matthew chapters 24:1-51 + 25:1-30), (1 Thessalonians chapters 1-5), (2 Thessalonians chapters1-3) and (Revelation chapters 6-19), now would be a good time. They will explain a lot about what is going on right now! These books will cover the "Wars" about to come, the catching up / the blessed hope, World judgement, hence the Tribulation and the Great Tribulation! These books will also be the most ominous and scary for the unbelievers and the most exciting and uplifting for those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior!... + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + It is my hope and prayer that people would repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ before all these things take place, because it is going to be very, very scary if you do not and you decide to wait and see what happens. + May the Lord encourage you to seek the truth, in Jesus' name. Amen and Amen. + (Acts 17:29 > Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.) + (Romans 1:20 > For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.) + (Colossians 2:9 > For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.) + Jesus is God, (Father, Word, and Holy Ghost), (1 John 5:7) 3 in 1 Amen Amen Amen
I received two letters from the council within two weeks. One of my neighbours tried to have a garage (that was built more than ten years ago without permission) approved to remain in situ. The later letter states that the garage cannot be used and must be demolished...
@@Nemozoli Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. + I hope and pray that folks change their view and invite the Lord Jesus Christ into your life to rule and reign. + (Proverbs 16:18 > Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.) + Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air for good reason, he owns the airwaves on planet earth and is the god (little "g") of this world. It is my hope and prayer that you choose the God (Big "G") of heaven who controls the destiny of your eternal soul. + (Matthew 10:28 > And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.) + (Proverbs 9:10 > The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.) + (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 > [3]-But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]-In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.) + (Romans 10:9-10 > [9]-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10]-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + (Ephesians 2:8-9 > [8]-For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9]-Not of works, lest any man should boast.) + (Revelation 3:20 > Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.) + Is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart? Is this your opportunity for eternal salvation? If it is, I hope and pray that you open the door and invite Him in to your heart and life, in Jesus' name. Amen! + All glory be to God
Great job, Colin! I’m a plumber/pipefitter/ gasfitter and I take my hat off to you, Sir. You’re an inspiration to persevere when chasing a dream. Thank you.
Before you do anything to the rock face, I would take a 3D colour scan of the surface. If things don’t work out, you might still be able to make a 3D replica of the surface at some point in the future and just attach that to the wall of the cavern. Not the same as the actual thing, but better than nothing if things don’t work out.
@@2MuchColinFurze If you want to make it extra fancy you could consider printing it in parts and create a moving sculpture. Some stone could open or slide away to show a hidden scene. Mini Colin digging perhaps? Lighting from the cracks with LED stripes? Many things could be done if you 3D print a rock wall replica.
Was thinking along same lines, while the rock face via window would be cool it's going to be a maintenance headache. I'd settle for a full wall mural and be happy.
As cool as it would be to have the real rock wall, unshielded it can slowly erode or shift without the tunnel pushing back. If all else fails, a sculpted concrete facade could work.
@@2MuchColinFurze You don't really need a 3D printer. Just get a scan, make it out of foam, then have a miniature YTer do the model of it. They'd love the chance to do something big scale like this. They all do, as it's a challenge they don't usually hit, being that they work scale.
Colin, there is no reason for you to apologize for the length of your videos. Sir, I could watch a livestream of you working on a project. You could have multiple camera angles and I would watch it. Your videos are informative and entertaining, they are something I look forward to every time I see the thumbnail. Thank you, sir, for you being you.
Trust in Jesus Christ, not antichrist. + I hope and pray that folks change their view and invite the Lord Jesus Christ into your life to rule and reign. + (Proverbs 16:18 > Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.) + Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air for good reason, he owns the airwaves on planet earth and is the god (little "g") of this world. It is my hope and prayer that you choose the God (Big "G") of heaven who controls the destiny of your eternal soul. + (Matthew 10:28 > And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.) + (Proverbs 9:10 > The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.) + (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 > [3]-But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: [4]-In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.) + (Romans 10:9-10 > [9]-That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10]-For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) + (Romans 10:13 > For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.) + (Ephesians 2:8-9 > [8]-For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9]-Not of works, lest any man should boast.) + (Revelation 3:20 > Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.) + Is Jesus knocking at the door of your heart? Is this your opportunity for eternal salvation? If it is, I hope and pray that you open the door and invite Him in to your heart and life, in Jesus' name. Amen! + All glory be to God
I got 1 bit of robocop, running man was obvious, didn't get Commando until I saw your post, didn't get the rest at all... damnit, now I need to rewatch this one for the THIRD time....( which is ok, cause it's good... )
I was a scenic artist in Hollywood for 20 years. I could absolutely recreate that exact rock wall with plaster so well that you could not tell the difference between mine and God's. That being said, seal it off and recreate the rock wall in the sealed area, thus producing the exact same effect without ANY of the downsides. Give it a noodle Colin.
I commented elsewhere, yes this. You can get a detailed 3d scan of the surface, and get that 5-axis cnc'd in a light weight material (polystyrene, plaster, medium density foamed plastic etc)
Recreating it removes the whole purpose of having a window there. Then he can spare the hussle and simply put it inside the box. The main point is having a view at the real "outdoor"
Not gonna lie Colin, the rock window is a bad idea. I work with resin, using that much clear resin... Will cost you a fortune 50k+ probably because that's 100+ litres
Condensation occurs when warm, humid air meets a cold surface. So if you intend to heat the bunker then condensation may occur on the inside of the window if it's single glazing. If you heat the air outside of the window with a lamp it will cause more water to evaporate from the rock, which may encourage condensation of the hard-to-access outside of the window if the temperature within the bunker drops.
Just a suggestion .... install two or three sump pumps for removing excess water. Like all equipment, a pump will eventually fail. Having more than one pump will keep your tunnel from flooding.
I would have a gas powered high gpm pump for emergency. gpm = gallons per minute. 100-500gpm wouldn't be bad. I've been on a sinking ship with one and it kept the water below the bilge board. The inside was dry as long as I had gas.
Like all things in life, when it fails, the pump will fail under load. In other words the pump will fail when it's hammering down with rain and has needed to be running continuously for some unforeseen reason. 2 pumps are a very wise precaution IMO.
When you show the struggles you have, like trying to secure the RSJ. It shows exactly how much of a toll it takes on you Colin, physically and mentally. Highlighting the effort you put into to making these videos for us. I would like to genuinely say thank you and I much appreciate all your hard work and effort!
1st idea for the rock face - clear epoxy resin sprayed on. 1) Insulator - helps with condensation. 2) Transparent - preserves rock face. 3) Indestructible :P 4) Doesn't rust or react with water in any way. 5) Structural support.
Architect here, very simple. You’re going to rout a channel into the rock which you can embed a gasketed brake metal edge so you won’t get any residual moisture coming from above, below, and through the sides of the assembly. Next, you are going to drill vertically from above 3” cores every 24” o.c. from above, line them with perf pipe, and connect to a continuous pipe below the brake metal gasket seal. This will take and moisture escaping through the rock and intercept before it hits the rock face. Next, you’ll cover the entire rock face within the gasketed area with an elastomeric concrete/masonry sealer this will keep and residual moisture from escaping through the rock face. Last, you will put a removable tray in the steel wall below the window where you can a dessicant filter, this will absorb any moisture that enters the space Last but not least, for comedic effect, you can add windshield wipers to the exterior of the window
@@leocurious9919 indefinitely, humidity is constantly changing, rather than removing all moisture which would cause condensation to accumulate on the inside, it basically provides a reservoir for it to be stored and equalize. We are talking a minimal amount of humidity. There is weep piping behind, sealed gaskets all around, and a fluid applied vapor barrier on the rock itself. We are literally talking about mitigating what’s in the air cavity and allowing it to breathe with the internal space of the garage. Seriously, if you are not a professional and don’t understand how this kind of system works, just keep to yourself and move along.
He has mentioned in the past that he is following all permit and procedures while doing this process, If you watch the Part 2 vid he has several officials out testing the soil strength and making changes to his structural plans
He does have a permit for the tunnel. However he applied for it AFTER he started excavating it. And it was approved off the strenght that he already had a permit for the bunker or store under his shed in the back of the yard.
It's a sign of a really good engineer, and really just solid person. Anyone who likes to be wrong and learn new things is a joy to work with. Working with humble folks is great.
You're a great presenter, but mainly a visionary with huge courage. Many frustrations in my life to do with buildings, properties etc. - one overriding lesson I've learned is that if you know you're right and the jobsworths are totally wrong, just do it. It has to be done to a very high standard with as close to zero risk to others (loads of research, consultation with people who REALLY know what they're talking about). Once it's done, if you're right they'll finally 'get it' and thank you for what you've done. Onwards and upwards! (or downwards in your case).
Really good on the city for not getting all butt hurt about you not asking first and torching the project for something that has nothing to do with the merits. Props to your local council.
For real.. Can't even imagine the power hungry decisions my local city admin would go for in northern CA.. Colin, build as long as theyre approving stuff lol
@@liammhodonohuewe don’t really have HOA in the UK if you wanna mod a building the council is all that matters now granted there are some caviats such as the fact that people have time to take issue with it, neighbours and such mainly (if you’ve ever watched/read hitchikers guide to the galaxy that’s what the whole hyperspace bypass joke was in reference to) But ultimately if you get it by the council your good to go as it’s very rare for people to take issue with it We all don’t have constitutional rights as we lack a constitution
@@dontwannabeahero1570 I'm British I was imagining the trouble our friends over the pond would have to contend with if they lived in a HOA area.... and wanted their own secret bunker. They have right to bear arms and freedom of speech but HOA can force the sale of your home to recover fines for your lawn being untidy
@@liammhodonohue Beean there.. HOA's threatened to fine me for working on my vehicles inside my garage. I ended up working on a car for over a year with the garage door closed, until I finally moved out.
A heat lamp wont stop condensation, it increases the air's capacity to hold moisture but once its at 100% again from moisture coming in the condensation will come back. Pair it with a vent fan to get moisture out and you'll be good.
