When severe weather threatens, individuals and families need advance warning and protection from the dangerous forces of extreme winds. Individuals and communities in high-risk tornado and hurricane areas need structurally sound shelters and early alert systems.

In general, residential safe rooms may be built onsite in a new or existing home or may be manufactured units delivered to the site and installed. A safe room may be built or installed anywhere in a house, but it must be a "room within a room" (a self supporting structure.)

It's walls, ceiling, and floor must be structurally separate from the rest of the house or building so that even if the surrounding structure is destroyed, the safe room will be left intact.

In the event of severe weather, the occupants of a house equipped with an internal safe room is able reach the shelter without having to leave the house and risk exposure to high winds, flying debris, lightning, or other storm conditions. For those reasons, the occupants of a house equipped with an internal safe room are more likely to protect themselves adequately. Installation Photos

 

 

An increasing number of homeowners are building safe rooms to protect their families from the high winds of hurricanes, or because they are unsure whether they will be able to safely evacuate an area.

However, homeowners in flood-prone or storm surge areas should evacuate to provide safety for themselves or their families when a hurricane threatens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We fabricate our own safe rooms doors and safe room products in our facility in Royse City, Texas.

From here we can either ship units on a pallet as a kit or we can travel to install in many areas.

Above is a small Boom Truck off loading a pre-built safe room to be installed into an existing garage. Rollers are used to move the unit in position. Once moved and located, the safe room is anchored into the concrete using two part epoxy and high strength wedge anchors. Electrical may be plumbed in by an electrician if lighting is ordered with the safe room.

• 3/16" or 1/4" thick steel panels.
• 3/16" or 1/4" A36 plate Safe Room Door with security locks.
• Secured to Concrete Slab using patented Anchoring.
• (4) 1/2" dia. grade 5 bolts per panel for assembly.
• Electrical Conduit and Lighting (optional)
• May be set up as a hidden room with additional door.
• 2 doors may be installed for entry from another room.
• Exceeds FEMA specs. and engineering.
• May be installed in an existing room or inside a closet.
• Fire resistant materials may be added.
• May be self installed (with proper tools).

 

example of modular safe room built into a closet in home

Hurricane Preparedness

Safe Room Considerations-

Extreme windstorms in many parts of the country pose a serious threat to buildings and their occupants. Your residence may be built “to code,” but that does not mean it can withstand winds from extreme events such as tornadoes and major hurricanes.

Our stand alone safe rooms for new construction may be manufactured to the size of the closet or room of new constructed home. If your in the process of building a home we can design our safe rooms around your floorplan design.

 

 

Our safe room kits may be installed into an existing closet then anchored to the concrete slab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two pictures above show a pre-built stand alone safe room with electronic keypad and three deadbolts. The lower photo is a relocatable evidence room located on a second story building (concrete floor) which can double as a safe room for employees when needed.

 

 

Our safe rooms are generally equipped with 3 heavy duty hinges with commercial grade deadbolts (3 that are keyed alike) or internal sliders and one commercial locking entry handle.

We can also install electric keypad locks or biometric entry devices that may be installed in our doors

Electrical sockets, lighting, communication lines, and other types of options may be added at customers request.

Hurricane Preparedness

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Individuals and communities in high-risk tornado and hurricane areas need structurally sound shelters and early alert systems. A small interior room above grade is the best location for a safe room.

Safe rooms are often used for other non-emergency purposes. Bathrooms and large closets are a frequent choice.

Because warning times for tornadoes can be very short, quick access to the safe room is important in choosing location. If the owners have any special accessibility needs these should be considered in the location and design of the safe room.

 

*Delivery and/or installation outside 100 mi radius Dallas area quoted on size and distance.

*Free delivery and installation within 100 mi radius Dallas area.

Custom size safe rooms is our specialty-

Know Your Risk And Have A Safe Place To Go… with time to get there when severe weather threatens, individuals and families need advance warning and protection from the dangerous forces of extreme winds. Individuals and communities in high-risk tornado and hurricane areas need structurally sound shelters and early alert systems. -