6/12/2023 0 Comments Framing around metal saferoomWhen building a conventional rectangular house with vertical walls, you can increase its strength, but don't expect it to withstand a direct hit by a tornado or hurricane. A concrete dome home is about the best design for withstanding the wrath of storms, but its exterior and interior do not look conventional. There are quite a few things your builder can do to make your house much stronger than code without making it look different. What are some building tips my builder should consider? - Ellen D. I want a conventional house, but I want it to be extra strong for safety during storms. You can pick up a door at our shop in Henderson, TN or for an additional charge have it shipped to your desired location.I am making the beginning plans for a new house. We are the manufacturer and sell to the public as well as contractors and dealers. A past order of 28 doors went to Peoria, IL for a project. 5 went to Alcorn County, MS for Community Shelter projects thru out the county. Large orders welcome and discounts considered for multiple doors ordered. We will then build the door to work with your existing opening. We can email you a questionnaire . Use it as a guide to provide some basic measurements. If you need the door made for the opening you have already formed, we can accommodate this request. The door is built with weld studs extending from the 2X4 tube steel that allow embedment of the studs into the pour of your shelter or to extend into the concrete block wall in order to be encompassed with the concrete backfill pour. The SafeDoor is available with a weld stud design if the face attachment is not preferred method to embed or attach the door to the shelter. These are difficult to ship with the door and easy to attain at a local hardware store. *We do not provide the anchors for the door system. The door is painted using a Farrel Calhoun product in color Moth Wing.Īnchorage is achieved with 1/2"X4" minimum embedment wedge anchors set into solid concrete wall or 1/2"X4" minimum embedment sleeve anchors if the wall is block with concrete to backfill. Anchorage is made thru the angle iron frame face and into the wall behind. The door opens and locks with a single turn that sets 3 steel cams one in the top jam, one at the latch side, and one into the bottom jam plate. This trim can be achieved with wood after the door is mounted and attached. It is made to set into the opening and upon the face of a concrete shelter within your home or a concrete block type shelter. It does not have an interior trim. This assembly is set into a 4" angle frame. Steel Storm Shelters LLC FEMA 320 Storm Shelter doors are made of 1/4 plate steel on a steel tubing frame. Our door is welded to hinges which are then welded to the door frame. The door was tested as a complete unit jam, door, and locking system. FEMA 320 designates typical residential use. This is the same door style that is used upon our SafeRoom storm shelters. The Tornado Tamer SafeDoor is Texas Tech tested and 3rd party certified by a professional engineer for use in FEMA 320 settings upon concrete pour or concrete block shelters. * Structural Engineer stamped for meeting all FEMA 320 guidelines.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |