Storm Shelters, Safe Rooms and Tornado Shelter Features

Features & Specifications

Panels/Door
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Material ..................10 gauge (0.143") hot rolled ASTM 1011-CS Type B steel
Fabrication .............Formed, punched, welded
Reinforcement ribs .............................¼” x 2”
Paint White powder coat finish
Weight
   26” x 78” ................................panels 89 lbs
   16” x 78” ................................panels 55 lbs
   30” x 72” reinforced steel ...........door 120 lbs
   36” x 78” steel door frame ...................50 lbs

Fasteners
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Bolts
   Interior ........3/8” Grade 8 hardness hex head
   Exterior........ 3/8” Grade 8 hardness carriage
   Anchors....... Hilti or comparable 3/8” concrete wedge anchor

Manufacturer warranty
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Material and workmanship ....................................5 yrs indoors / 2 yrs outdoors
Individual panel damage resulting from:

Tornado debris impact ....................Lifetime*
Use, abuse, DIY installs ......................none

*See warranty for complete details

Slab requirements
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Concrete

Strength ........................................Reinforced 3000# test
Minimum thickness ........................4” @ 256 sq ft surface
Minimum surface size ............safe room + 6” (with footers)

Design/Testing/Certification
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    Design protocol..............FEMA 320/ FEMA 361/ ICC-500
    Test protocol.............F5 Tornado Missiles: TTU Wind Science Center
    Certification...........Verified Compliant by National Storm Shelter Association

Tornado Alley Armor

Equals Texas Tech F5 Impact Record

Test_resized

Tornado Alley Armor 9

F-5 Tornado Debris 0

To achieve F5 certification at Texas Tech University, our shelter easily withstood four required F5 missile impacts (same as our competitors).....plus FIVE MORE IMPACTS AT OUR REQUEST!

That equals the greatest number of successful impact tests conducted on a single shelter at TTU Wind Science and Engineering Center!

Tornado Alley Armor is the smart, simple and affordable way to provide FEMA-rated severe weather protection for you, your family or your employees.

All panel, connector, and door components are formed from hot rolled 10-gauge plate steel, tested and certified exceedingly tough enough to stop airborne debris from a devastating F5 rated tornado.

Our simplistic panel design means that one panel shape, the standard 26” x 78” panel, is used to form the roof, back wall, side walls, and front wall of the safe room.

Panels are simply bolted together using Grade 8 harden steel hardware and anchored securely to your slab floor. The design is so simple, only the panels used for the door frame and door sub panel are different sizes.

This is an easy project for even a novice Do-It-Yourselfer.

All formed components come with an attractive and durable electrostatically-applied white powder coat finish.

Storm Shelters, Safe Rooms and Tornado Shelter Features

Features & Specifications

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