Have some moisture related experience and after two beers I'm the expert :) . @julianarmeni6497 comment here is spot on also fellow @JamesRWard-gq4nq is sort of correct. Solution first: Use camera and frame TV to show rock behind. Reasoning: Temp difference and moisture content. Think of it as "sauna experiment", summer will not be the problem. Winter in other hand is different matter. You will have internal or external condensation on window anyhow because of delta-Temp and moisture content. Rain and cold will condensate moisture. You can elliminate internal condensation by internal ventilation if temp is 20-24C, moisture up to 60% and airflow 50% in hour. External in other hand you cant control = winter condensation guaranteed if outside temp is 2C and moisture 98% (to avoid that you will need to heat up limestone wall). What I can also tell you that limestone will "sweat" in winter and over time it will get ugly (dark brown iron drips). So, my second solution is to have massive 3-layer class window that you can open and clean if needed. Preferred solution is to shut it tight, drop wide angle replaceable camera in and have frame TV to share nice rock wall ... no huge d-Temp and minimum condensation only. Price vise probably the same or cheaper. Experience: live in north where winter temp -20C is norm. Autumn and spring rainy seasons bring lots of moisture and condensation... with shitty ventilation windows are always moist. Limestone here is building material and sauna hose drying will take 3 days.
it could stop condensation in the scenario where it's a heat differential causing it to be a thing. But then again, we're underground, and it's cold underground so lol.
Have you tried describing what you're doing differently? Might get people to think it's less crazy. Maybe like this? Bunker in my back garden => Detached basement Tunnel under the house => Underground hallway
Window wipers. Specifically old delorean window wipers for the window. Have it set up so when the lights come on then the condensation gets cleared away with a few seconds of wiping. It's a fun bodge job that solves the problem and suits the project
@kungfuhskull I'm sure you could easily engineer a removable panel in the Wall that gives you access to the wiper motors and let's you pull the wipers out too.
Its a bit late, but I am a Volcanologist in England - I ship rocks around the country all the time especially to Edinburgh and Geneva. Within the UK I've never had to sign off on anything special just in a box wrapped safely. Out of country I've had to declare it but mainly they're making sure its A. Not dangerous (Radioactive, hazardous) B. Not valuable (Gold, silver)
@@WorBluxthe rock can have those exact same issues, so I don’t see why they would see a difference. I would think if they had an issue with the soil, then they’d have the same issue with the rocks and the chap above would have had the same issues.
You know colin? I think you misunderstand why we watch. We LOVE the process. The finished product is great and all, seeing the progress is awesome, but really we're here for the ride. We're here for the journey!
I'd pay 20 USD for a jar. I want a little wall shelf with a jar and a 1/10 scale delorean and the blueprint poster on the wall behind it. Lol, I kinda feel emotionally invested in this project at this point. I've seen every single episode. And I think you deserve kickback and recognition.
Same thoughts exactly. $20 seems reasonable considering the work they would need to put it. Maybe even REQUIRING it to be a package deal with the blueprints etc. To make it a bit easier to deal with rather than piecing each order together. Can't imagine someone wants dirt but no blueprints lol
Same thoughts exactly. $20 seems reasonable considering the work they would need to put it. Maybe even REQUIRING it to be a package deal with the blueprints etc. To make it a bit easier to deal with rather than piecing each order together. Can't imagine someone wants dirt but no blueprints lol
Hi Colin, Myself and 2 friends have built a planetarium which took us over 3 years to build. We kept the planning office informed at every step. They did the final inspection in August 2023 and passed it off. We got the completion certificate this week. They moved at their own pace.
Hi Colin, I have a suggestion that could be something of interest. Have you considered using EGLAS? It’s a type of glass that can be electrically heated thanks to a metal oxide coating. When electricity is applied, it emits infrared heat, transforming the glass into a radiant heating source. This technology prevents condensation on the glass surfaces and also heats the room. I don't know how expensive it is, but maybe something worth looking into.
You're very lucky to have a council planning committee formed of normal people rather than the pencil pushing jobsworth scum we have in SW London. Even the most boring works are arduous and painful to get approval for and they can decide unilaterally that your house has a special "listed but not listed" status (effectively a free licence to reject all applications) while adjoined properties even with shared walls do not.
30 minutes wasn't enough... I could listen to talk about the tunnel all day, I can't wait for it to be comete to binge it all! By far you are one of my favorite channels on UA-cam!
Best guess for the clips: Alan Todd - Prized pigeon returned to the UK - Channel 5 Delia Smith - How To Cook Alan Titchmarsh - Ground Force (or Love Your Garden) Robocop The Running Man Grand National Commando Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
I always wanted to binge watch this project :-) This video is very notable because of how you explained the council and approval process. I appreciate how you address the comments etc..etc for your viewers.
Here's a fairly simple idea that might solve the window / rock face moisture issues - Seal that area off and install a huge window as planned but have the ventilation system go from the interior space into that small area between the window and rock face first, and then vent outside from there. That way the warm dry air from inside that you're already venting out will help dry out that space. You could maybe even install some type of one way air valve so the moist air from the damp area can never backflow into the interior space.
As a 63 and a half year old service engineer I quite understand the 3 o'clock on a Friday feeling. I'm struggling with winters also. Nice to hear that everything you have done is legal and above board.
In regards to car fumes, please note that carbon monoxide is actually slightly lighter than air and diffuses fairly evenly through the room. You will likely want some active extraction rather than just a floor vent.
Colin, for ventilation, I'd suggest installing a small-medium sized preasure regulated industrial blower to provide constant overpreassure ventilation of the whole bunker and hallway so that all exhaust fumes from the garage will only ever get pushed out through the car elevator hatch or exhaust vents, just like how the French designed the Maginot line ventilation. (And how the Swedish cold war defense command bunkers and costal artillery fortresses provided CBRN protection.)
The wiring regulation allows the use of three core flex for a ring main it's perfectly acceptable and 1.5 millimetre is also acceptable so long as it's covered by a 16 or 20 amp circuit breaker.
It looks like h07 flex which 1.5mm will take about 20amps as a radial so as a ring wouldn't be an issue. Prob still best protecting it with a 20a breaker which will still be more than enough for a kettle
@@docziszilard200 dunno the UK regulations, but remember why are those in place: overheating risk. These cables are not inside mortar, they exchange heat differently. This 1.5mil is ok for 16 amps for in-air applications even in my local code, which does not allow ring mains. And ring mains were allowed in UK specifically to allow for thinner wires (due to ww2 related shortages)
Colin for corrosion prevention on the internal surface use ACF50... it was developed for aircraft spaceframes and none conductive , very good stuff 👍..... keep up the top work
Hi Colin, for your rock wall problem, there is a preservation technique used on the Swedish ship they pulled out called the Vasa, it was sprayed with something similar to glycerine which creates a barrier to protect it/coat it. it should help with your moisture/permeation problem.
They are curved and quite small, this would not look very nice and be a nightmare to mount. But there are probably companies producing bigger flat glass panels with this tech.
To help prevent moisture and eventually mold buildup, coating the rock face with a sealant like a thick coat of spray epoxy would help a lot. A combination of cooling and that vibrating tool to clear the bubbles may help with the epoxy filling afterwards (fill by multiple layers obviously). The complication with a second pane and ventilation is that mold will inevitably build up, unless you have a complicated closed system of ventilation and dehumidifiers that drains the water away somehow. Alternatively, maybe see how far you can get by power washing the clay away until there's just bare rock (to clear off organic materials that microbes can feed off of). Dig a little drainage ditch and use a sump-pump to remove water while cleaning. Preserving that surface will be far less complicated, and maybe look nicer too!
With the rock face. Step 1. Create a temporary housing Step 2. Fill with a mold (silicon) Step 3. Remove from wall now you have a mold. Step 4. Fill mold with resin try and get bubbles out away from the wall in the mold. Step 5. Slot resin mold created into pre-built housing. Step 6. Frame with silicon/caulk and frame with nice wooden framing. This way you have a perfect mold that will slot into the wall, you'll have the entire wall sealed and should hopefully prevent any mildew. Hope this helps.
Possibly, the other way around that would be to infill the concrete first, leaving a suitable "port hole" which could be then filled with resin using a frame work to seal said "port hole" 🤔 But again, with that, you would need to consider the structural integrity above the resin and ensure that will be solid without too much reliance on the resin. The other thing to consider, is any shift in either substance (if not joined properly) could cause major issues down the line
The problem of it being a massive epoxy pour remains, it'll be almost impossible to control the heat and stop it cracking. Assuming you've somehow managed not to have it destroy itself in curing you've still got to manoeuvre a massive, heavy slab of relatively brittle material into a place where it'll only fit in a specific orientation which likely includes irregular shapes that can't simply slide in.
"I didn't get permission because it's a secret tunnel," he says as he broadcasts his plans to 1 million subscribers. Lol, you do you, Colin. Love the update, as always! Can't wait to see the garage when she's ready!
Don't use float switches, use ultrasonic tank level sensors, then you can calibrate it to turn on at a set percentage of a sump being filled rather than being limited to the size of the and height of the switch. Secondly if your going to use a sump pump, you will need a sump with enough capacity always filled that way your pump can be primed and fill the hose/piping with enough liquid that the pump doesn't run dry and the liquid runs back down into the sump. Alternatively you could look at a lift pump in stead that way you wont have to worry about priming the unit.
For the exposed earth you can use a clear coat masonry sealer. You would need to spray it on. Probably use an hvlp (high volume low pressure) sprayer. And it would need to be several coats thick. Then you can but the frame up to it. You’d have to make some dance cuts to make the metal kiss the earth properly. With enough clear coats it should also help to keep it stable. If you want to have a rough texture you can add an anti slip powder to the last coat. I hope this helps. Love the stuff you do!
Rock window solutions: 1. Fake it: make an impression of the face you want. Make a mold. Paint it up. hang it or place it in a recess. (this is the easiest solution. It allows you to seal space and compromise nothing.) 2. Plan for a vent/access: moisture is going to be a large enough issue. So instead of trying to seal everything off perfectly. Just throw the glass up. As things heat up and cool down the air and water will need somewhere to go so vent it. This will cause some grossness on the rock side of the widow. So you just need to access that space so you can clean it. Doesn't need to be big. Just enough to get back there. And you will need a way to access the lights anyway in case a bulb goes out. two birds and whatnot. 3. Windows that swing in: As in #2 just stop trying to fight it. instead, work with a solution that makes it easy to maintain. Windows that swing in will provide that. ggwp
Just fake it with a big screen, you could than switch it to whatever you want. I am sure there is some tricks you could use to make it really convincing I could see some really cool views like a view of earth from the moon.
Yeah, I think faking it (with a mold or a 3D scan) is about the only way that's really going to last a while without becoming a mess. That's what I'd suggest.
This is what I was thinking. Making a fibreglass mould of the wall and colour it up like the copies of the prehistoric caves in France. Not really real but no issues with damp
My impression of British town council/bureaucracy has been derived mostly from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I envision it all to operate like the Vogons. I'm happy to hear that you live in a place where that is not the case, and they have generally been cool about it all. This is the best long form build series on the 'net! Keep Digging!
better than our planning department which says a different thing each time they come on site, and are as helpful as a porcupine in a room of balloons. I call them the "unplanning department".
