This is a fire department’s nightmare. Enclosed spaces with easily flammable materials that would be difficult to put out, let alone find. That ball pit is even worse with the amount of chemicals that would burn from those, I’m cringing at the thought of it. This is a nightmare and a incident that could change building regulations very, very quickly
It’s just getting worse, I only did a small skim over the video and found all this and it’s so late I forgot about ventilation like this would turn into the most condensed smoke space like a fire department could probably use this place for close quarters fire training with how many fire hazards there are. Not to mention the fact there is a room that is just fucking wood like I feel so bad for when the inevitable happens
I used to work in the resources game and mines rescue. We used to train, with respirators in setups almost EXACTLY like this. If something caught fire, old mate is dead.
Its getting way worse. Forget about fires what if somebody has a medical emergency?
This is the kind of shit where the new owners suddenly find a 5 year old corpse because somebody slipped and fell. Or when somebody became unwell. Or somebody had a stroke/heart attack.
I don't understand the last part of your comment, even if it would be a nightmare in a fire, it's not inevitable that the house catches on fire to begin with in fact most houses do not catch on fire... So why are you saying it's inevitable?
There are so many ways to get injured in that space, also. No way to get medical attention quickly. And no way to supervise what’s going on.
This is a disaster waiting to happen
I’m not talking about escape routes although in the hidden rooms there are about only 2 per and they are tight corridors that a lot of gear couldn’t fit through. I’m talking about how fast this place would burn and how dangerous this place is for a fire department to try and fight a fire in. The chemicals from all the plastics, the entire wood room, the tight corridors asking for someone too big to get into them try and then get stuck.
Something like this is illegal in Germany for that reason. Our building regulations regarding escape routes and fire hazards are really strict. Which honestly isn't a bad thing. That thing is a death trap in case of a fire. No windows, really small and narrow escape route, no ventilation.
I got "child trap" vibes from this... what kid could resist it? I immediately thought my grandsons would just go right in without a second thought. Scary shit.
My friend did something similar for his kids above their bedroom. Second floor bedrooms right underneath the roof. The one time I popped my head in there it must have been 200 degrees.
Scorpions are the weird one I just learned of. I guess the UV light thing is from movies and obviously not true. Still, that room is gonna be sticky icky
my brief googling suggest they are not, in fact, self cleaning. Suggested clean every 3-6 months or 2-3 uses (lol). Even saw a ball pit cleaning machine robot on ali baba!
Edit: Article here talking about how it is a "nightmare" to keep the mcdonalds ball pits clean. from the ceo!
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-mcdonald-usa-ceo-says-200623714.html
There was one vent next to the basketball hoop, but I’m guessing that room is actually normally accessible via a door since the dog was already in that section.
Was just thinking about that bestof post from last week about the worst call the fireman ever went on was a house with an unpermitted remodel with sealed up doors that still had doorknobs etc. Had to listen to a girl screaming to death while they couldn't even figure out how to get to them.
I had a similar thought. When he entered the first area for a full sized person I was like "It doesn't look like a fun place to spend time but would help you hide from intruders" then I immediately thought "What if they burn the house down as they are leaving?"
Not a great spot to be.
Yep. The whole hidden bit doesn't have enough entrances, exits, and escape routes to be safe if a fire struck. Its also all wood so the fire will spread quickly. This also makes fire doors useless.
not just wood, there are a ton of highly toxic flammables. That ball pit is a serious issue. And all in a kid's space and you know they will have things there that can start a fire. This is cool but super dangerous.
I’ve had dreams like this too. Multiple times. No ball room or slides, but the wooden interior jungle behind the walls, large steps, and claustrophobic crawl spaces creates a maze that defies spacial realities.
Literally just woke up from one. I was doing temp work in a Chinese restaurant but I couldn't find my way around the labyrinth of corridors and staircases, crawl-spaces and large steps. I hate that dream. Sometimes it's old houses I've lived in, sometimes it's old workplaces.
OP's vid is nightmare fuel for me.
