Everest Steel Safe Rooms
What Are Everest Steel Safe Rooms?
If you are building a new home or incorporating a new addition to your existing home, we have many options for you to include a steel safe room in new construction plans.
If you prefer to be above ground and have the convenience of entering your safe room from the inside of your home, we can virtually put your safe room in any room you choose as long as it has a concrete slab foundation.
Lake Martin Storm Shelters coordinates with your contractor so that your safe room doesn’t delay your build. We typically set the shelter as soon as the slab is poured so that your builder can start framing immediately. We then return to anchor the safe room after the concrete has cured (which takes approximately 21 days). We do not charge extra for this second visit.
If you plan to set your safe room in your garage and not frame around it we will install the safe room once your garage is finished out. We designed the Everest line to fit through a standard 7′ tall garage door.
If you prefer to be above ground and have the convenience of entering your safe room from the inside of your home, we can virtually put your safe room in any room you choose as long as it has a concrete slab foundation.
Lake Martin Storm Shelters coordinates with your contractor so that your safe room doesn’t delay your build. We typically set the shelter as soon as the slab is poured so that your builder can start framing immediately. We then return to anchor the safe room after the concrete has cured (which takes approximately 21 days). We do not charge extra for this second visit.
If you plan to set your safe room in your garage and not frame around it we will install the safe room once your garage is finished out. We designed the Everest line to fit through a standard 7′ tall garage door.
FEMA now states that having a safe room inside your home or garage offers the best protection because you don’t have to go out in the weather to seek safety. You will also spend the least amount of time in a safe room in your home as compared to other types of shelters.
4x5
Occupancy: Up to 6 people
4x6
Occupancy: Up to 8 people
4x8
Occupancy: Up to 10 people
5x8
Occupancy: Up to 13 people
6x8
Occupancy: Up to 16 people
Everest Safe Room Features
Integral anchor flange. The bottom 4” of the continuous walls are bent inward to form our anchor flange. Creates the strongest bond possible with the slab being anchored to – there is no weld or joint to fail.
Reinforced in all welded corners and vertically every 2’ along wall panels with ¼” 2”x2” angle steel.
Top vent covers are 8” structural channel that span from front to back for extra strength and protection. Our ceiling was tested as required by the new criteria – many older designs were not tested for falling impacts.
Our 6-point reinforced door features bent edges for additional strength, 2×2 welded angle top and bottom plus at each of the three 1” hardened steel slide bolts, commercial deadbolt keyed lock and three 8” welded hinges. Our superior door design not only survived projectile testing but remained fully functional after the mandated hits and still opened easily. Many door designs have passed the testing criteria sustaining damage within acceptable limits but few were still capable of being opened by hand.
Folding bench is standard.
Handicap accessible.
Primed and painted with industrial enamel in a neutral gray color. Custom colors available for a charge.
6’4” ceiling height, 6’7” overall height, designed to pass through a standard 7’ high garage door.
Anchored to your slab using 5” x 5/8” wedge anchors rated at over 14,000 lbs of force each.
Listed and labeled with ICC-ES
Tested by Intertek Labs to FEMA P-320/361 and ICC-500 standards including impact, wind and pressure testing.
100% ¼” A-36 steel plate and ¼” 2x2 steel angle.
6’7” overall height designed to roll through a standard 7’ garage door.
Add ½” to both length and width to get true outside dimensions.
Primed and painted with industrial enamel.
ADA compliant in-swing door features a keyed deadbolt for child safety plus three 1” hardened steel slide bolts and three 8” welded barrel hinges.
Everest safe rooms can be installed on an existing slab in your garage or shop as long as the slab meets minimum requirements and is in good condition. We will install a safe room in a carport if that’s your only option but again the slab must meet requirements and be in good condition. Often carport slabs are not heavy enough and do not provide an adequate foundation for a safe room. We need a flat surface with minimal stress cracking. Other things to look for are attic pull-down access and GFI outlets. Placing a safe room in front of an outlet is not an issue as long as it is not a GFI outlet. If your desired location is in front of a GFI outlet you should have an electrician move it prior to your install date.
We have two basic delivery methods: our drop deck trailer for normal garage installs with a paved driveway outside the garage or our tilt deck with a Bobcat for gravel driveways, steep approaches or new construction. Average installation time is 1 to 1-1/2 hours unless we run into an unusual situation.
Once the safe room is in the desired location we use a hammer drill and 5/8”x5” wedge anchors to secure the safe room to your slab. Once we have completed the installation we will go over the door and safe room with you to be sure you’re comfortable with everything.
We have two basic delivery methods: our drop deck trailer for normal garage installs with a paved driveway outside the garage or our tilt deck with a Bobcat for gravel driveways, steep approaches or new construction. Average installation time is 1 to 1-1/2 hours unless we run into an unusual situation.
Once the safe room is in the desired location we use a hammer drill and 5/8”x5” wedge anchors to secure the safe room to your slab. Once we have completed the installation we will go over the door and safe room with you to be sure you’re comfortable with everything.
If you are building a new home or incorporating a new addition to your existing home, we have many options for you to include a steel safe room in new construction plans.
If you prefer to be above ground and have the convenience of entering your safe room from the inside of your home, we can virtually put your safe room in any room you choose as long as it has a concrete slab foundation.
Lake Martin Storm Shelters coordinates with your contractor so that your safe room doesn’t delay your build. We typically set the shelter as soon as the slab is poured so that your builder can start framing immediately. We then return to anchor the safe room after the concrete has cured (which takes approximately 21 days). We do not charge extra for this second visit.
If you plan to set your safe room in your garage and not frame around it we will install the safe room once your garage is finished out. We designed the Everest line to fit through a standard 7′ tall garage door.
If you prefer to be above ground and have the convenience of entering your safe room from the inside of your home, we can virtually put your safe room in any room you choose as long as it has a concrete slab foundation.
Lake Martin Storm Shelters coordinates with your contractor so that your safe room doesn’t delay your build. We typically set the shelter as soon as the slab is poured so that your builder can start framing immediately. We then return to anchor the safe room after the concrete has cured (which takes approximately 21 days). We do not charge extra for this second visit.
If you plan to set your safe room in your garage and not frame around it we will install the safe room once your garage is finished out. We designed the Everest line to fit through a standard 7′ tall garage door.