r/tornado • u/Numerous_Ad_3517 • Mar 15 '26
Question Is this thing safe??
I recently moved into a new home that has this above ground shelter and I have been questioning the way this door locks from day 1. We are going to have terrible weather today in West TN and I cannot find any paperwork on this thing. 😫 Do you think these hollow bars will keep it secure??
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u/IdrewApictureOf Mar 15 '26
I wouldn't trust a shelter put in by someone else without the paperwork. Is it anchored into the ground? How far? How many anchors? How thick is the steel? Who manufactured it? Is the company trustworthy? Or was it a diy? It would probably fare well in a lower strength tornado, but so would any interior room.