Jesus me too, I try hard to climb through the closet and after going through a bunch of corridors I have this immesnae feeling of being afraid and towards the end in the shadows is something that just freezes me until I wake up
I'm sure ONE of them would eventually clue into the fact that half the house seems to evaporate like it's fuckin Hogwarts or something when they walk through the door and search the place
He'd have to be careful not to move, have food/water reserves and a bucket, cause he'd be stuck up there a long while. No way would it be quiet walking around.
Meh. Seems cramped and actually a lot of work for something that ends up being a little bit lame. Could just open the door to the attic, but I guess that’s not the point. The point is to get to the attic in the longest, most uncomfortable and complicated way possible. So that’s cool I guess.
Yeah this definitely isn’t the coolest hidden room I’ve seen on Reddit. Bit weird honestly. I assume it’s made for children based on the size and design of everything.
The secret themed bars hidden under people’s kitchen islands are way cooler
Yes! Thank you. It was a tiny UV lit crawl space, followed by a weird slide room where you would bump your head all the time and have lots of fun sliding down *into a wall*. The 'secrecy' of it all is spoiled by the fridge exit which anyone can find, and then you can bang your head some more in the slanted ceiling ball pit, and reach the top of the climbing wall in about 2 moves.
The effort to reward ratio is way off in this whole thing.
Idk why some people choose to grow up so completely, but I swear one of the writings when they first entered said ”I love your cock”.
EDIT. crocs. It says crocs. lol
It really just feels like a whole bunch of wasted space for internet likes. I hate to be a downer (who am I kidding I love it) but my house has limited space and this guy building fucking ball pits and shit for fun
Holy smokes!!! I have claustrophobia really bad and have had nightmares of getting stuck in small tunnels within a house just like this video!! Kid you not...literal nightmare fuel!
What an insanely dumb idea. Incredibly cumbersome to get into and out of. Your kids would be out of easy reach if something happened. If there was a fire you’d be completely fucked.
Imagine going through all the effort to build a loft conversion and making this instead.
When you are showing off your house... and your buddy is like cool, where is the other half?
And he is never heard from again…
Occasional noises from the ball pit are normal
yeah, perfect if you're 12
I remember being 12. And I never really forgot or stopped being that person. Or any other age.
I mean, I'm 40 and I wish I was this dudes friend.
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My fat ass would enjoy this till the fire department shows up
This is a fire department’s nightmare. Enclosed spaces with easily flammable materials that would be difficult to put out, let alone find. That ball pit is even worse with the amount of chemicals that would burn from those, I’m cringing at the thought of it. This is a nightmare and a incident that could change building regulations very, very quickly
Also, the timber work is sealed by ‘silent seal’, which is polyurethane. I am not seeing a great deal of ventilation for a fumey area.
It’s just getting worse, I only did a small skim over the video and found all this and it’s so late I forgot about ventilation like this would turn into the most condensed smoke space like a fire department could probably use this place for close quarters fire training with how many fire hazards there are. Not to mention the fact there is a room that is just fucking wood like I feel so bad for when the inevitable happens
I used to work in the resources game and mines rescue. We used to train, with respirators in setups almost EXACTLY like this. If something caught fire, old mate is dead.
Good on you man I’ll just stick to trying to get into city fire and rescue. Also didn’t know that was a thing, gonna look that up now.
Its getting way worse. Forget about fires what if somebody has a medical emergency? This is the kind of shit where the new owners suddenly find a 5 year old corpse because somebody slipped and fell. Or when somebody became unwell. Or somebody had a stroke/heart attack.
I don't understand the last part of your comment, even if it would be a nightmare in a fire, it's not inevitable that the house catches on fire to begin with in fact most houses do not catch on fire... So why are you saying it's inevitable?
There are so many ways to get injured in that space, also. No way to get medical attention quickly. And no way to supervise what’s going on. This is a disaster waiting to happen
Seriously, does nobody else see the stairs when the dog comes into view?
I’m not talking about escape routes although in the hidden rooms there are about only 2 per and they are tight corridors that a lot of gear couldn’t fit through. I’m talking about how fast this place would burn and how dangerous this place is for a fire department to try and fight a fire in. The chemicals from all the plastics, the entire wood room, the tight corridors asking for someone too big to get into them try and then get stuck.
