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Originally Posted by One Country Boy
Wade, I hope that you never need it...
BTW Wade, did you put anything in the walls for re-enforcement?
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I hope I don't either. The shelter is under the stairs that come from the first floor down into the basement. One wall is cinder block with earth fill behind it. The other is 2x4 with 1/2" plywood cover. There is no "ceiling" just the stairs, consisting of 4 stringers and the steps. The steps/stairs are "unfinshed" and made of 2x4 with plywood overlay. There is an open doorway from the furnace room into the space under the stairs.
So structurally were pretty good, and good from flying debris and projectile penetration. I am going to put some sheet rock in there, to help control the collection of dust and keep the place clean. Also if the house were taken out the sheet rock will help with dirt and insulation and so on raining down on us. And we can bust our way right through it if we needed to.