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Safe Rooms - Facts About Building a Safe Room in Your Home

Where do you go for safety when a windstorm threatens your home and family? One popular storm shelter is a safe room, a structure designed to withstand battering by even the most ferocious winds and the debris caught up in them.
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Building a Safe Room Storm Shelter
Where do you go for safety during a wind storm? One storm shelter choice is the safe room, a structure designed to withstand battering ferocious winds and the debris caught up in them. Find out how you can add a safe room to your new or existing home.
Safe Room FAQ
FEMA provides a helpful FAQ sheet to help you learn more about building and using a safe room.
Stronger Homes Protect During Hurricane Season
This article from Realty Times gives some insight into what features might help a home make it through a hurricane.

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