Why do in-home shelters cost more than the yard bunker?
In-home shelters are constructed differently than yard bunkers. The materials used, as well as the engineering and certification involved, yields a much safer product. The goal is to provide the best possible protection for your family, not cut corners to just “get a shelter.” 1. The FamilySAFE saferoom is constructed of solid plate steel and square steel tubing, which is far more costly than a few yards of concrete and some re-bar. 2. It is an engineered product, with professional engineer certification 3. It is assembled by certified welders, not by a few guys that can pour concrete. 4. Has passed all testing by the Texas Tech University Wind Engineering Program.