My impression is that while they have a lot of regulations like we do, their municipal councils are a lot more open to letting you do things of your own plans by just asking, and then they give permission. Where here we end up with a lot of Karens in government. My dad had to sue his city to let him put a drain in his garage floor.
@@captainobvious9188 unfortunately, unlike a building warrent, which at least has standards to follow, planning consent is subjective, and sometimes planners forget they are public servants. They like to come up with "required improvements" to your design which have the sole purpose of increasing the cost or changing it or adding restrictions so it becomes something you never wanted to build in the first place. If you have a helpful person you are indeed fortunate.
The worry about people not being able to see your vision is definitely well placed. You can’t expect a lot of people, especially those in a more corporate position to fully visualize and understand the finished product of something creative. A lot of creative works like films and such suffer from that phenomenon. Glad you were able to circumvent that as best as you could. The garage is going to be awesome
As may have been mentioned, moisture will only condense on surfaces that are COLDER than the air it comes from. So if you tunnel wall and rockface window glass is WARMER than that air. So for example double glazing will allow the outside air to equalise the glass its in contact with so condensation won't happen there. If you then keep the inside smidgeon warmer than your soil temperature, then you won't get any condensation there either. Good luck!
Suggestion for keeping the exposed rock wall dry. Use a positive pressure ventilation system to keep the airflow moving, with vents at the top for the moist air to be expelled through. The air being pushed into the space by the fan should be dry, but won’t need to be bone dry. The continuous air movement is what dries the area, (very loosely) like washing on the clothesline on a windy day.
What's really disappointing is when you get to the end of these videos and think 'Damn, it's going to be a month or so before the next one!' Superb, and so very well made. 👍
Maybe late, but for the feature wall. You maybe box it up. 1.Drive steel sheets from 4 sides from the inside going out. 2. Then one from top down from the outside. You boxed it, from the sipping elements. That part will eventually dry up, i guess. Its crazy but it cant be more than what you did. But you won't need to drive too far into the wall with the sheets to make it easier.
I can't believe how fascinated I am by all the behind the scenes stuff! I love all the notes about council interactions and the drawings and mould on plywood. I must be getting old, because I can't get enough of it :)
As a FedEx UK employee there should be no problem in shipping your rocks. As long as they're packed in the container and a box with adequate packaging you shouldn't have a problem. As I don't deal with international shipments I can't speak on this. Hope to see your rocks flying through the warehouse at some point in the near future 🤞
It isn't a packing issue it's a microbe issue. Soil contains billions of microorganisms existing in a delicate balance specific to it's location and you don't want to introduce non-native soil that can change that balance. Even though it isn't going to be dumped in people's yards (probably) it would have to go through a sterilization and certification process to make sure there are no pathogens that could negatively impact local plant and animal life.
@@euskryhtbnfvse4i7ehs4hnvf Interesting...it might depend on where it was going, I'm really only up on US regulations. Just a rock all by itself would be okay, if it has been completely cleaned of soil so a rock in resin would be fine. Soil in resin I think would still require permits and sterilization at a US customs facility at which point it is going to cost far more than anyone is willing to pay for it.
Window Solutions: 1. You could fit a double or triple glazed panel, and to deal with the condensation issue, you could furze up a wiper track that cleans the glass on the rock side. 2. You could pour a concrete opening and fit a tilt and then upvc Window. You could cover the upvc frame and handle so it just looks like a glass panel, but then remove it it open the window to clean the rock face side. As a family we are loving this project, and followed it from day one.
For the rock face - either just seal the rock and area with resin or some clear stabilizing sealer - don't fill the whole void with resin. Or leave it exposed and let it condense. There are plenty of tunnels / dams that you can tour that manage the water, and seeing the natural process is part of the fun.
Suggestion for your stone wall: Completely seal off the interior (where your car is) from the exterior (where the stone wall is). Then make two separate ventilation systems: 1 for the interior going up and towards the outside, and 1 for the exterior going up and towards the outside, too, but they don't mix. This way moisture won't get from the stone wall to the interior and also there won't be condensation on the glass window.
Agreed, just a very low flow, could even be triggered with a humidity sensor like the ones in your shower. And of course make the glass removable with nice industrial looking glazing beads on the inside and a good rubber gasket around should isolate it properly and give you access to the LEDs and exterior ventilation system on the rare occasions you need it.
4:35 I've worked on MANY jobs with temporary Electrical Wiring for construction use! .. The rules are very relaxed, and it is ENCOURAGED to have temporary wiring for construction As it often gets damaged during the build and the PERFECT solution is to replace it after construction is done!! .. Great plan Colin!! :)
I think the best way to deal with the visible surface bit is to use model glue first, spray it allllllllll over it, do a thin layer of resin second, then a third layer, and so on, remove excess to have a flat face, and finally smooth and make see-through. I think this is your best bet because each layer has the problem of heat and bubbles, but in a thin layer and with you going over it with a heat gun, it should be clear and smooth at the end. If you also did too much resin all at once, the heat will warp it and make it wavey even if you did it against a surface. The glue at the start idea is from seeing videos from miniature model builders that use it on real dirt, rocks, sand, and grass. They spray the glue on and let it absorb into the dirt which makes it solid. I figured you'd want this since you don't want to remove all the dirt from the surface before doing resin. When you do many layers while being careful to not leave bubbles, you will get a bumpy surface which you can then smooth into a flat surface. This prevents the warping/wavey problem. You should absolutely test this on another area that you don't care about, maybe a wall you plan to remove just so you can make sure it gives the result you want before messing up the real wall.
If you do decide to do lighting or heat lamps on the other side of the glass, do yourself a favor and plan for how you are going to replace them when they inevitably fail. You could do a hatch. That way, you can use a gasket to seal back around it, hopefully keep the mositure out.
@@techheck3358 I used to work in a shop that (amonng other things) did a lot of parcel shipping and because we were near the University, we'd have a lot of students sending their belongings home at the end of the year. Australia had a "Shoe declaration form" to prevent soil contamination
@@techheck3358 my thoughts, too. Even in the US, taking fresh fruits and plant cuttings to and from Hawaii is illegal because of agricultural pest problems.
COLIN! If you put any water flooding system, put one that's mechanical and remote. So for example, a float that pushes on a switch through a stick, rather than a float that lifts a stick at the same level (kinda like the toilet water valve float). Idea is that all electric, all mechanical means of water detection eventually fail. From the get-go, go with the nuclear method. What the sewer mains use. Which is a system that keeps all the important (and easily damaged or corroded) components off the part where it would first flood. Also, if you make a sump, make sure to put a pump in the loop that's always ready to work. Better to have and not need, than need and realize you're flooded by the time you're there. You might not be at the house that week. A high quality pump (with the same out of the water concept) should be involved. So a self priming pump at that. If the area where you're at is prone to flooding AND electric power loss, you may want to consider an efficient battery powered pump. Always consider that as an optional secondary just in case regardless. Best to have something slow rather than nothing at all. jm2c.
Idea for the rock face! Long glass light prism, like they use on boats. Solar extraction fan to keep the wall dry, access from the top to clean window. The natural light filtering down the wall will give the room more depth and handy having natural light in a power outage. Love ya work Collin, 53 used to dig tunnels in my teens with the local kids, then the parents would find out and cave them in, probably why I’m still alive.
Colin, nice to see you did actually take action on my suggestion to offer the dirt to your fans! Unfortunately I can not come to pick some up and would love to add some to my collection of soil and stones from all around the world. I even have soil from the other side of the planet (Australia) it’s cool to be able to hold earth in the hand when looking at the map with coordinates where it is actually from! I love your digging projects and the other cool stuff you come up with👍
For the rock window, before you dig out that section of the room, pre-dig a void 1 meter or so further behind where the rock wall is supposed to be and back fill it with concrete to create a buried concrete wall in the ground. Then when you excavate the room, stop digging 1 meter from that concrete wall, and you'll have a 1 meter thick section of rock face that is still in it's true state, but with a concrete wall hiding behind it. You can then carefully dig above, below, and on the sides of the rock wall and encase that in concrete too, leaving a 1 meter thick section of rockwall that is boxed in on 5 sides with concrete creating sort of a rock wall diorama.
It sounds like a great idea. Was also thinking why not also pre dig out the sides as well, and have them connected to the main structure with rebar. It won’t matter if the concrete sides are not covered by dirt.
You know, if you keep having trouble with rust on the main steel structure, you could always chuck in a few galvanic/sacrificial anodes. They will rust away and keep the steel rust-free mostly. Only problem is that you have to replace them every now and then.
You need a sump pump Colin. Dig a hole 6 feet deep in the middle of the garage portion with a sump pump to drain the surrounding soil when it rains. I suspect the soil is getting wet when it rains and it’s condensing in the tunnel. Your sump pump should be the deepest part of the tunnel so if you have a deeper portion, you want to be 6’ below that.
I'm not sure on this idea but, to fix your window solution. Take a picture of the wall you like the most and have it enlarged to cover or wrap the whole wall
the unsung hero of this whole journey is truely the vw transporter. btw if you are still looking for a 1/10 scale model of the delorean, there is a etsy shop that sells a delorean body for 1/10 scale remote controlled chassis.
Colin, you could get a sponsor to provide full size LED screens for the three walls of your car garage room. On these walls you can display 4K photos taken of your current rock walls to remember what they looked like, but still have them sealed off with no moisture problems. When you get tired of the rock wall photos you can display other photos like from outer space, under the ocean, sunset or anything else you can dream up. Great content to show once the secret garage is completed.
For the interior rust issue… Boeshield T-9 works very good, albeit a bit pricey. I used this product on unpainted cast iron surfaces for woodworking equipment and have yet to see any rust. It doesn’t discolor the metal , but does add a slightly waxy surface. I started using this while living in western Washington state, which is a very similar climate/weather as the UK with lost of humidity.
Hello Colin, I'm an Engineering-Graphic and -Design teacher and I love your videos. And I would love to see more of your CAD drawings for the projects you make. Kind regards Willem.
Your poor family and neighbours - now I know what my lot go through. I'm nowhere as crazy as you, but my house and garden is also a 'work in progress.' Like you, I can turn my hand to anything, but unfortunately I like on an old clay-bed farmer's field at sea level. Would love an underground Lair, but am not fun of underwater spelunking. Hmmm... I **NEED** a new crazy project!! Much love for what you and your pals do, you bring so much happiness to so many. Plumbers of The World, Unite!! Hugs, Susi xx
some of my favorite moments in your videos is when you just plainly state how things function, your thought process, and where things are headed. just interesting stuff.
