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thibeault |
Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 22 2010, 2:09 PM EDT
I'm sure many of us have thought about modifying or perhaps building a house from scratch to make it in penitrable to zombies. An easy idea that came do my head was mechanicaly retractable stairs, these stairs would pull into the wall and not upwards because if a zombie were to get on the stairs you could push the button and once it was retracted the zombie would fall of rather then having one that retracts upwards whih would bring the zombie up towards you? what do you think? any other great ideas to make a home untouchable by the undead?
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zachy_vengeance |
1. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 22 2010, 2:19 PM EDT
If you would try this, you shouldn't make it electrical, since the electricity would most likely be out. But with some kind of hand crank, the weight of the stairs and the friction from the machines used to retract it would make it very hard to pull back in, and the weight of zombies on it would make it even worse. I think that a simple retractable ladder would work just fine. Do you find this valuable? |
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thibeault |
2. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 22 2010, 3:47 PM EDT
I understand what you mean about electricity, but I'm not talking about any regular attic retactable stair case, im talking about your main staircase to your upstairs that you close when needed. You could destroy your stair case and just put a ladder and that would be perfectly fine for a last minute thing but im talking about a perfected zombie proof home, with solar panel electricity, insulated concrete forms, water home heating systems and metal shutters built years before any outbreak.
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joshedis |
3. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 23 2010, 1:53 AM EDT
If you can actually manage to get enough electricity from solar power or other natural sources to run it I can see it being feasable. Not exactly practical, but it would still work well if you could do it. What type of house are you planning on this staircase being located in? A regular two story house in the city, or a mansion outside of town? Although, thinking of the ultimate zombie proof home. It reminds me of a man who's plan was to make a house entirely out of jail bars. That way he could take his gun and shoot down through the floor if zombies ever got in. Do you find this valuable? |
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4. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 23 2010, 2:13 AM EDT
i think it would be better if you left the stairs alone and had wood/steel pieces that would slide out of the wall on one side and into the floor. they would lock into the floor in a dovetail sort of way. you are basically just sliding the floor over to block the stairs instead of making the stairs retract into the wall. i think it would be cheaper and easier to do.i know it the way i say it doesnt sound right but its something i have thought about many times and i think it would work well. Do you find this valuable? |
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zachy_vengeance |
5. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 23 2010, 8:41 AM EDT
You could have a staircase that magically turned into a slide, so if zombies are comeing just send them sliding down Scooby-Do style.
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6. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 29 2010, 5:57 PM EDT
It's an interesting idea but once the stairs are gone, and the zombies are still on the bottom floor, you're basically trapped. I mean, it kind of implies that there's more than one zombie, which would probably mean that there would be more in the general area and even if you have a gun, the gun fire itself would probably attract MORE zombies and then you're screwed.
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7. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 29 2010, 6:11 PM EDT
i think that it would also need an escape plan. The ideal thing in my opinion would be to have a helicopter with lots of fuel on the roof, but a tunnel that leads to some where that you know won't have many zombie could also work.
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thibeault |
8. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 29 2010, 6:18 PM EDT
"You could have a staircase that magically turned into a slide, so if zombies are comeing just send them sliding down Scooby-Do style."Ou! i like that idea, it always works on TV! Do you find this valuable? |
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knifethruster |
9. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 29 2010, 6:22 PM EDT
What about just barricading the stairs?You could climb over any (well thought out) barricades, but at the same time, the barricades deter any zombies. 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
skgingerkid |
10. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 30 2010, 12:54 AM EDT
i would just put a child gate at every door i mean zombies are dumber than a special 3 year old
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knifethruster |
11. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 30 2010, 12:22 PM EDT
"i would just put a child gate at every door i mean zombies are dumber than a special 3 year old "When I said barricade, I meant a STRONG barricade. Not a barricade that I could fall over if I fall head over heels. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
V1olentK1sSes |
12. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 30 2010, 2:48 PM EDT
By eliminating the stairs altogether or making them disappear into the wall there is a greater peace of minding knowing that no matter the zombies strength or numbers there is no way for zombies to reach you.I suggest some kind of locking mechanism with a removable pin to make sure the stairs never ever open into the room without you wanting them to. Just a physical backup in case of Murphy’s law were to happen and the stairs would deploy due to a power surge or something. Oh and btw if you’re talking Day of the Dead (2008) zombies and they are jumping about like giant spiders then all bets are off XD 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
