The Tornado Tamer Safe Door is available with a weld stud design if the face attachment is not preferred method to embed or attach the door to the shelter. These are difficult to ship with the door and easy to attain at a local hardware store. *We do not provide the anchors for the door system. The door is painted using a Farrel Calhoun product in color Moth Wing.Īnchorage is achieved with 1/2"X4" minimum embedment wedge anchors set into solid concrete wall or 1/2"X4" minimum embedment sleeve anchors if the wall is block with concrete to backfill. Anchorage is made thru the angle iron frame face and into the wall behind. The door opens and locks with a single turn that sets 3 steel cams one in the top jam, one at the latch side, and one into the bottom jam plate. This trim can be achieved with wood after the door is mounted and attached. It is made to set into the opening and upon the face of a concrete shelter within your home or a concrete block type shelter. It does not have an interior trim. This assembly is set into a 4" angle frame. The door is made of 1/4 plate steel on a steel tubing frame. The door was tested as a complete unit jam, door, and locking system. FEMA 320 designates typical residential use. This is the same door style that is used upon our SafeRoom, SafeShed, and HillSide shelters. The Tornado Tamer SafeDoor is Texas Tech tested and 3rd party certified by a professional engineer for use in FEMA 320 settings upon concrete pour or concrete block shelters. ** Doors are built of 1/4" plate steel upon a tube steel frame 4" angle iron frame for attachment to face of shelter, TTU tested Professional Engineer Stamped - states vary but are usually attainable upon request. It is reviewed, approved, and stamped by a Professional Engineer. The Tornado Tamer™ SafeDoor™ was tested at Texas Tech Wind Science University and passed as a complete operating unit. It comes in several standard sizes but can be custom made to fit any opening. This steel door has been tested by Texas Tech and approved by FEMA, with a 320 rating, for its ability to resist a tornado. The Tornado Tamer™ is the ideal door for a Monolithic Dome.
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