Comments on: Tornado protection: Storm rooms https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/#comment-1679 mcfly Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:20:26 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1404#comment-1679 Remember to glue down some carpet for the cats to hold onto (I recommend a good contact cement). And 2 litter boxes, one for them and one for...well, perhaps I've said too much... Remember to glue down some carpet for the cats to hold onto (I recommend a good contact cement).

And 2 litter boxes, one for them and one for…well, perhaps I’ve said too much…

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/#comment-1639 TB Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:13:54 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1404#comment-1639 It just has to be big enough to hold you and your cats, like the lady in the article. Trying to plumb it might be difficult, but I'm no expert. You could also outfit it as a storage closet (don't fill it up!) or better yet, a pantry. Even the small ones probably cost more than $5,000, but it can be added to the value of your home as an improvement and maybe financed as a home improvement, too. Heck, if you work out of your home as a writer, you might be able to deduct it as a home office expense. It just has to be big enough to hold you and your cats, like the lady in the article. Trying to plumb it might be difficult, but I’m no expert. You could also outfit it as a storage closet (don’t fill it up!) or better yet, a pantry.

Even the small ones probably cost more than $5,000, but it can be added to the value of your home as an improvement and maybe financed as a home improvement, too. Heck, if you work out of your home as a writer, you might be able to deduct it as a home office expense.

]]> By: Eri https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/#comment-1603 Eri Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:45:28 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1404#comment-1603 Actually, that's perfect for me. My house is built on a concrete slab so all they'd have to do is bolt it down. Then I'd get the plumbing installed at my convenience. And voila! 2nd bathroom and storm shelter. Then if anyone asked me where I was when the tornado hit, I can truthfully, "I was on the pot." Now, whether they might think I'd been smokin' sheet or something else is not my responsibility. :-) I could invite the neighbors over for a pot party if they needed shelter during a tornado warning. Of course, I don't know how many I could fit into a 4X4. Maybe I should opt for a 4X6. Truthfully, I'm eying a spot in my living room between the front door and my desk where the computer is. Where my desk is used to be a 3rd bedroom (a small one). Former owners removed the wall and made an elongated living room. Actually, that’s perfect for me. My house is built on a concrete slab so all they’d have to do is bolt it down. Then I’d get the plumbing installed at my convenience. And voila! 2nd bathroom and storm shelter. Then if anyone asked me where I was when the tornado hit, I can truthfully, “I was on the pot.” Now, whether they might think I’d been smokin’ sheet or something else is not my responsibility. :-)

I could invite the neighbors over for a pot party if they needed shelter during a tornado warning. Of course, I don’t know how many I could fit into a 4X4. Maybe I should opt for a 4X6.

Truthfully, I’m eying a spot in my living room between the front door and my desk where the computer is. Where my desk is used to be a 3rd bedroom (a small one). Former owners removed the wall and made an elongated living room.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/#comment-1596 TB Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:17:22 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1404#comment-1596 One problem is it has to be mounted directly onto a concrete slab. This is probably why a lot of them end up in garages. I suppose you could make a storage shed in the back yard out of one on a poured slab or something. One problem is it has to be mounted directly onto a concrete slab. This is probably why a lot of them end up in garages. I suppose you could make a storage shed in the back yard out of one on a poured slab or something.

]]> By: Eri https://habitablezone.com/2011/06/04/tornado-protection-storm-rooms/#comment-1593 Eri Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:07:24 +0000 http://184.73.169.189/?p=1404#comment-1593 I want one. I just have to figure out where to put it. I could actually make a 2nd bathroom in my little house. And therein is the problem, it's a little house. I could put it in the end of my spare bedroom since it's a guest room and then guest would would have their own toilet/sink & shower. Or I could replace my bathroom with one but I'd probably have to move out for a couple of days or more. I'se lose the bathroom window but that's a small price to pay for security during tornado season. Oh, and of course, I have to figure out how to pay for it. Heh. I want one. I just have to figure out where to put it. I could actually make a 2nd bathroom in my little house. And therein is the problem, it’s a little house. I could put it in the end of my spare bedroom since it’s a guest room and then guest would would have their own toilet/sink & shower. Or I could replace my bathroom with one but I’d probably have to move out for a couple of days or more. I’se lose the bathroom window but that’s a small price to pay for security during tornado season.

Oh, and of course, I have to figure out how to pay for it. Heh.

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