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Frequently Asked Questions
When is the best time to buy a storm shelter?
What happens if the house collapses on top of my storm shelter after a tornado?
Survive-A-Storm off our proprietary StormWarn Service with every shelter. If a tornado touches down in your area, we will attempt to be sure you are safe. If we are unable to contact you or your emergency contacts, we notify emergency crews and send them the exact GPS coordinates of your shelter so provide assistance.
If I have a basement or interior bathroom why do I need a storm shelter?
Tornadoes can be strong enough to destroy houses, and tear up even the strongest floor framing. Flying debris can punch through wood beams in excess of eight inches thick. Survive-A-Storm residential storm shelters have been tested to withstand an EF5 tornado, and are manufactured to be in compliance with FEMA 320 standards.
Do I have to move my vehicle to get into my garage cube?
Where can I see your storm shelters?
How many storm shelters have you manufactured?
What if lightning strikes my unit?
Michael Faraday invented the “Faraday Cage” in 1836 to protect against electrocution. In fact, electrical lineman wear a Faraday Cage when working on high-voltage lines. All of our shelters are a Faraday Cage and the result is the electrical charge is eliminated from the interior, providing lighting protection from the shelter.
Do you offer handicapped accessible tornado shelters?
How does the tornado shelter door open if debris falls on it?
Will my cell phone work inside the tornado shelter?
Do you produce commercial storm shelters?
Where can I put a TwisterPod or Extreme safe room?
Do you offer financing for your storm shelters?
Do you offer financing for customers with poor credit?
Where are your storm shelters made?
How do you determine the amount of people your storm shelter will fit?
Can my above ground shelter be moved if I sell my home?
Will a shelter add value to my home?
Why is it important for a storm shelter company to be an NSSA member?
Which items should I keep inside my storm shelter?
How are your storm shelters vented?
Which is safer, a below ground or above ground tornado shelter?
How is your GarageCube different from other garage models?
We have several reasons our garage cube is superior:
- It is encased in 5″ of concrete to mitigate against floating
- The oversized door provides a more aesthetic look than seeing patched concrete
- It comes standard with removable steel benches/steps, storage locker, and winch
- It contains a sacrificial anode to protect against galvanic corrosion
- It comes with the strongest lid in the industry
- The Geolocator service is included
Do your underground tornado shelters condensate?
How do you treat the condensation in a below ground storm shelter?
Are your units FEMA 320 and/or FEMA 361 compliant?
Are your units ICC500 compliant?
Have your units passed the Texas Tech wind research institute testing replicating an F5 storm?
Will your shelters stand-up to an EF5 tornado?
What is the warranty on your tornado shelters?
Our tornado shelters and safe rooms carry a limited lifetime warranty.
What is the advantage of steel tornado shelters over concrete tornado shelters?
What is the advantage of steel tornado shelters over fiberglass?
What keeps it from rusting?
How does the tornado shelter door open if debris falls on it?
Do you have electrical entrances in your storm shelters?
What keeps the door on your tornado shelters from opening in a storm?
Are your tornado shelter doors lockable from the outside?
How are your storm shelters vented?
What is the gauge of steel?
Which is safer, a below ground or above ground tornado shelter?
Will I need a building permit to install my tornado shelter?
Do you deliver your storm shelters?
Yes, we deliver to the lower 48 states with our own special equipment and keep storm shelters in stock for immediate pick-up in most of our five locations.
Do you install the tornado safe room, or do I have to install my safe room?
We have factory install teams that install our tornado shelters throughout tornado alley.
Do you pour the concrete for the safe room?
We do not pour concrete.
Where can I install a storm shelter?
How long does it take to install a storm shelter?
When you install a storm shelter is there a mess to clean up?
How deep do you bury your underground tornado shelters?
Can I install a tornado shelter myself?
Depending on your knowledge of construction you could reference our online YouTube videos and install your shelter.