Tornado resistant homes

Building a tornado safe room will protect your family, your belongings and your property, as well as give you peace of mind if a disaster does occur in your area. In addition to natural disasters, a safe room also provides a safe shelter in the event of fire, a home invasion or break-in, or a terrorist attack.

While tornadoes can cause massive devastation, there are things we can do to make our homes more tornado resistant.

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It's time the average home buyer discovered what eccentric hippies and hobbit wannabees have long known: earth-sheltered houses are the way to go. These homes can be completely underground, or simply protected by earth on one side. Due to the earth "berms"

Family who lost house in Moore tornado building 'tornado-proof' home | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

If a tornado is approaching you, where is the safest place to go? It depends on where you are.

Hurricane Matthew is making big news this hurricane season. Meteorologists are saying it’s the most powerful Atlantic tropical storm in nearly a decade with winds of 145 miles per hour. Granted, more than a few homes along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean will be destroyed by the storm. What tiny houses are best

Tornado safe rooms and tornado storm shelters so you have somewhere safe to go when the next severe weather or tornado strikes - Huntsville Tornado Shelters

The Resilient House, designed by Canadian architecture firm Sustainable.TO, stands seven feet above the ground, has a flood-proof foundation?and the materials for building it cost less than...

Memorial Day weekend may conjure up carefree thoughts of the beginning of summer, but for many people across the country, June first marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. With…