![]() There has been extensive testing and specific engineering effort put into the designs provided by FEMA, and the designs are vetted yearly by a committee of engineers who specifically work in this field. Understanding flying debris (missile) resistance is another that is often misunderstood. Structural isolation as mentioned above is just one example of the specific things necessary for success. Tornado design is definitely not just a matter of guessing and overkill. FEMA-361 is the commercial guideline and will not translate well to your construction types. ![]() The FEMA-320 guide is the one you want for reference specific to residential and retrofit residential designs. Its going to have tiled floors, granite counter top and some finished cabinets and "white / gray" is the color scheme. So what I am contemplating is what to use to skin the inside with? Plywood? 5/8 drywall? Hardi sheet? Do you think any of that will make a difference in a storm to reinforce the room? Whatever I use I have to be able to make it look like a finished surface not a barn. Thinking of using another exterior door on the other side for strength. The door on one side goes to the garage so its already an exterior door. We would be able to ride it out a bit with water and food. So I am thinking this seems like a good "box" to go to in case of hurricane or tornado emergency. The laundry will have a large sink in addition to the washer/dryer and I am building in a deep shelved "butler" pantry of sorts for food and kitchen ware storage. Its on the bottom floor and the house uses truss like beams for the second floor and its on a concrete foundation. The other 2 long walls are typical 2x4 and drywall. One wall is concrete block, the opposite wall is shared with a bathroom so it has mud job tiled wall on the back of it. Its the only fully interior room in the house and thinking about beefing it up to make a storm room. Eventually in the fall I am going to remodel our laundry room which will require gutting it to the studs.
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