Eritsukukun |
13. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 30 2010, 3:48 PM EDT
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If you are going to make something as complicated as a moving stair why not install security doors on all the doors and windows. Pull a lever. a Sprint pops out and steel plating falls down in front of all the doors and window. I am sure you have seen a cartoon with this somewhere.This way you have a whole other floor+basement to work with. Also it would be much simpler to have a tightly spiraled stair with a heavy hatch on the top. go up, close the hatch and stand on it until you bolt it to the floor. Unless zombies have superpowers that will hold. That would mean less weird talks with the architect. 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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14. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Jul 30 2010, 4:37 PM EDT
"When I said barricade, I meant a STRONG barricade. Not a barricade that I could fall over if I fall head over heels. "i was just kidding 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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zombee535 |
15. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Nov 13 2010, 12:54 AM EST
i think the best thing would be those train boxes stacked together or a cement building. Those train boxes are really solid and if there insulated they wouldn get to hot or cold. Also if your going to build a zombie proof building you prepare for the worst like zombie animals like birds and rats and maybe even the insects. you must also account if zombies have intelligence at all or if they like to run a chase you down or beat down the walls of your fortress. Building in the extreme hot or cold would be decent since zombies probaly dont have the ability to regain lost body heat or stayed cooled because they will die (again) if the brain freezes or basicilly boils in their skull. Wire fencing and razor wire is a good "barrier" but zombies dont mind getting cut up so you'll either have to setup alarms, keep a sentry or setup wires wih bells attached to them so they rung or rattle. when you do see a zombie dont waste time kill it by shooting it in the head and confirming the kill .22 will not do it you need something with a bang like a .270 or .300 win mag. Also dont store anything in your bottom floor or leave any enterences or exits. Put greenhouses on your roofs for food and be near a underground watermsource that you know for sure will last but still purify the water. if you must leave get a snow plow with a the plow pointed and pointing to either side of the truck always have guys armed in the back remove anything that a zombie can grab or stand on. If you have lots of room or money build or buy small zepplin or ballon to escape to a remote area where a large zepplin fully stocked can be assembled and inflated and take to the skies!! Well i guess starting out in the zepplin probaly would have been smarter.:)
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16. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Nov 13 2010, 1:57 AM EST
"If you can actually manage to get enough electricity from solar power or other natural sources to run it I can see it being feasable. Not exactly practical, but it would still work well if you could do it.Someone with Solar panels usually has a storage device that holds the power through the day so when night comes around you can draw from that. So solar power would not be a bad idea. Another would be a backup generator. Just one that runs on gas or propane would work just fine to lift the stairs. Stairs that lift up which are real are lighter than most. Though I would opt for a panic room myself. One with a weapons cache and plenty of food and water to last awhile... So maybe I'm thinking bomb shelter not panic room. But one last thing, Solar panels are a pain to deal with if you don’t know what you’re doing. They deteriorate so you can’t depend on them forever and if one of the cells goes down the whole thing is in trouble. Do you find this valuable? |
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17. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Nov 13 2010, 2:49 AM EST
"If you can actually manage to get enough electricity from solar power or other natural sources to run it I can see it being feasable. Not exactly practical, but it would still work well if you could do it.Man jail bars would leave you entirely open to the outside weather, not cool. Always kinda thought about the idea of slinging heavy duty rope from building to building and using a harness system (so you don't fall and die) traveling from roof to roof over the possibly infected filled streets, the only problem i can see arising is the reaching the other buildings in the pre-connect part cause there's zombies no duh. Do you find this valuable? |
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thecatsmeow |
18. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Nov 13 2010, 10:44 PM EST
Heres the thing, as good of an idea as that is you have to take into account the possible flaws. You have to remember that zombies may be able to either A. jump really high or 2. climb. Taking this into account you have to make sure that once the stairs are retracted they are super slick and high. I would make it so that when the stairs retracted there were spikes underneath so the zombie couldn't walk on it and poor gasoline down the side of the stairs so that IF they did climb it they would get gas on them and you could light them on fire. Another extra means of caution would be to add jail style metal bars that can slide down to close off the top of the stairs, now they cannot climb it but they also have no chance of jumping into it or climbing the walls beside of where the stairs were.
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jh_marksman |
19. RE: Perfect Zombie Proof Home: Retracting Stairs
Nov 13 2010, 11:53 PM EST
"poor gasoline down the side of the stairs so that IF they did climb it they would get gas on them and you could light them on fire. "I don't think that is a good idea. Getting a zed on fire just makes them a flamming zed. Which is worse than just a zed. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
