Amidst the debris in the path of the EF-5 tornado that tore through Moore we found safe rooms that survived; both above and below ground. But we wanted to know whether above or below ground is ...

Thinking about adding a panic room to your home? Here’s what it really costs—and what factors drive the price up or down.

They researched the government guidelines for building a reinforced room to withstand winds of 250 mph and built their own above-ground tornado safe room out of reinforced concrete. It saved their ...

An above-ground residential safe room is pictured amid debris from the EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. Submitted photo Hoosier homeowners who want to build a tornado ...

For homeowners, a certified above-ground safe-room may be the best solution. "First you need a good 4-inch slab, and the slab needs to be reinforced, and once we locate that we check for cracks ...

A room where you can store jewelry ... Many of the new shelters are above-ground $4,000-$15,000 prefabricated pads that can be bolted to the garage s concrete pad, or even installed inside ...

above-ground, concrete-reinforced safe room adjacent to the Tushka pre-school. A block away, about 100 other residents, their kids and their dogs in tow, rushed into the 90-year-old, below-ground ...

It’s that respect that motivated Camp to insist on a tornado safe room for her home. She went with an above-ground shelter made by Twister Safe in Neosho. “I feel a lot better knowing I have ...

A safe room refers to any above or below ground shelter designed, constructed, and installed in accordance with the most recent versions of FEMA Publications 320 and 361, as well as ICC 500 standards.

Part of that preparation sometimes includes a “panic room” or bunker to keep themselves safe in an emergency ... pre-fabricated options installed above-ground can be much more affordable ...