This is an As Told To essay based on a conversation with Josh Jordan, a Texas-based engineer who founded Houston Bomb Shelter, which constructs private emergency shelters. It has been edited for ...

Then we flash back to construction as [Walt] takes us through all the steps required to build your own basement shelter. As he says, it’s a project that could be attempted by almost anyone ...

Luckily, bomb shelters and bunkers can protect us ... as well as to encourage individuals to build bunkers inside or outside their homes, Kleinman said. It's possible that some people marketing ...