Originally Posted by esshup
I know of 3 people that have tornado shelters. One in Oklahoma is built above ground but tied to the slab and is to Fed specs, another is in the basement with a 100% concrete room (+ a door and escape door that both open inward) and one had one put in the ground right next to the house. I'm thinking of seeing what I need to do to add one here. In the basement.

Scott, we did an add-on to our cabin about 3 years ago. I asked the builder if while he is here pouring concrete, if he could build a small "bait-house" to keep all the fishing stuff. He said "no problem, but if you want I can build a solid concrete room with concrete top with storm-shelter specs.Solid steel door with triple storm locks, breathing tubes. From the outside it won't look like a storm-shelter. i will make it look like it matches the new part of your cabin with the same stone veneer attached to storm shelter exterior wall and a metal roof on top of the concrete storm shelter top to match cabin.."

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