Something I've seen builders in Spain do is make a feature wall of a stone wall by exposing a large irregular patch of the stone and plastering the rest around it. They spray coat the exposed stone with some sort of resin/varnish to protect it and stop moisture coming in through any gaps in it. So possibly that might be an option for the stone wall? Spray seal it with resin rather than encasing it, then a window on your interior wall.
Most likely it won't be enough just due to the nature of the soil which, unlike brick or stone walls, has irregular gaps everywhere and secondly I have a suspicion water permeates this soil easier than brick walls or stone walls.
I'm wondering if there's a way to take an intact slice of the rock face, maybe using resin to keep it stable. You then remove the slice, build a recess in the same fashion as the rest of the construction, reinsert the slice, remove the stabiliser and put a plate of glass over it. It could be vented into the room then to cut out condensation.
To quote one of the awesome movies you showed a clip of: "It's been emotional" Awesome project and a great video as always! Keep up the stunning work 😊👍🏾
For the window, a plate steel box like what you have been building might work - in the right order. If the depth of the feature wall is 1 - 2 foot or so, a box could be built around the feature in stages so that the finished project would eliminate all of the problems you mentioned in the video like humidity, weight, structural soundness, etc. It could even be left open without a window if it is completely encased in steel and concrete as moisture and gasses shouldn't be factors anymore. Dig around what you want to keep in stages, weld in plate steel sides, back fill with concrete. Start with the sides. When digging behind the feature, plywood could be used to keep it in place to drive steel plate under it (if you want/need to). Then do the back and finish with the top. This idea is like carving out a cake to keep a slice from the very center without moving or disturbing it. Also, if I had a turntable garage like that, I would want to be able to wash my car and do maintenance on it inside which requires a separate drain for waste. This would mean you couldn't install the sump pump in that area. Keeping the pump in a location that is secluded from that would be ideal in my opinion and based on where you were pointing at your model in the video where you were talking about the lowest points, you have room to install a sump and keep it away from waste water and fluids. As for the tunnel drainage, it may collect water at too gradual of a pace for a single pump at the end of the line from being adequate. It may be better to have 3 pumps, one by the bunker, one for the garage and one in a central point of the tunnels. These are my thoughts man, I hope they can be of help and I love the project!
Use Lanolin on the steel walls instead of painting or WD40, lasts for ages and stops rust. I worked in underground coal mine for years and we used it on everything. Love ya work mate !. Lanotec General Purpose Liquid Lanolin 750ml - GP-SP-0750
@@Weretyu7777: That's the stuff. Industry uses a lot more natural products than you might imagine, because they just care if it works well instead of where it comes from.
Colin - I will come and make a super high resolution photograph of your rock wall. Then close up the wall and we install three flat panel ‘windows’ [LCD screens] and these windows can show the rock wall as preserved in our imagery. Furthermore at the flick of a switch the view can change to your virtual window to the world [or F1 or whatever]. No damp. No trouble. Ever. You are welcome 😜
This is possibly the next best option to a 3D model. You could rotate through all kinds of environments. Make it look like a giant in wall aquarium. Star fields. Anything 😆
And you could also use it as a drive-in movie theater screen that you could watch from the comfort of your DeLorean by just rotating the car ramp 90° toward that wall.
With that option how about: a) slowly flying through outer space, b) moving in the deep ocean c) view of the ground below as if from a massive airship...etc.! Awesome :)
I love this idea. But, why stop at still frame? Create the wall, then have an animation of Colin bursting through the other side with pick in hand and a mad look on his face? XD
Colin is SO lucky with his local authority allowing retrospective planning. Many councils would have ordered it filled in and made back to original for no other reason than not being asked first, while other local authorities would nit pick and fault find simply to make the entire project not viable. Some councils do things like refuse you a dropped kerb and therefore legal access to a driveway you prior installed and refuse to account for their obnoxious decisions, so I’m pretty sure secret tunnelling would be prohibited and heavily fined by certain councils. However, jolly good show for Colin successfully pulling it off👍
Agreed. Ours can be vindictive. BUT also very weak at enforcement. A local example is a barn .. with Dormer windows ! that theoretically didn't need permission being agricultural .. High enough to become 2 story, was decreed unacceptable and instructions issued to be removed is still standing. Watch this space .. bets are in on .. Will it ever happen ?
Same here in the U.S. and fine you. Then the building planning office will blackball you on any future build plans. Was having problems when I bought my house 18 years ago until I met the buildings guy and he realized I wasn't the previous owner who built a cabin dug a well and septic with no permits until they wanted an addition that he started but health forced him to hire out and they refused without the permit. Big hassle. Freedom you know requires governmental permission.
As a town planner that is not how part-retrospective or retrospective applications work they are considered exactly the same as any other application, the issue is at that the end if it is refused it has to be taken down or filled in etc, whereas if it wasn't retrospective you wouldn't have to if it was refused. I'm not sure what you mean by nit pick, but if you have had a planning application that required amendments look at the supplementary planning guidance, national planning policy framework, national planning guidance and the local plan and you'll quickly see why and that if you'd just follow it in the first place they would not have had to ask for amendments, I understand this is a lot that is why hiring a planning consultant would solve all those issues. Dropped curbs are both planning and the highway authority we defer to their opinion as they are the highways authority. I'm sure bad decisions have been made before, but to paint everything with a broad brush and say things that are factually incorrect (understandably so it is not your job) I have to correct them.
Preserve the rock face with a large format high res photo. Display it in a large lighted display box/window. Will look like the original. You can still correctly fill the wall with concrete and avoid the expense and possibility of future water / moisture infiltration.
Also, you could commemorate your efforts, celebrate them, by placing shovels, tools, laminated copies of the tunnel plans, etc. between the rock face and the glass or polycarbonate, maybe a short note, started this date, finished to this point this date, etc. other laminated photos, etc., as a display case type of look to it, a monument to your efforts! LOL! A secret archive of it all!
If you do use a heat lamp of other light source for the rockface window, make sure you have some accessible panels where you can replace the bulbs. (Which will add to the complexity if you're trying to isolate the rock face.) Fascinating stuff.
So many questions for you guys, do you want dirt, how much is a resonable cost for dirt, any more resin ideas and what are all the film clips from (which judging by comments is not my greatest idea but can't win em all haha)........can you guess the main channel project to????????
0:34 you reminded me of the ( lost ) series or ( Dharma ) thing 🙃 only you need is old computer and someone pushing the button every 108 minutes 😂
It’s turning your delorean into a “Great Escape” dirt deploying style machine for when you go to the shops.
I’m guessing it’s the homemade wall of death 2.0!
Like 5€, nothing crazy it’s dirt after all but it’s special dirt so.
I want Dirt and i am in denmark
Colin you should put your model of the garage behind the window embedded into the rock and have mini colin building it. So a mini model of you building the garage in the wall behind the window in the garage. Maybe you could even box the window in and have it temperature controlled so u dont have to deal with condensation. That way when people go into the garage they can look thru the window and get a feeling of how much work you put into all of this
Brilliant idea.
Maybe even extend the model to the whole tunnel system 🤔
If that's the plan, then the model will need a tiny model in the window of the model, which will in turn be in the window.
@@heathmccarthy5137which in turn will need a tinier model in the window of the model in the model in the window
@@averagesnow3795YES
The year is 2055. The town of Stamford is home to the most extensive tunnel network outside of London. Nearly all residents had moved underground by the 2030s after rapid expansion of the Colin FurzeTM underground living system.
In the late 2020s Colin decided to extend his bunker system to the local corner shop. Seeing what a good idea this was, all the residents demanded that they too should be able to pop to the shop for a newspaper and curlywurly without stepping outside into the grim British weather.
The town of Stamford is now the largest importer of steel in the western world.
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Shit , that's actually a really good plot for a movie. 😂 I'd go watch it.
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Lmfao
Hahaha :D
The jars should be dirt cheap!
Dad?
2 quality comments right there.
@@elginx 2%? menthols?
You have obviously never bought dirt. That shit aint cheap!... 😂
This is the one I was waiting for !
Regarding the soil, if you disinfected it, say put it in a hot oven for an hour, then sold it as "Colin Pedological units" rather than soil, there should be no problem.
yeah maybe not
@@shalow9158 Could just call them "Furze Peds".
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Its dirt & rock WTF what does the UK not regulate its absolutely outrageous.
@@RLDenham dirt and soil can contain diseases like Phytophthora, which then goes on to kill ancient oaks.
Never apologise on video length, this is what the second channel is for! Discussing all these details in depth is super interesting, keep it up Colin!
Some people only watch tv that they don't realise videos with 10+ hours still gets a lot of views
Said it before, I'll say it again, I love the 2nd channel. It's like chatting with your mate down the pub about the latest project he's working on in the garage. The simple fact the Furze community are having an actual impact on the project by offering advice etc, makes it all the more engaging.
Say it again again!
It's better than the main channel.
Glad the chaps at your council are understanding and helpful, good on them.
If it was you are me they’d throw the book at us and close down the site
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The world is racing toward "AMAGEDDON" !!! And people need to get right with the Lord!
If you have not read the books of (Daniel chapters 7-12), (Ezekiel chapters 37-39) (Matthew chapters 24:1-51 + 25:1-30), (1 Thessalonians chapters 1-5), (2 Thessalonians chapters1-3) and (Revelation chapters 6-19), now would be a good time. They will explain a lot about what is going on right now!
These books will cover the "Wars" about to come, the catching up / the blessed hope, World judgement, hence the Tribulation and the Great Tribulation! These books will also be the most ominous and scary for the unbelievers and the most exciting and uplifting for those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior!...
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I received two letters from the council within two weeks. One of my neighbours tried to have a garage (that was built more than ten years ago without permission) approved to remain in situ. The later letter states that the garage cannot be used and must be demolished...
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I can't even build a lousy shed lol. Hats off to Colin's council.
Great job, Colin! I’m a plumber/pipefitter/ gasfitter and I take my hat off to you, Sir. You’re an inspiration to persevere when chasing a dream. Thank you.
I appreciate that Colin's version of bottled bathwater is a jar of dirt. It's so down to earth.
Literally… down to… earth
@@imanugg3t that's the joke
@@imanugg3t thanks for spelling it out. I don't think I'd have figured it out.
This is just beautifully worded!
Before you do anything to the rock face, I would take a 3D colour scan of the surface. If things don’t work out, you might still be able to make a 3D replica of the surface at some point in the future and just attach that to the wall of the cavern. Not the same as the actual thing, but better than nothing if things don’t work out.
thats not a bad idea, get some giant 3d printer to make it then an artist to paint it
@@2MuchColinFurze If you want to make it extra fancy you could consider printing it in parts and create a moving sculpture.