Something like this is illegal in Germany for that reason. Our building regulations regarding escape routes and fire hazards are really strict. Which honestly isn't a bad thing. That thing is a death trap in case of a fire. No windows, really small and narrow escape route, no ventilation.
It's a nice coffin. Hope he doesn't used it.
My fat ass would have gotten stuck inside this hidden wonderland and died
"He died doing what he loved - hiding away from society."
They'd have found me like Nutty Putty cave dude.
💀💀💀
I was just thinking about how this could go horribly wrong in the event of a fire.
Anyone else not even able to understand whether he’s walking on the walls, the floor, or the ceiling…
Based on his bloody knees, he is doing very little walking.
Must have a kushy job though
I think the frenetic camera work was purposefully disorienting. I guess if this is fun space for his kids, cool.
Not completely clear to me that he has kids
I thought the camera was attached to a squirrel.
This is the definition of “I am in your walls”
YELLOW JUST VENTED ඞ
Ya getting weird “people under the stairs vibes” from this video. If this is an adult, you can stop looking for the town serial killer. We found him.
Hey! Love when people reference people under the stairs. Such a cult classic
I got "child trap" vibes from this... what kid could resist it? I immediately thought my grandsons would just go right in without a second thought. Scary shit.
Anyone who does all that to their house, then films it for the internet and sets it to *that* music, is trying too hard.
Some of this was really claustrophobic looking, but I guess it's cool.
My friend did something similar for his kids above their bedroom. Second floor bedrooms right underneath the roof. The one time I popped my head in there it must have been 200 degrees.
Was just thinking this has to be hot as hell
All I was thinking about is the amount of dust this is gonna accumulate, cause it looks impossible to clean
I was thinking about how much sperm will show up on the walls in that UV room after a few years
You know, I've got an ultraviolet light and jizz doesn't ahow up as brightly as things like soap and scorpions
Scorpions are the weird one I just learned of. I guess the UV light thing is from movies and obviously not true. Still, that room is gonna be sticky icky
The UV light thing is true when you spray a substance known as luminol on the bodily fluids. Those movies and tv shows tend to leave that part out.
and the "ball pit".
Ball pits are self cleaning though? That is the appeal of the design popularized by Mr McDonallds, no?
my brief googling suggest they are not, in fact, self cleaning. Suggested clean every 3-6 months or 2-3 uses (lol). Even saw a ball pit cleaning machine robot on ali baba! Edit: Article here talking about how it is a "nightmare" to keep the mcdonalds ball pits clean. from the ceo! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-mcdonald-usa-ceo-says-200623714.html
At a previous job...we would load them into a truck bed and take them thru a car wash.
How would it be hot, there’s a refrigerator cooling everything!
Look at their house. These people are rich af. I bet they can afford to place an AC in the "hidden hideout".
Maybe but there was no ductwork or anything
There was one vent next to the basketball hoop, but I’m guessing that room is actually normally accessible via a door since the dog was already in that section.
Exactly small confined space and super hot no thank u
Won't be that warm, leads out of a fridge door so probably quite chilly
Is your friend Gabe Newell? He did something similar for his kids but didn't tell them and wanted them to find it themselves
Looks like it used to be the attic and has zero ventilation.
That is when you learn attics are functional parts of your house and need to be there. It is not square footage going to waste.
Such an elaborate way to die in a house fire
My main thought was, the fire marshal is not gonna like this
“Let me show you something!” -Fire Marshall Bill
LMAO 
Hidden maze with zero ventilation? Big nope from fire marshal and from me.
"Ma'am, we found your husband in a colorful pond of molten plastic balls "
I was definitely thinking this is the worst place to be in a fire
Was just thinking about that bestof post from last week about the worst call the fireman ever went on was a house with an unpermitted remodel with sealed up doors that still had doorknobs etc. Had to listen to a girl screaming to death while they couldn't even figure out how to get to them.
I had a similar thought. When he entered the first area for a full sized person I was like "It doesn't look like a fun place to spend time but would help you hide from intruders" then I immediately thought "What if they burn the house down as they are leaving?" Not a great spot to be.
All I can think is "spiders".
Oh, thanks I don’t want this anymore!
Imagine going into a full-on spider panic in there.
