Above Ground Safe Room

Due to the intended function of safe rooms and site specific conditions that need to be addressed it is fema s recommendation that a licensed design professional be involved.

Above ground safe room.

We are based in joplin missouri which means we know firsthand how critical it is to have a safe and trusted place to go for shelter during a tornado or other severe weather. In years past the recommendation was to always be underground in the event of a severe storm mainly because it was all we had. Our tornado shelters are also sturdier than traditional tornado and storm cellars. Familysafe offers a variety of fully tested and certified in ground and above ground storm shelters for you to choose to add into your home.

The whole structure is anchored to the base with no joints anchored to the ground by sheer weight. Call for a quote. However we believe based on professional research opinion that. Torshel offers underground storm shelters and above ground safe rooms in various sizes that meet or exceed fema s stringent safety standards.

It should also be constructed of heavy material that cannot be kicked in by an intruder or blown in by a storm. Winds can t get under the safe room to lift them. From an f5 tornado sustain no damage save lives. We manufacture and install modular above ground storm shelters and safe rooms.

A below ground safe room must be able to withstand flooding or water accumulation in the event of heavy rains. Why choose an above ground safe room. Valley storm shelters is a leading designer and manufacturer of safe rooms above ground storm shelters and storm shelters. Our safe room shelters are constructed to withstand 300 mph ground speed wind equivalent to that of an ef 5 tornado and have been tested by the texas tech wind science and engineering.

All our safe rooms are fema compliant texas tech approved. Proven stronger than an f5. We can even customize any safe room panic room as small as 4 x 4 or as large as 8 5 x 10. The standard sizes are 4 x 6 x 6 6 tall or 4 x 8 x 6 6 tall.

The only tornado saferoom to take a direct hit. Prefabricated safe rooms available for delivery. The door should open inwards in the event that a storm piles debris outside the door. Atlas safe rooms is the strongest choice for storm shelters and safe rooms.

The prescriptive plans for safe rooms provided in fema p 320 are not intended to be a substitute for a licensed design professional. Given our extensive steel manufacturing experience we set out. We would be happy to hear. We also manufacture tornado shelters hurricane shelters walk in safe rooms.

Above ground shelters can be. Our above ground safe room shelters offer you and your family protection and peace of mind when it comes to tornadoes or intruders. Today the argument still exists between above ground shelters and below ground shelters for severe storm protection. Familysafe ef5 tested above ground and in ground tornado shelters.