Some stone could open or slide away to show a hidden scene. Mini Colin digging perhaps?
Lighting from the cracks with LED stripes?
Many things could be done if you 3D print a rock wall replica.
Was thinking along same lines, while the rock face via window would be cool it's going to be a maintenance headache. I'd settle for a full wall mural and be happy.
As cool as it would be to have the real rock wall, unshielded it can slowly erode or shift without the tunnel pushing back. If all else fails, a sculpted concrete facade could work.
@@2MuchColinFurze You don't really need a 3D printer. Just get a scan, make it out of foam, then have a miniature YTer do the model of it. They'd love the chance to do something big scale like this. They all do, as it's a challenge they don't usually hit, being that they work scale.
Colin, there is no reason for you to apologize for the length of your videos. Sir, I could watch a livestream of you working on a project. You could have multiple camera angles and I would watch it. Your videos are informative and entertaining, they are something I look forward to every time I see the thumbnail. Thank you, sir, for you being you.
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11:09 Robocop
13:20 Running Man
14:50 Commando
18:00 Lock Stock and various Delia Smith, Gardener's World and news clips. That's all I got!
This is what I came to the comments for.
Edit: You're a gentleman and a scholar
You got the movies right but none of your times work.
@@Seruphin might be because I was on my phone. That and I was soo excited!
I got 1 bit of robocop,
running man was obvious,
didn't get Commando until I saw your post,
didn't get the rest at all...
damnit, now I need to rewatch this one for the THIRD time....( which is ok, cause it's good... )
@@roberthousedorfii1743 not a bad one among them really! Especially if you’re a Delia fan!
I was a scenic artist in Hollywood for 20 years. I could absolutely recreate that exact rock wall with plaster so well that you could not tell the difference between mine and God's. That being said, seal it off and recreate the rock wall in the sealed area, thus producing the exact same effect without ANY of the downsides. Give it a noodle Colin.
I like this over my idea of just taking hirez pics and printing large pictures to use
I commented elsewhere, yes this. You can get a detailed 3d scan of the surface, and get that 5-axis cnc'd in a light weight material (polystyrene, plaster, medium density foamed plastic etc)
I totally think this is a good idea, he could do one entire wall and re-create it as it is from photos..
@@AndrePetersendesign yours is way funnier though 🤣
Recreating it removes the whole purpose of having a window there. Then he can spare the hussle and simply put it inside the box. The main point is having a view at the real "outdoor"
I can't believe you didn't put in a clip of Jack Sparrow saying "I've got a jar of dirt" haha.
I always miss something lol
I read that in Jack's voice
CAPTAIN !... Captain Jack Sparrow
Even Colin ought to fear Disney lawyers...
I came to the comments specifically to see if some one mentioned Jack Sparrow and the internet did not fail me. Thank you.
Colin what in the editing what was those inserts lol.....So many questions for you guys to answer here
I love how the videos are a little “tutorial” like, now we all have a summer project 😂.
please never do it again
Colin- whats up with your eyes, you keep blinking like there’s an itch or welding burn…😮
It looked like a hidden camera, lol.
Not gonna lie Colin, the rock window is a bad idea. I work with resin, using that much clear resin... Will cost you a fortune 50k+ probably because that's 100+ litres
Condensation occurs when warm, humid air meets a cold surface. So if you intend to heat the bunker then condensation may occur on the inside of the window if it's single glazing.
If you heat the air outside of the window with a lamp it will cause more water to evaporate from the rock, which may encourage condensation of the hard-to-access outside of the window if the temperature within the bunker drops.
Just a suggestion .... install two or three sump pumps for removing excess water. Like all equipment, a pump will eventually fail. Having more than one pump will keep your tunnel from flooding.
I would have a gas powered high gpm pump for emergency. gpm = gallons per minute. 100-500gpm wouldn't be bad. I've been on a sinking ship with one and it kept the water below the bilge board. The inside was dry as long as I had gas.
Or just have a spare one with a water alarm at a higher point in the sump
Always get the best sump pumps and more than one.
Better engineering so you dont need to do that.
Like all things in life, when it fails, the pump will fail under load. In other words the pump will fail when it's hammering down with rain and has needed to be running continuously for some unforeseen reason. 2 pumps are a very wise precaution IMO.
When you show the struggles you have, like trying to secure the RSJ. It shows exactly how much of a toll it takes on you Colin, physically and mentally. Highlighting the effort you put into to making these videos for us. I would like to genuinely say thank you and I much appreciate all your hard work and effort!
Did you get the feeling he was less manic and even short of breath whilst recording this episode ?
Sounds like he's got a cold.
Indeed, he did not seem as healthy as he always was.
1st idea for the rock face - clear epoxy resin sprayed on.
1) Insulator - helps with condensation.
2) Transparent - preserves rock face.
3) Indestructible :P
4) Doesn't rust or react with water in any way.
5) Structural support.
Architect here, very simple. You’re going to rout a channel into the rock which you can embed a gasketed brake metal edge so you won’t get any residual moisture coming from above, below, and through the sides of the assembly.
Next, you are going to drill vertically from above 3” cores every 24” o.c. from above, line them with perf pipe, and connect to a continuous pipe below the brake metal gasket seal. This will take and moisture escaping through the rock and intercept before it hits the rock face.
Next, you’ll cover the entire rock face within the gasketed area with an elastomeric concrete/masonry sealer this will keep and residual moisture from escaping through the rock face.
Last, you will put a removable tray in the steel wall below the window where you can a dessicant filter, this will absorb any moisture that enters the space
Last but not least, for comedic effect, you can add windshield wipers to the exterior of the window
A tray full of silica gel packets doesn't sound sustainable. If anything, put a self emptying dehumidifier in there
@@stevegrandpreit’s not a tray full of silica gel packets. It’s basically a large desiccant tray cartridge
@@mgmeo And how long would that last? A week?
@@leocurious9919 indefinitely, humidity is constantly changing, rather than removing all moisture which would cause condensation to accumulate on the inside, it basically provides a reservoir for it to be stored and equalize.
We are talking a minimal amount of humidity. There is weep piping behind, sealed gaskets all around, and a fluid applied vapor barrier on the rock itself. We are literally talking about mitigating what’s in the air cavity and allowing it to breathe with the internal space of the garage.
Seriously, if you are not a professional and don’t understand how this kind of system works, just keep to yourself and move along.
This ‘ere rock face sealant yerronabout… is it good enough that he could use the space as a freshwater fish tank?
Whats more Punk rock than having a secret, possibly illegal, tunnel in your garden. What a madlad.
Colin just re-living his prohibition days 😁🤣
Its easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission. A lesson we all learned as teens!
He has mentioned in the past that he is following all permit and procedures while doing this process, If you watch the Part 2 vid he has several officials out testing the soil strength and making changes to his structural plans
It's only illegal if you tell someone. Luckily no one will ever find out.
He does have a permit for the tunnel. However he applied for it AFTER he started excavating it. And it was approved off the strenght that he already had a permit for the bunker or store under his shed in the back of the yard.
The fact you are willing to actually take viewers’ advice and not just blow it off speaks volumes! Awesome stuff
It's a sign of a really good engineer, and really just solid person. Anyone who likes to be wrong and learn new things is a joy to work with. Working with humble folks is great.
Except he never did get himself a hard hat.
Well he is a daredevil@@misiluki100
You're a great presenter, but mainly a visionary with huge courage. Many frustrations in my life to do with buildings, properties etc. - one overriding lesson I've learned is that if you know you're right and the jobsworths are totally wrong, just do it. It has to be done to a very high standard with as close to zero risk to others (loads of research, consultation with people who REALLY know what they're talking about). Once it's done, if you're right they'll finally 'get it' and thank you for what you've done.
Onwards and upwards! (or downwards in your case).
Considering 99.9% of people have never heard of Stamford it's really Great the council has given you some leniency after putting your town on the map.
It’s regularly in the top 10 places to live in the UK. A lovely old stone town.
@@darrendesmond5395 I thought it almost won Village of the Year. But nobody tells me nuffin'
Just as well the neighbours are ok too cause they didn't get their say either.
@@zeroyYes but they got a free jar of dirt.
@@moltderenou ...maybe a whole barrel of the stuff! That should keep them quiet.
Really good on the city for not getting all butt hurt about you not asking first and torching the project for something that has nothing to do with the merits.
Props to your local council.
For real.. Can't even imagine the power hungry decisions my local city admin would go for in northern CA.. Colin, build as long as theyre approving stuff lol
@@nd7368 council? I'm imagining what the HOA would have to say😂
You guys have some great constitutional rights....but HOA are something special
@@liammhodonohuewe don’t really have HOA in the UK if you wanna mod a building the council is all that matters now granted there are some caviats such as the fact that people have time to take issue with it, neighbours and such mainly (if you’ve ever watched/read hitchikers guide to the galaxy that’s what the whole hyperspace bypass joke was in reference to)
But ultimately if you get it by the council your good to go as it’s very rare for people to take issue with it
We all don’t have constitutional rights as we lack a constitution
@@dontwannabeahero1570 I'm British
I was imagining the trouble our friends over the pond would have to contend with if they lived in a HOA area.... and wanted their own secret bunker.
They have right to bear arms and freedom of speech but HOA can force the sale of your home to recover fines for your lawn being untidy
@@liammhodonohue Beean there.. HOA's threatened to fine me for working on my vehicles inside my garage. I ended up working on a car for over a year with the garage door closed, until I finally moved out.
A heat lamp wont stop condensation, it increases the air's capacity to hold moisture but once its at 100% again from moisture coming in the condensation will come back. Pair it with a vent fan to get moisture out and you'll be good.
There's already a ventilation system for the garage exhaust, just add a low power leg for the window.
Have some moisture related experience and after two beers I'm the expert :) . @julianarmeni6497 comment here is spot on also fellow @JamesRWard-gq4nq is sort of correct.
Solution first: Use camera and frame TV to show rock behind.
Reasoning: Temp difference and moisture content. Think of it as "sauna experiment", summer will not be the problem. Winter in other hand is different matter. You will have internal or external condensation on window anyhow because of delta-Temp and moisture content. Rain and cold will condensate moisture. You can elliminate internal condensation by internal ventilation if temp is 20-24C, moisture up to 60% and airflow 50% in hour. External in other hand you cant control = winter condensation guaranteed if outside temp is 2C and moisture 98% (to avoid that you will need to heat up limestone wall). What I can also tell you that limestone will "sweat" in winter and over time it will get ugly (dark brown iron drips).
