After the foundation cured, my friend Nolan and I began laying the block that would form the walls of the RECESS. Block goes up easily with tools and materials readily available from Home Depot. If question your skills, try a smaller project first, or hire a professional. If you go the professional route; my recommendation is to hire someone from far out-of-town. Doing so will eliminate much of the risk that your builder will come knocking in a crisis.
In this image, you can see the remaining block walls of the pool which we chose to leave intact for reinforcement of the new structure. The cavity on the left was the former pool light, later used to route city electric into the bunker. The large white PVC pipe in the front of the frame is an external tie in to the shelter drain.
