The Time Has
Come
FINALLY…. Solid steel in ground certified, tested, and approved storm
shelters that are engineered, fabricated, and installed in the southeast!
If you have been considering storm protection for you and your family, look
no further. SteelSafe Shelters are at the forefront of storm
protection and our shelters contain some of the most innovative features and
the highest install standards on the market today.
Our flush, solid steel models are designed to be installed inside a new or
existing carport or garage, and take up no space from your usable area. This
shelter design is installed under your concrete floor in the garage or
carport (yes, existing homes also) and you park your vehicle right over the
top of it. Amazingly, our dual lid design not only provides two methods to
exit your shelter in emergency situations but also allows you to enter your
shelter without having to move your vehicle when a quick entry is necessary.
This is a great feature should you be asleep when the awful sound of weather
siren awakes you, leaving you little or no time to be prepared. And the best
part, with our in ground flush shelter, you never have to get out in the
storm to retreat to the safety of your shelter.
Our outdoor models are designed for those who might not have a covered
garage or carport. This shelter model, like the flush model, is a solid
steel unit and is one of the most advanced and well thought out exterior
shelters available.
When considering the design, test results, features, and installation
requirements; we feel that you will quickly see that a SteelSafe Shelter
is simply the choice that makes sense!
Steel Safe Shelters Advantages
This product line was developed, designed, and engineered to be the safest
and most user friendly shelter on the market today while providing the
highest level of occupant protection.
We believe that you will quickly see that we met our objectives. Below is a
summary of the key components in underground steel shelters.
Flush Steel Shelters (Under Slab In Garage/Carport)
- Exterior Coating -
To protect against rust and corrosion, all SteelSafe Shelters are
sprayed with coal tar epoxy. This is the same epoxy that the US Army Corp of
Engineers requires that oil rigs apply to any steel that is below the water
level.
-Anchor System -
SteelSafe Shelters were designed with the highest standard of
anchoring in mind. No other shelter on the market has install guidelines as
stringent as our shelters. Our regular and medium shelter both require 8 pcs
of #4 rebar each as standard while our X Large model requires 18 pcs of #4
rebar as standard (retro installs, under existing slab). This serves as
added measures to prevent your unit from ever being pulled out of the ground
or floating.
-The Lids -
Some companies will tell you that a single lid is the safest way to go. You
can decide this for yourself. A single lid shelter has one way out, and one
way only. Besides that, it opens outside of itself, requiring several feet
of unobstructed area to open at all. Our double lid system opens within
itself (contained completely within the shelter top) and has a normal
operating door on the front and another emergency exit door on the rear.
Both doors are fully removable by hand ( two adults) should you need to have
an emergency exit. A single lid would be weigh too much for even several
typical adults to raise off of the shelter top by hand. Furthermore, as an
added benefit and to give the occupants additional “peace of mind”, all of
our shelter models come standard with a 4’ come along and a fabricated hook
on the back wall. Should the worse possible situation happen ( your car is
moved over onto the door or a very large tree is blown down on the door, you
have added options with assistance to open the door. Simply connect the come
along to the rear hook that is fabricated on the back wall and the other end
of the come along to the door and just crank the door open.
- Ventilation -
Every SteelSafe Shelter is standard with our battery powered air
induction system. This system mounts right to the top of the shelter on the
inside, directly to an air vent, and draws air into the shelter from the
outside and circulates the air throughout the shelter. Also included with
this system as standard is a fluorescent light to provide ample lighting
within the shelter. This system operates on 8 “D” batteries and can run
continuously for 24 hours.
- Exterior Lock -
Included as standard with every SafeSteel Shelter is a factory
installed, exterior keyed lock. This exterior lock serves two critical
features. It allows you the ability to store guns, jewels, important
documents, and other valuables inside your shelter, like an underground
safe. But probably more importantly, this lock allows you to lock your unit
to keep the neighborhood children from playing inside it, and possibly
injuring themselves and the liability of that situation possibly happening.
We encourage you to compare our standard safety features and benefits to any
other unit on the market today. really….. the choice is simple.
Standard
Dimensions
- Regular -
3' Wide X 6' Long X 4.5' Deep – Suitable For 8 People
(Available For Both Existing Homes And New Construction )
- Medium -
4' Wide X 7' Long X 4.5' Deep – Suitable For 10 People
( Available For Both Existing Homes And New Construction )
- Extra Large -
5' Wide X 8' Long X 5' Deep – Suitable For 14 People
( Available For Both Existing Homes And New Construction )
Tested &
Approved
All of our shelter models meet or exceed to requirements to qualify for
available funding and grants that are available through FEMA, ADEM, or your
county EMA. This includes:
Certified Test Results (Texas Tech Wind, Science, Engineering, & Debris
Impact Test)
Engineer Certified and Stamped Blue Prints and Drawings
Exceeds FEMA 320/361 guidelines for storm shelters
Exceeds ICC-500 guidelines for storm shelters
Exceeds ASTM 330 guidelines for static pressure testing
50 year corrosion warranty