So, my second solution is to have massive 3-layer class window that you can open and clean if needed.
Preferred solution is to shut it tight, drop wide angle replaceable camera in and have frame TV to share nice rock wall ... no huge d-Temp and minimum condensation only. Price vise probably the same or cheaper.
Experience: live in north where winter temp -20C is norm. Autumn and spring rainy seasons bring lots of moisture and condensation... with shitty ventilation windows are always moist. Limestone here is building material and sauna hose drying will take 3 days.
it could stop condensation in the scenario where it's a heat differential causing it to be a thing. But then again, we're underground, and it's cold underground so lol.
Have you tried describing what you're doing differently? Might get people to think it's less crazy. Maybe like this?
Bunker in my back garden => Detached basement
Tunnel under the house => Underground hallway
Window wipers.
Specifically old delorean window wipers for the window. Have it set up so when the lights come on then the condensation gets cleared away with a few seconds of wiping.
It's a fun bodge job that solves the problem and suits the project
This is the way
Brilliant suggestions
but whispers might need replacement after a few yeaars. That won't be easy. And if the mechanism needs repair, that would cause problems, too
This is perfect
@kungfuhskull I'm sure you could easily engineer a removable panel in the Wall that gives you access to the wiper motors and let's you pull the wipers out too.
Its a bit late, but I am a Volcanologist in England - I ship rocks around the country all the time especially to Edinburgh and Geneva. Within the UK I've never had to sign off on anything special just in a box wrapped safely. Out of country I've had to declare it but mainly they're making sure its A. Not dangerous (Radioactive, hazardous) B. Not valuable (Gold, silver)
Soil is a bit different than rock, all sort of invasive, insects, seeds and microbes can hitch a ride.
@@WorBluxthe rock can have those exact same issues, so I don’t see why they would see a difference. I would think if they had an issue with the soil, then they’d have the same issue with the rocks and the chap above would have had the same issues.
@@WorBlux Makes sense!
Who decided you had to change from being a vulcanologist to being a volcanologist and why?
@@WorBlux They can be irradiated.
You know colin? I think you misunderstand why we watch. We LOVE the process. The finished product is great and all, seeing the progress is awesome, but really we're here for the ride. We're here for the journey!
Thanks!
I'd pay 20 USD for a jar. I want a little wall shelf with a jar and a 1/10 scale delorean and the blueprint poster on the wall behind it. Lol, I kinda feel emotionally invested in this project at this point. I've seen every single episode. And I think you deserve kickback and recognition.
Same thoughts exactly. $20 seems reasonable considering the work they would need to put it. Maybe even REQUIRING it to be a package deal with the blueprints etc. To make it a bit easier to deal with rather than piecing each order together. Can't imagine someone wants dirt but no blueprints lol
Same thoughts exactly. $20 seems reasonable considering the work they would need to put it. Maybe even REQUIRING it to be a package deal with the blueprints etc. To make it a bit easier to deal with rather than piecing each order together. Can't imagine someone wants dirt but no blueprints lol
Hi Colin,
Myself and 2 friends have built a planetarium which took us over 3 years to build. We kept the planning office informed at every step. They did the final inspection in August 2023 and passed it off. We got the completion certificate this week. They moved at their own pace.
Hi Colin, I have a suggestion that could be something of interest. Have you considered using EGLAS? It’s a type of glass that can be electrically heated thanks to a metal oxide coating. When electricity is applied, it emits infrared heat, transforming the glass into a radiant heating source. This technology prevents condensation on the glass surfaces and also heats the room. I don't know how expensive it is, but maybe something worth looking into.
You're very lucky to have a council planning committee formed of normal people rather than the pencil pushing jobsworth scum we have in SW London. Even the most boring works are arduous and painful to get approval for and they can decide unilaterally that your house has a special "listed but not listed" status (effectively a free licence to reject all applications) while adjoined properties even with shared walls do not.
30 minutes wasn't enough... I could listen to talk about the tunnel all day, I can't wait for it to be comete to binge it all! By far you are one of my favorite channels on UA-cam!
No complaints about this video, love seeing the whole process.
Best guess for the clips:
Alan Todd - Prized pigeon returned to the UK - Channel 5
Delia Smith - How To Cook
Alan Titchmarsh - Ground Force (or Love Your Garden)
Robocop
The Running Man
Grand National
Commando
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Commando was the only one I recognized.
Great work!
What the one behind the static right at the very end though?!
@@apveeningDefinitely need to watch Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
@@JustQuiteNiceGuy Have done so, just didn't recognise it.
I always wanted to binge watch this project :-) This video is very notable because of how you explained the council and approval process. I appreciate how you address the comments etc..etc for your viewers.
Rock wall condensation fix: Make a giant set of windscreen wipers to go on the other side!
That sounds like the Furze way.
Genius!
Here's a fairly simple idea that might solve the window / rock face moisture issues - Seal that area off and install a huge window as planned but have the ventilation system go from the interior space into that small area between the window and rock face first, and then vent outside from there. That way the warm dry air from inside that you're already venting out will help dry out that space. You could maybe even install some type of one way air valve so the moist air from the damp area can never backflow into the interior space.
I like this, 2 birds 1 stone wall
@Nbomberdehumidifier not even needed, fresh air would do it
This was going to be my exact answer!
The problem is.... if the warm air has a higher dew point than the rock side air, then even More condensation will appear.
As a 63 and a half year old service engineer I quite understand the 3 o'clock on a Friday feeling. I'm struggling with winters also. Nice to hear that everything you have done is legal and above board.
In regards to car fumes, please note that carbon monoxide is actually slightly lighter than air and diffuses fairly evenly through the room. You will likely want some active extraction rather than just a floor vent.
Colin, for ventilation, I'd suggest installing a small-medium sized preasure regulated industrial blower to provide constant overpreassure ventilation of the whole bunker and hallway so that all exhaust fumes from the garage will only ever get pushed out through the car elevator hatch or exhaust vents, just like how the French designed the Maginot line ventilation. (And how the Swedish cold war defense command bunkers and costal artillery fortresses provided CBRN protection.)
The wiring regulation allows the use of three core flex for a ring main it's perfectly acceptable and 1.5 millimetre is also acceptable so long as it's covered by a 16 or 20 amp circuit breaker.
But stupid.
I might know it wrong but isn't 1,5 mili advised for 13 amp breaker and 2,5 mili for the 16 amp one ?
@@docziszilard200 Probably the difference between a ring and a Spur. A normal 2.5 ring would be on a 32a breaker
It looks like h07 flex which 1.5mm will take about 20amps as a radial so as a ring wouldn't be an issue. Prob still best protecting it with a 20a breaker which will still be more than enough for a kettle
@@docziszilard200 dunno the UK regulations, but remember why are those in place: overheating risk. These cables are not inside mortar, they exchange heat differently. This 1.5mil is ok for 16 amps for in-air applications even in my local code, which does not allow ring mains. And ring mains were allowed in UK specifically to allow for thinner wires (due to ww2 related shortages)
Colin for corrosion prevention on the internal surface use ACF50... it was developed for aircraft spaceframes and none conductive , very good stuff 👍..... keep up the top work
More than 10 years of watching your videos and I still get excited when new ones come out 🤟 much love from 🇨🇦
Selling soil... Brilliant. 💡😄
its your idea lol, crazy haha
The true entrepreneur
@@2MuchColinFurze
At least you're not selling bath water...
Yet. 😄
About as good as when that UA-cam sold her bath water 😂
There's a woman on My fan farting into jars and selling them, she sits in a hot tub for a couple hours then sells the water, she's making millions.
Hi Colin, for your rock wall problem, there is a preservation technique used on the Swedish ship they pulled out called the Vasa, it was sprayed with something similar to glycerine which creates a barrier to protect it/coat it. it should help with your moisture/permeation problem.
Repurpose a heated windscreen from a car for the glass. No condensation and will look cool. Even keep the wiper!
They are curved and quite small, this would not look very nice and be a nightmare to mount. But there are probably companies producing bigger flat glass panels with this tech.
@@danielclausmeyer Get a windscreen from a ship they can be very big and tuff as fook
Cybertruck windscreen!
Just make sure there's no Flies on the Windscreen, for a start.
To help prevent moisture and eventually mold buildup, coating the rock face with a sealant like a thick coat of spray epoxy would help a lot. A combination of cooling and that vibrating tool to clear the bubbles may help with the epoxy filling afterwards (fill by multiple layers obviously). The complication with a second pane and ventilation is that mold will inevitably build up, unless you have a complicated closed system of ventilation and dehumidifiers that drains the water away somehow.
Alternatively, maybe see how far you can get by power washing the clay away until there's just bare rock (to clear off organic materials that microbes can feed off of). Dig a little drainage ditch and use a sump-pump to remove water while cleaning. Preserving that surface will be far less complicated, and maybe look nicer too!
With the rock face.
Step 1. Create a temporary housing
Step 2. Fill with a mold (silicon)
Step 3. Remove from wall now you have a mold.
Step 4. Fill mold with resin try and get bubbles out away from the wall in the mold.
Step 5. Slot resin mold created into pre-built housing.
Step 6. Frame with silicon/caulk and frame with nice wooden framing.
This way you have a perfect mold that will slot into the wall, you'll have the entire wall sealed and should hopefully prevent any mildew.
Hope this helps.
I was literally coming to suggest this exact thing, this needs more likes lol
Is the rock face to loose/unstable, would removing the mold disturb the rock face and then the resin cast wouldn't fit as snug as it needs to??
Possibly, the other way around that would be to infill the concrete first, leaving a suitable "port hole" which could be then filled with resin using a frame work to seal said "port hole" 🤔
But again, with that, you would need to consider the structural integrity above the resin and ensure that will be solid without too much reliance on the resin. The other thing to consider, is any shift in either substance (if not joined properly) could cause major issues down the line
The problem of it being a massive epoxy pour remains, it'll be almost impossible to control the heat and stop it cracking. Assuming you've somehow managed not to have it destroy itself in curing you've still got to manoeuvre a massive, heavy slab of relatively brittle material into a place where it'll only fit in a specific orientation which likely includes irregular shapes that can't simply slide in.
how does this prevent the mold from sticking to the clay? it's going to yoink dirt off with it.
"I didn't get permission because it's a secret tunnel," he says as he broadcasts his plans to 1 million subscribers. Lol, you do you, Colin. Love the update, as always! Can't wait to see the garage when she's ready!
