March 2nd my new house that had been under construction for almost a year burned down. I was cleared by the insurance company on Monday to begin clean up. I believe their investigation points to stain rags the contractor improperly disposed of. I had a 9x14 foot gun vault poured in the basement with 10" walls and a six inch cap. The mistake I made was having duct work in to the vault. When I got the door open I couldn't believe how much smoke damage there was. Thankfully we hadn't moved in yet so no firearms were damaged. If you are considering building a vault ,have no penetration's! My next one will only have a floor drain and electrical conduit through floor.

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White. I couldn't agree more! I had to spend most of last year working in Puerto Rico so I only made it back about every six weeks. And I most definitely picked the wrong contractor! I have spent the last two days hoe ramming the poured walls down. Not even the concrete was salvageable. The tops of the walls spalled off. I will rebuild but it may be awhile.