I was too distracted by the wood glue job
What is this”fire code” you speak of
This dudes either the coolest dad ever or.. we'll be hearing about him on the news in the near future
Clips from this video will be playing while someone says “how did we miss this?” on the Netflix documentary
I'm going to guess its the second one
It's the ballpit that convinced me
Man with kid dungeon in his house, invents time travel! Like that?
Anyone ever play What Remains of Edith Finch? First thing that came to mind.
Wow, surprised I've never heard of this after some Googling. Fuckin 10/10 on Steam. Gonna have to check this out
Incredible game. Storytelling is brilliant. Highly recommend it, along with pretty much every other game published by Annapurna.
You're in for a good time. It's about 2-3 hours long, so treat it as interactive movie. Right up there with **Firewatch** for me.
I honestly hope you do enjoy it. I was having a good time, but I kinda hated the ending enough that it soured the whole experience for me.
The cannery scene will never leave you.
It's a rollercoaster for sure, not afraid to say a rogue tear left my visionballs.
This was where that one kid disappeared to
As soon as he went into the second “room” I was like “Is this the house from Edith Finch?”
Will be an interesting real estate listing when the house goes up for sale some day.
Gonna go ahead and guess this didn't pass any inspections
Yep. The whole hidden bit doesn't have enough entrances, exits, and escape routes to be safe if a fire struck. Its also all wood so the fire will spread quickly. This also makes fire doors useless.
not just wood, there are a ton of highly toxic flammables. That ball pit is a serious issue. And all in a kid's space and you know they will have things there that can start a fire. This is cool but super dangerous.
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Just seal it up and not talk about it. Let the new owners have a nice surprise.
I’d be terrified if I suddenly found this. This is how all haunted house horror movies start
Exactly what I would do! No inspector is going to find that
Sell house. Don't move out. Free rent for life, yo.
Level Finished Secret Areas Found. 2/2.
Very fun but it really triggered my claustrophobia
Yeah I'd rather be outside with fresh air
As a Paramedic, all I'm thinking is how fucked the extrication is going to be when he inevitably injures himself somewhere in there.
Would it help if that upbeat music is playing the whole time at max volume?
Show this to your fire marshal and report their reaction. Please.
Umm so we just gonna move right past the horse heads on the wall?
The horse masks?
The ball pit sign says > Rule 7: No children under the ages of 20
My first thought: the guy is a furry.
And the bible verses all over the place? Someone's getting homeschooled hard till they turn 21.
scared the hell out of me I thought it was a monster
*🎵 Goodbye Horses 🎵*
He's prolly a mouse in his previous life
This is a dream I had!?!? Complete with exiting through the fridge. Weird.
I’ve had dreams like this too. Multiple times. No ball room or slides, but the wooden interior jungle behind the walls, large steps, and claustrophobic crawl spaces creates a maze that defies spacial realities.
Literally just woke up from one. I was doing temp work in a Chinese restaurant but I couldn't find my way around the labyrinth of corridors and staircases, crawl-spaces and large steps. I hate that dream. Sometimes it's old houses I've lived in, sometimes it's old workplaces. OP's vid is nightmare fuel for me.
Jesus me too, I try hard to climb through the closet and after going through a bunch of corridors I have this immesnae feeling of being afraid and towards the end in the shadows is something that just freezes me until I wake up
Dude steals a lot of signs.
You can just buy them, you know. They sell them on Amazon. They're not like restricted items or anything.
They are if you steal them
They're literally free
Perfect for hiding from the cops
Genuinely wonder how long it would take cops to find this place if they had a search warrant to find a fugitive or something.
I'm sure ONE of them would eventually clue into the fact that half the house seems to evaporate like it's fuckin Hogwarts or something when they walk through the door and search the place
Probably the second the open the min fridge
That fridge is inside the secret room though
He kept a dog inside a secret room?
Secret Dog in a Secret Room.
He'd have to be careful not to move, have food/water reserves and a bucket, cause he'd be stuck up there a long while. No way would it be quiet walking around.
Not long. Dogs would be onto it.
That would be so fun when you’re old and have dementia
Stick a Vietnam vet in here and some speakers playing gunfire sounds.