Don't use float switches, use ultrasonic tank level sensors, then you can calibrate it to turn on at a set percentage of a sump being filled rather than being limited to the size of the and height of the switch.
Secondly if your going to use a sump pump, you will need a sump with enough capacity always filled that way your pump can be primed and fill the hose/piping with enough liquid that the pump doesn't run dry and the liquid runs back down into the sump.
Alternatively you could look at a lift pump in stead that way you wont have to worry about priming the unit.
For the exposed earth you can use a clear coat masonry sealer. You would need to spray it on. Probably use an hvlp (high volume low pressure) sprayer. And it would need to be several coats thick. Then you can but the frame up to it. You’d have to make some dance cuts to make the metal kiss the earth properly. With enough clear coats it should also help to keep it stable. If you want to have a rough texture you can add an anti slip powder to the last coat.
I hope this helps. Love the stuff you do!
Here ya go Furze, the movies.
11:10 Robocop
13:19 Running man
14:48 Commando
17:58 Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels
What was the Delia Smith stuff?
@@FirstDan2000 She had a short scene in Commando where she taught him knife skills.
I only knew the last one from LS+2SB
Total Recall was in there too somewhere, if I'm remembering correctly.
eraser, not commando
Rock window solutions:
1. Fake it: make an impression of the face you want. Make a mold. Paint it up. hang it or place it in a recess. (this is the easiest solution. It allows you to seal space and compromise nothing.)
2. Plan for a vent/access: moisture is going to be a large enough issue. So instead of trying to seal everything off perfectly. Just throw the glass up. As things heat up and cool down the air and water will need somewhere to go so vent it. This will cause some grossness on the rock side of the widow. So you just need to access that space so you can clean it. Doesn't need to be big. Just enough to get back there. And you will need a way to access the lights anyway in case a bulb goes out. two birds and whatnot.
3. Windows that swing in: As in #2 just stop trying to fight it. instead, work with a solution that makes it easy to maintain. Windows that swing in will provide that.
ggwp
OR make a periscope to view the rock LOL I would be more worried about radon and/or mold than a view of the rocks. Ventilation is most important.
Just fake it with a big screen, you could than switch it to whatever you want. I am sure there is some tricks you could use to make it really convincing
I could see some really cool views like a view of earth from the moon.
I like your thinking! And number 3 is basically what I had in mind, too
Yeah, I think faking it (with a mold or a 3D scan) is about the only way that's really going to last a while without becoming a mess. That's what I'd suggest.
This is what I was thinking. Making a fibreglass mould of the wall and colour it up like the copies of the prehistoric caves in France. Not really real but no issues with damp
My impression of British town council/bureaucracy has been derived mostly from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I envision it all to operate like the Vogons. I'm happy to hear that you live in a place where that is not the case, and they have generally been cool about it all. This is the best long form build series on the 'net! Keep Digging!
better than our planning department which says a different thing each time they come on site, and are as helpful as a porcupine in a room of balloons. I call them the "unplanning department".
My impression is that while they have a lot of regulations like we do, their municipal councils are a lot more open to letting you do things of your own plans by just asking, and then they give permission. Where here we end up with a lot of Karens in government. My dad had to sue his city to let him put a drain in his garage floor.
The plans are in that filing cabinet back there...but beware of that leopard
UK council planning departments are generally cool, but when they are not...resistance is useless.
@@captainobvious9188 unfortunately, unlike a building warrent, which at least has standards to follow, planning consent is subjective, and sometimes planners forget they are public servants. They like to come up with "required improvements" to your design which have the sole purpose of increasing the cost or changing it or adding restrictions so it becomes something you never wanted to build in the first place. If you have a helpful person you are indeed fortunate.
The worry about people not being able to see your vision is definitely well placed.
You can’t expect a lot of people, especially those in a more corporate position to fully visualize and understand the finished product of something creative. A lot of creative works like films and such suffer from that phenomenon. Glad you were able to circumvent that as best as you could. The garage is going to be awesome
As may have been mentioned, moisture will only condense on surfaces that are COLDER than the air it comes from. So if you tunnel wall and rockface window glass is WARMER than that air. So for example double glazing will allow the outside air to equalise the glass its in contact with so condensation won't happen there. If you then keep the inside smidgeon warmer than your soil temperature, then you won't get any condensation there either.
Good luck!
Suggestion for keeping the exposed rock wall dry. Use a positive pressure ventilation system to keep the airflow moving, with vents at the top for the moist air to be expelled through. The air being pushed into the space by the fan should be dry, but won’t need to be bone dry. The continuous air movement is what dries the area, (very loosely) like washing on the clothesline on a windy day.
What's really disappointing is when you get to the end of these videos and think 'Damn, it's going to be a month or so before the next one!' Superb, and so very well made. 👍
Maybe late, but for the feature wall.
You maybe box it up.
1.Drive steel sheets from 4 sides from the inside going out.
2. Then one from top down from the outside.
You boxed it, from the sipping elements.
That part will eventually dry up, i guess.
Its crazy but it cant be more than what you did. But you won't need to drive too far into the wall with the sheets to make it easier.
I can't believe how fascinated I am by all the behind the scenes stuff! I love all the notes about council interactions and the drawings and mould on plywood. I must be getting old, because I can't get enough of it :)
As a FedEx UK employee there should be no problem in shipping your rocks. As long as they're packed in the container and a box with adequate packaging you shouldn't have a problem. As I don't deal with international shipments I can't speak on this. Hope to see your rocks flying through the warehouse at some point in the near future 🤞
It isn't a packing issue it's a microbe issue. Soil contains billions of microorganisms existing in a delicate balance specific to it's location and you don't want to introduce non-native soil that can change that balance. Even though it isn't going to be dumped in people's yards (probably) it would have to go through a sterilization and certification process to make sure there are no pathogens that could negatively impact local plant and animal life.
That dirt needs to be tested for Radon radiation first.
@@6rey6host Could you seal the rock in the jar with resin or would that not matter?
@@euskryhtbnfvse4i7ehs4hnvf Interesting...it might depend on where it was going, I'm really only up on US regulations. Just a rock all by itself would be okay, if it has been completely cleaned of soil so a rock in resin would be fine. Soil in resin I think would still require permits and sterilization at a US customs facility at which point it is going to cost far more than anyone is willing to pay for it.
Window Solutions:
1. You could fit a double or triple glazed panel, and to deal with the condensation issue, you could furze up a wiper track that cleans the glass on the rock side.
2. You could pour a concrete opening and fit a tilt and then upvc Window. You could cover the upvc frame and handle so it just looks like a glass panel, but then remove it it open the window to clean the rock face side.
As a family we are loving this project, and followed it from day one.
For the rock face - either just seal the rock and area with resin or some clear stabilizing sealer - don't fill the whole void with resin. Or leave it exposed and let it condense. There are plenty of tunnels / dams that you can tour that manage the water, and seeing the natural process is part of the fun.
Suggestion for your stone wall: Completely seal off the interior (where your car is) from the exterior (where the stone wall is). Then make two separate ventilation systems: 1 for the interior going up and towards the outside, and 1 for the exterior going up and towards the outside, too, but they don't mix. This way moisture won't get from the stone wall to the interior and also there won't be condensation on the glass window.
Agreed, just a very low flow, could even be triggered with a humidity sensor like the ones in your shower. And of course make the glass removable with nice industrial looking glazing beads on the inside and a good rubber gasket around should isolate it properly and give you access to the LEDs and exterior ventilation system on the rare occasions you need it.
4:35 I've worked on MANY jobs with temporary Electrical Wiring for construction use! .. The rules are very relaxed, and it is ENCOURAGED to have temporary wiring for construction
As it often gets damaged during the build and the PERFECT solution is to replace it after construction is done!! .. Great plan Colin!! :)
I think the best way to deal with the visible surface bit is to use model glue first, spray it allllllllll over it, do a thin layer of resin second, then a third layer, and so on, remove excess to have a flat face, and finally smooth and make see-through. I think this is your best bet because each layer has the problem of heat and bubbles, but in a thin layer and with you going over it with a heat gun, it should be clear and smooth at the end. If you also did too much resin all at once, the heat will warp it and make it wavey even if you did it against a surface. The glue at the start idea is from seeing videos from miniature model builders that use it on real dirt, rocks, sand, and grass. They spray the glue on and let it absorb into the dirt which makes it solid. I figured you'd want this since you don't want to remove all the dirt from the surface before doing resin. When you do many layers while being careful to not leave bubbles, you will get a bumpy surface which you can then smooth into a flat surface. This prevents the warping/wavey problem. You should absolutely test this on another area that you don't care about, maybe a wall you plan to remove just so you can make sure it gives the result you want before messing up the real wall.
If you do decide to do lighting or heat lamps on the other side of the glass, do yourself a favor and plan for how you are going to replace them when they inevitably fail. You could do a hatch. That way, you can use a gasket to seal back around it, hopefully keep the mositure out.
Postie here , you can send rocks through the post to mainland UK no problem , elsewhere I doubt it but may range from country to country
If you try and send it to Australia, they'll replace it with C4 and send it back
I think the bigger problem might be contamination of agricultural stuff? For international shipping anyway
@@techheck3358 I used to work in a shop that (amonng other things) did a lot of parcel shipping and because we were near the University, we'd have a lot of students sending their belongings home at the end of the year. Australia had a "Shoe declaration form" to prevent soil contamination
@@techheck3358 my thoughts, too. Even in the US, taking fresh fruits and plant cuttings to and from Hawaii is illegal because of agricultural pest problems.
A jar of dirt, whatever next, used bath water……
COLIN! If you put any water flooding system, put one that's mechanical and remote. So for example, a float that pushes on a switch through a stick, rather than a float that lifts a stick at the same level (kinda like the toilet water valve float). Idea is that all electric, all mechanical means of water detection eventually fail. From the get-go, go with the nuclear method. What the sewer mains use. Which is a system that keeps all the important (and easily damaged or corroded) components off the part where it would first flood. Also, if you make a sump, make sure to put a pump in the loop that's always ready to work. Better to have and not need, than need and realize you're flooded by the time you're there. You might not be at the house that week. A high quality pump (with the same out of the water concept) should be involved. So a self priming pump at that. If the area where you're at is prone to flooding AND electric power loss, you may want to consider an efficient battery powered pump. Always consider that as an optional secondary just in case regardless. Best to have something slow rather than nothing at all. jm2c.
Idea for the rock face!
Long glass light prism, like they use on boats. Solar extraction fan to keep the wall dry, access from the top to clean window. The natural light filtering down the wall will give the room more depth and handy having natural light in a power outage.
