![]() The best solution is to build a safe room somewhere in the house or convert an existing room into one. We don’t all live is super safe areas or have the money to spend on expensive alarm systems or a new house in a safer part of town. I was recently asked to help someone design a panic room for they’re home which made me want to write this article. That’s something you can easily do yourself. ![]() ![]() But what about adding one to an existing house without doing a remodel. If your building a new home or remodeling an older one, it’s much easier to include a safe room in your design. There’s no need to tear out walls or door frames to get a shelter in there, and no need for “ cu$tom fit in$tallation $”, usually costing twice the price of a standard unit.A DIY safe room is typically built somewhere inside of an existing home. With our modular system it’s easy to carry all the components through any standard door in your home to any room with a concrete slab floor. You’d like to install a safe room inside your existing home? Lots of noise, lots of mess, and lots of potential damage to your driveway and property. These are only some of the typical types of equipment used by most safe room and storm shelter companies. So, when it comes to taking “other” shelters with you when you move to your new home …. You have no choice but to pay for their service to install their product, because you’re sure as heck not going to be able to do it yourself… that is unless you happen to be a heavy equipment contractor! All that heavy equipment isn’t free, and you’ll see that when you see their final invoice price. ![]() The other guys are either digging a huge hole in your yard or garage floor, or they’re bringing in a convoy of heavy equipment to extricate their product off the trailer and into your garage. You move away, and the shelter stays with its happy new owners. Their products are typically cumbersome concrete or welded steel boxes that can’t be altered without a welder, can’t be moved without expensive heavy equipment, or worse still…. Well, they design their shelters another way. Of course there are always little “tricks of the trade” that professional installers may use to make the job a little more efficient, but the tools listed are all you really need to get the job done…. No concrete saw, no backhoe, no cement truck, no forklift, no heavy duty trucks or trailers, no ruts in your yard, no fences to take down, no unsightly dirt mounds in the yard, and no mess before, during or after the installation. We even share techniques you can use to place the roof panels without assistance, but we recommend grabbing a friend if you can…it makes the work a lot more fun! Our easy to follow instructions give you tips and advice every step of the way. Tools you’ll need for an easy installation The better the tools, the faster and easier the job! You can mix and match the tools you have, borrow from a friend, or rent the best tools for the job at many of the big box home improvement stores. The only tools required to completely assemble and anchor our safe room to your concrete slab are shown here. Our Modular Bolt Together Safe Rooms are truly Do-It-Yourself Friendly For ease of installation, our modular bolted design is the gold standard of the safe room and storm shelter industry.
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