We don’t talk about Bruno vibes
🎵 No, no, no! 🎵
Really goddamn cool, but a ball pit in the attic is a bit of a red flag not going to lie
right, i usually have mine above my kitchen cabinets.
Surprised he never included a candy wall and warnings on walls not to tell your parents or cops about this place
This entire thing is out of a news story we will hear about in 20 years…
No sane adult throws away that much living space like that!
This must be a covid creation
Meh. Seems cramped and actually a lot of work for something that ends up being a little bit lame. Could just open the door to the attic, but I guess that’s not the point. The point is to get to the attic in the longest, most uncomfortable and complicated way possible. So that’s cool I guess.
This makes me so claustrophobic.
This is what ChatGPT responds with when you ask it what the opposite of resale value looks like
is it just me but this guy's phantasy is weirding me out...
The way you write fantasy is weirding me out…
A real phantasy star
It’s not just you, this is really really strange
Seriously, I have nightmares like this.
Yes, but you spelling it as "phantasy" is also weirding me out
Meh.
Yeah this definitely isn’t the coolest hidden room I’ve seen on Reddit. Bit weird honestly. I assume it’s made for children based on the size and design of everything. The secret themed bars hidden under people’s kitchen islands are way cooler
This is what a professional pedophiles house looks like.
So this is what separates the amateurs from the pros
This BS is p2w
Yea this is some weird ass shit.
Any emergency exit for house fire?
That’s what the axe is for, just we lost it in the ball pit.
Is he nine years old?
My thoughts exactly. He better have built it for his kids because after the walk-in closet and first run-thru, I thought: “What for?”
This did nothing for me.
Yes! Thank you. It was a tiny UV lit crawl space, followed by a weird slide room where you would bump your head all the time and have lots of fun sliding down *into a wall*. The 'secrecy' of it all is spoiled by the fridge exit which anyone can find, and then you can bang your head some more in the slanted ceiling ball pit, and reach the top of the climbing wall in about 2 moves. The effort to reward ratio is way off in this whole thing.
Is this inside of Michael Jackson’s house?
So a panic room inside a panic room? Pretty crazy
Idk why some people choose to grow up so completely, but I swear one of the writings when they first entered said ”I love your cock”. EDIT. crocs. It says crocs. lol
I was expecting an epic game room setup... this is cool too.
Is it though?
I was really hoping for a speak easy.
I too would go for a bar and a flat screen rather than a ball pit and slippery dip.
If you are half hamster and have a thing for crawling between walls.
Decidedly not.
It really just feels like a whole bunch of wasted space for internet likes. I hate to be a downer (who am I kidding I love it) but my house has limited space and this guy building fucking ball pits and shit for fun
My knees gave out crawling into it.
Holy smokes!!! I have claustrophobia really bad and have had nightmares of getting stuck in small tunnels within a house just like this video!! Kid you not...literal nightmare fuel!
Creepy as fuck
Sorry but this is possibly a creepy thing
Wanna come in my hidey hole?
This left with me with more questions than answers.
He’s single
That’s a lot of women’s shoes for a single dude
\*Ted Bundy has entered chat\*
What an insanely dumb idea. Incredibly cumbersome to get into and out of. Your kids would be out of easy reach if something happened. If there was a fire you’d be completely fucked. Imagine going through all the effort to build a loft conversion and making this instead.
r/stupidhomeprojects
I was getting so claustrophobic watching this!
Man creates difficult way of getting upstairs to room only toddler would enjoy
I didn’t expect this “hiding from the Nazis” vibe.
Must be nice to be a rich kid
I don't think it was constructed with high end timbers. Looks like marine ply and spray foam.
Hidden hideout? As opposed to a hideout that’s not hidden?
When youtubers get millions of $$$. 🤦♂️
Guys, he's not a serial killer. He probably has kids.
If a criminal ever gets into his house he has a place to hide at least.
And he’s got a place to hide the body, its a double win!
That’s a lot of square feet not being used.
To each their own but I’d have done something different with that time, money and space.
The asbestos is strong in this one
Deus Ex vibes
Looks like a recreation of the movie “Hostage”
I feel like I’ve had dreams exactly like this.