Bullet resistant homes:

[Grand58742]

Interesting stuff here:

http://kfor.com/2013/04/25/new-inven...ds-save-lives/

Inside a north Las Vegas warehouse, the company is working on an innovative, new product designed to save lives. CEO Michael Johnson said, “If you can offer protection for people at home or school or anywhere there is violence, it’s a great thing.”

It’s called “Ballisticrete.”

It’s a thin, stucco-like product, mixed and applied like normal plaster.

Link to the website. Doesn't say how expensive the stuff is though. Figure it'll be a tad pricey.

http://gigacrete.com/ballisticrete/

Interesting enough stuff for non-shooting situations as well. Hurricane and tornado debris came immediately to mind. Maybe a smaller application for a safe room in a house or basement as well. And a whole lot easier to apply than trying to get a concrete wall laid and set.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Hell, I'll paint my car and a sweatshirt with that stuff!!

Sounds like a geopolymer of some sort, but all dry ingrediants are interesting.

[SethB]

Look into ICF. You can get an 8" reinforced concrete wall with R45 insulation and almost no air exchange. That would be about 22" thick, overall.

[Caduceus]

If it ever panned out, it would be nice to just do all walls of a house. Avoid the whole concern about over penetration and killing your kid or the neighbor's.

Well, aside from windows.

It would be interesting to see how this would work for structural codes; L.A. with their earthquakes is a fast 4-hour drive away.

[Sentaruu]

what a cool concept.

[ddnguyen9]

Link to the website. Doesn't say how expensive the stuff is though. Figure it'll be a tad pricey.

When you don't see a price... you know it's pricey.

[RyanB]

I have a bulletproof house. Shot it with the AR once... Very minor dent. Lanen stone from Wisconsin, breaks at 37,000 psi--10% less than granite.

I have a lot of ideas for defensible homes but you're not going to get it without an architect. Things like internal bulkhead walls with secure doors to limit penetration to the public areas of the home and loopholes to shoot from into choke points.

[Mac5.56]

I have a bulletproof house. Shot it with the AR once... Very minor dent. Lanen stone from Wisconsin, breaks at 37,000 psi--10% less than granite.

I have a lot of ideas for defensible homes but you're not going to get it without an architect. Things like internal bulkhead walls with secure doors to limit penetration to the public areas of the home and loopholes to shoot from into choke points.

So in so many words you're telling us you're rich...

[flyfishnevada]

So in so many words you're telling us you're rich...

Or a caveman

I'm not sure why I'd want a bulletproof house, beyond the obvious. I don't live in Chicago or Israel. Seems a bit much but I suppose there are non residential uses.

[Sentaruu]

its a good idea for a safe/panic room. im not sure i would want/need to do my entire house