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I wish the trend of selling these things would stop. They should be designated superfund sites. no one should buy them.

- these are 50s era missile silos with limited regulation. youll need full asbestos and lead abatement. some fixtures or objects may not be capable of any abatement at all.

- the fire suppression system likely isnt pendant/water based like a normal home. youre going to need to maintain dry standpipe/halon systems or rip them out and replace them. Halon is toxic and depletes the ozone layer.

- there will be some parts of your home you absolutely will not inhabit and may require a site survey. Expect leftover chromium based chemicals, leaded fuels and lead contaminated chemicals like cosmoline, industrial adhesives and cleaners, and even hydrazine itself.

- youll may need a specialty electrician and plumber every time something goes wrong. HVAC in a silo is a million dollar system designed to cope with thermonuclear war. you will definitely need to replace some or all of it.

- water in silos is common and requires a full time sump system. whatever standing water you encounter will almost certainly be contaminated.



>They should be designated superfund sites

Why should they be superfund sites when they don't meet the requirements?


You wish they would stop being sold because they're money pits?


I think the sentiment here is that the government needs to put money toward cleaning up its mess before selling these off to some unsuspecting rube.




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