Love ya work Collin, 53 used to dig tunnels in my teens with the local kids, then the parents would find out and cave them in, probably why I’m still alive.
Colin, nice to see you did actually take action on my suggestion to offer the dirt to your fans! Unfortunately I can not come to pick some up and would love to add some to my collection of soil and stones from all around the world. I even have soil from the other side of the planet (Australia) it’s cool to be able to hold earth in the hand when looking at the map with coordinates where it is actually from! I love your digging projects and the other cool stuff you come up with👍
For the rock window, before you dig out that section of the room, pre-dig a void 1 meter or so further behind where the rock wall is supposed to be and back fill it with concrete to create a buried concrete wall in the ground. Then when you excavate the room, stop digging 1 meter from that concrete wall, and you'll have a 1 meter thick section of rock face that is still in it's true state, but with a concrete wall hiding behind it. You can then carefully dig above, below, and on the sides of the rock wall and encase that in concrete too, leaving a 1 meter thick section of rockwall that is boxed in on 5 sides with concrete creating sort of a rock wall diorama.
You probably don't need to worry about the bottom, just the top and extend the sides down 1.5m past where you will see it. That should keep it dry.
It sounds like a great idea. Was also thinking why not also pre dig out the sides as well, and have them connected to the main structure with rebar. It won’t matter if the concrete sides are not covered by dirt.
You know, if you keep having trouble with rust on the main steel structure, you could always chuck in a few galvanic/sacrificial anodes. They will rust away and keep the steel rust-free mostly. Only problem is that you have to replace them every now and then.
Have followed you for years it’s very satisfying to know someone like you gets off his arse and does awesome projects, keep these ideas coming, 👍👏👏👏👏👏
You need a sump pump Colin. Dig a hole 6 feet deep in the middle of the garage portion with a sump pump to drain the surrounding soil when it rains. I suspect the soil is getting wet when it rains and it’s condensing in the tunnel. Your sump pump should be the deepest part of the tunnel so if you have a deeper portion, you want to be 6’ below that.
I'm not sure on this idea but, to fix your window solution. Take a picture of the wall you like the most and have it enlarged to cover or wrap the whole wall
Thanks for sharing about the planning/legal process finally! I find your methodology hilarious and im glad it worked out so we can get the new garage!
the unsung hero of this whole journey is truely the vw transporter.
btw if you are still looking for a 1/10 scale model of the delorean, there is a etsy shop that sells a delorean body for 1/10 scale remote controlled chassis.
Colin, you could get a sponsor to provide full size LED screens for the three walls of your car garage room. On these walls you can display 4K photos taken of your current rock walls to remember what they looked like, but still have them sealed off with no moisture problems. When you get tired of the rock wall photos you can display other photos like from outer space, under the ocean, sunset or anything else you can dream up. Great content to show once the secret garage is completed.
For the interior rust issue… Boeshield T-9 works very good, albeit a bit pricey. I used this product on unpainted cast iron surfaces for woodworking equipment and have yet to see any rust. It doesn’t discolor the metal , but does add a slightly waxy surface. I started using this while living in western Washington state, which is a very similar climate/weather as the UK with lost of humidity.
Excellent for this sunny afternoon. Thank you.
Hello Colin, I'm an Engineering-Graphic and -Design teacher and I love your videos. And I would love to see more of your CAD drawings for the projects you make. Kind regards Willem.
Your poor family and neighbours - now I know what my lot go through. I'm nowhere as crazy as you, but my house and garden is also a 'work in progress.' Like you, I can turn my hand to anything, but unfortunately I like on an old clay-bed farmer's field at sea level. Would love an underground Lair, but am not fun of underwater spelunking. Hmmm... I **NEED** a new crazy project!!
Much love for what you and your pals do, you bring so much happiness to so many. Plumbers of The World, Unite!! Hugs, Susi xx
some of my favorite moments in your videos is when you just plainly state how things function, your thought process, and where things are headed. just interesting stuff.
Something I've seen builders in Spain do is make a feature wall of a stone wall by exposing a large irregular patch of the stone and plastering the rest around it. They spray coat the exposed stone with some sort of resin/varnish to protect it and stop moisture coming in through any gaps in it. So possibly that might be an option for the stone wall? Spray seal it with resin rather than encasing it, then a window on your interior wall.
Most likely it won't be enough just due to the nature of the soil which, unlike brick or stone walls, has irregular gaps everywhere and secondly I have a suspicion water permeates this soil easier than brick walls or stone walls.
I'm wondering if there's a way to take an intact slice of the rock face, maybe using resin to keep it stable. You then remove the slice, build a recess in the same fashion as the rest of the construction, reinsert the slice, remove the stabiliser and put a plate of glass over it. It could be vented into the room then to cut out condensation.
@@Guvnor100 Or make a good old fashioned plaster cast of it to make a fake rock face :)
@@ZwilnikSF I think he mentioned he wanted it to be the real thing?
Colin. I was once given great advice.
“It is better to ask for forgiveness than permission”
It is an approach I fully endorse.
To quote one of the awesome movies you showed a clip of: "It's been emotional"
Awesome project and a great video as always! Keep up the stunning work 😊👍🏾
For the window, a plate steel box like what you have been building might work - in the right order. If the depth of the feature wall is 1 - 2 foot or so, a box could be built around the feature in stages so that the finished project would eliminate all of the problems you mentioned in the video like humidity, weight, structural soundness, etc. It could even be left open without a window if it is completely encased in steel and concrete as moisture and gasses shouldn't be factors anymore.
Dig around what you want to keep in stages, weld in plate steel sides, back fill with concrete. Start with the sides. When digging behind the feature, plywood could be used to keep it in place to drive steel plate under it (if you want/need to). Then do the back and finish with the top. This idea is like carving out a cake to keep a slice from the very center without moving or disturbing it.
Also, if I had a turntable garage like that, I would want to be able to wash my car and do maintenance on it inside which requires a separate drain for waste. This would mean you couldn't install the sump pump in that area. Keeping the pump in a location that is secluded from that would be ideal in my opinion and based on where you were pointing at your model in the video where you were talking about the lowest points, you have room to install a sump and keep it away from waste water and fluids.
As for the tunnel drainage, it may collect water at too gradual of a pace for a single pump at the end of the line from being adequate. It may be better to have 3 pumps, one by the bunker, one for the garage and one in a central point of the tunnels.
These are my thoughts man, I hope they can be of help and I love the project!
Use Lanolin on the steel walls instead of painting or WD40, lasts for ages and stops rust. I worked in underground coal mine for years and we used it on everything. Love ya work mate !. Lanotec General Purpose Liquid Lanolin 750ml - GP-SP-0750
Lanolin? As in the oil stuff from sheep wool? Or am I missing something?
@@Weretyu7777: That's the stuff. Industry uses a lot more natural products than you might imagine, because they just care if it works well instead of where it comes from.
@Weretyu7777 yep that stuff
@@Weretyu7777 yep that stuff
You never see a rusty sheep, bloke might have a point.
Colin - I will come and make a super high resolution photograph of your rock wall. Then close up the wall and we install three flat panel ‘windows’ [LCD screens] and these windows can show the rock wall as preserved in our imagery. Furthermore at the flick of a switch the view can change to your virtual window to the world [or F1 or whatever]. No damp. No trouble. Ever. You are welcome 😜
This is possibly the next best option to a 3D model. You could rotate through all kinds of environments. Make it look like a giant in wall aquarium. Star fields. Anything 😆
And you could also use it as a drive-in movie theater screen that you could watch from the comfort of your DeLorean by just rotating the car ramp 90° toward that wall.
With that option how about:
a) slowly flying through outer space,
b) moving in the deep ocean
c) view of the ground below as if from a massive airship...etc.! Awesome :)
I love this idea. But, why stop at still frame? Create the wall, then have an animation of Colin bursting through the other side with pick in hand and a mad look on his face? XD
Please also document the drainage of the driveway and the new garage. That stuff is so interesting!
Colin is SO lucky with his local authority allowing retrospective planning. Many councils would have ordered it filled in and made back to original for no other reason than not being asked first, while other local authorities would nit pick and fault find simply to make the entire project not viable. Some councils do things like refuse you a dropped kerb and therefore legal access to a driveway you prior installed and refuse to account for their obnoxious decisions, so I’m pretty sure secret tunnelling would be prohibited and heavily fined by certain councils. However, jolly good show for Colin successfully pulling it off👍
Agreed.
Ours can be vindictive.
BUT also very weak at enforcement.
A local example is a barn .. with Dormer windows ! that theoretically didn't need permission being agricultural ..
High enough to become 2 story, was decreed unacceptable and instructions issued to be removed is still standing.
Watch this space ..
bets are in on .. Will it ever happen ?
Helps that he’s famous. I doubt others would have such luck.
@@saablazer being famous didn't work for Jeremy Clarkson
Same here in the U.S. and fine you. Then the building planning office will blackball you on any future build plans. Was having problems when I bought my house 18 years ago until I met the buildings guy and he realized I wasn't the previous owner who built a cabin dug a well and septic with no permits until they wanted an addition that he started but health forced him to hire out and they refused without the permit. Big hassle. Freedom you know requires governmental permission.
As a town planner that is not how part-retrospective or retrospective applications work they are considered exactly the same as any other application, the issue is at that the end if it is refused it has to be taken down or filled in etc, whereas if it wasn't retrospective you wouldn't have to if it was refused. I'm not sure what you mean by nit pick, but if you have had a planning application that required amendments look at the supplementary planning guidance, national planning policy framework, national planning guidance and the local plan and you'll quickly see why and that if you'd just follow it in the first place they would not have had to ask for amendments, I understand this is a lot that is why hiring a planning consultant would solve all those issues. Dropped curbs are both planning and the highway authority we defer to their opinion as they are the highways authority.
I'm sure bad decisions have been made before, but to paint everything with a broad brush and say things that are factually incorrect (understandably so it is not your job) I have to correct them.
Preserve the rock face with a large format high res photo. Display it in a large lighted display box/window. Will look like the original. You can still correctly fill the wall with concrete and avoid the expense and possibility of future water / moisture infiltration.
Also, you could commemorate your efforts, celebrate them, by placing shovels, tools, laminated copies of the tunnel plans, etc. between the rock face and the glass or polycarbonate, maybe a short note, started this date, finished to this point this date, etc. other laminated photos, etc., as a display case type of look to it, a monument to your efforts! LOL! A secret archive of it all!
If you do use a heat lamp of other light source for the rockface window, make sure you have some accessible panels where you can replace the bulbs. (Which will add to the complexity if you're trying to isolate the rock face.) Fascinating stuff.