Gun Vault / Safe Room

[dennishoddy]

Sooooo, with that being said.....can anyone recommend a good OKC metro metal shop that does custom fabrication?

We have seen one of the tornado shelter builders at several of the home shows. They have the actual above ground shelter that went through the Moore F5 tornado on display with an actual photo of it standing on the slab with total destruction around it. The safe has scars, but is intact. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the company, but they are from Oklahoma.
During that tornado entire slabs were swept away, so if this one survived that, I'm wondering if it didn't have a seperate slab of its own that tied into the home slab?
Just speculating on that though.

 

[white92coupe]

We have seen one of the tornado shelter builders at several of the home shows. They have the actual above ground shelter that went through the Moore F5 tornado on display with an actual photo of it standing on the slab with total destruction around it. The safe has scars, but is intact. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the company, but they are from Oklahoma.
During that tornado entire slabs were swept away, so if this one survived that, I'm wondering if it didn't have a seperate slab of its own that tied into the home slab?
Just speculating on that though.

My gut tells me you are thinking of Oz Saferooms. There shelters are round with a domed top.

 

[dennishoddy]

My gut tells me you are thinking of Oz Saferooms. There shelters are round with a domed top.

I don't think this companies shelter had a domed top. Seems it was square.
This isn't one of them, but did dig up an interesting story.

Part of the terror of an EF5 tornado like the one that hit Moore on May 20 is the notion that nothing aboveground can survive a direct hit and the 200 mph winds that rip homes off foundations.

But that's not exactly true. Aboveground storm shelters held up exceptionally well in the tornado and could be a better choice than a traditional underground storm cellar, said Larry Tanner, a research associate at the National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University.

Tanner was among a team of researchers from the institute that toured the damaged areas after the Moore tornado. They examined how different types of structures held up in the storm, with particular attention given to storm shelters.

The institute tests and approves shelters for manufacturers based on standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They use giant air cannons to fire debris at speeds simulating strong tornadoes.

Tanner said researchers found 16 aboveground safe rooms or storm shelters in the damage path or near the damage path of the storm. All survived.

“They all performed great,” Tanner said. “We continue to have great success stories both in Joplin and in Oklahoma City.”

In some cases, all that was left after the tornado passed were the shelters. Tanner said aboveground shelters have had a hard time catching on in Oklahoma, where people have been told for decades that the safest place during a tornado is underground.

Moore Emergency Manager Gayland Kitch said there are 3,170 storm shelters registered in Moore. The vast majority are below ground.
https://newsok.com/article/3840636/...helters-stood-up-in-face-of-ef5-moore-tornado

 

[xseler]

We have seen one of the tornado shelter builders at several of the home shows. They have the actual above ground shelter that went through the Moore F5 tornado on display with an actual photo of it standing on the slab with total destruction around it. The safe has scars, but is intact. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the company, but they are from Oklahoma.
During that tornado entire slabs were swept away, so if this one survived that, I'm wondering if it didn't have a seperate slab of its own that tied into the home slab?
Just speculating on that though.

Perhaps "Survive-a-Storm"?

I witnessed this storm...….it was the angriest thing I've ever witnessed in my lifetime.

 

[dennishoddy]

Perhaps "Survive-a-Storm"?

I witnessed this storm...….it was the angriest thing I've ever witnessed in my lifetime.

You might be right. I don't know. Just did a google search and can't find any company that is showing that above ground safe as part of their advertisement, but I didn't look real long either.

 

[-Pjackso]

I used to be skeptical about above ground shelters, but this video changed my mind:

"Direct hit - Valley Storm Shelters"

 

[xseler]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Survive...ft-x-6-ft-Tornado-Shelter-SASAM0406/204999911

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Survive...6-ft-Tornado-Storm-Shelter-SASAS04D/205312401

 

[Oklahomabassin]

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Sooooo, with that being said.....can anyone recommend a good OKC metro metal shop that does custom fabrication?

Premiercraft Metal!

 

[undeg01]

 

[TwoForFlinching]

You might be right. I don't know. Just did a google search and can't find any company that is showing that above ground safe as part of their advertisement, but I didn't look real long either.

I remember seeing those steel rooms on empty slabs after the Piedmont F5.

I know https://www.oklahomashelters.net will do rooms up to 20x50 or so.