Texas Tech Safe Room Specs

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Texas tech safe room specs.

We can key the safe room storm shelter lock to match your house key. Part of an existing home s garage. The information below is for standard rooms in each hall. The prescriptive plans for safe rooms provided in fema p 320 are not intended to be a substitute for a licensed design professional.

Some rooms are not standard rooms corner rooms etc and there are some differences between standard rooms. 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. Our safe rooms meet or exceed fema standards and have passed the texas tech impact test. Impact tested at texas tech wind and science institute.

Your texas safe room can be installed as a separate exterior room. The safe rooms meet or exceed fema standards and have passed the texas tech impact test poured with a minimum of 6 000 psi concrete 4 thick walls and is poured with a rebar cage 7 6 x9 6 and 11 thick slab included on this style 36 steel door with three deadbolts door swings outward and can hinge left or right. Passed the texas tech impact test. Room dimensions and furnishings.

Concrete safe room specifications. Safe room storm shelter does meet and exceed fema guidelines. Community safe rooms differ widely in cost but single use safe rooms tend to range between 150 to 240 sf. These shelters can sit right on the ground.

Or in any room that is on a pre manufactured home s interior. Storm shelter safe room specifications. Our safe rooms come with a 36 steel door it is completely encased in steel our safe rooms have a steel floor they are secured with 5 long and 3 4 wide anchor bolts every 12 inches each anchor bolt has 10 000 lbs of sheer strength. Installed in 2 weeks in texas.

The following links are maintained by their respective organizations and provide lists and information on safe room door assemblies and components that have passed previous missile impact testing criteria. Our safe rooms meet and exceed fema guidelines and have passed the texas tech impact test. Custom built storm shelter safe room s. 2 piece above ground concrete safe room specifications.

Concrete is 5 000 psi. According to fema a typical 2 x 2 m 8 x 8 ft safe room can be constructed for under 10 000. Our safe rooms come with a 36 steel door. Little or no site preparation is needed.

The information below is provided as a general guide we recommend seeing the room first before cutting carpet to final size or making major decorating purchases. Rated for an ef5 tornado. The ul site also lists required design pressures and test rated pressures while the texas tech university site notes icc 500 pressures. Meets or exceeds fema 320 361 and icc 500 standards.