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The Wood Tornado Shelter

Published Thursday, June 28, 2018

The Wood Tornado Shelter

The United States experiences more tornado activity than any other country in the world. Engineers at the USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) have developed a residential wood tornado shelter that meets industry safety standards and can be built in an existing home by advanced DIYers. This TechSpec presents an overview of this tornado shelter’s design and construction process. The step-by-step Construction Guide can be used by advanced DIYers and remodelers to build this shelter room design in an existing home.

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