Armored Closet | Tornado Shelter & Safe Room
Frequently Asked Questions
Keep Your Family Safe
What are Armored Closet tornado shelter and safe room's made out of?
The entire uni-body door module is made entirely of 1/4” steel plate. Hinged with 1/2” diameter stainless steel pin barrel hinges. Wall and ceiling panels are 3/16“ steel plate.
How are Armored Closet tornado shelters installed to be so secure?
3.75″ Concrete Anchor Bolts are secured to your concrete foundation and provide 4,660 lbs. of peak pull-out holding strength per bolt. Units range from 55,000 to 100,000 lbs. of tinsel pull-out strength.
What makes an Armored Closet safe room door safer than other shelter options?
3/16” F-5 Impact Channels are welded to the inside of the 1/4” plate steel door. They are strategically located to give impact strength to the 1/2” barrel hinges and hardware array.
What safety details do Armored Closet's feature that other shelters fall short in providing?
The Armored Closet features an F-5 Lever Guard, an exclusive feature for our company. Lever-Guard prevents the keyed lever handle from becoming a projectile produced by wind debris impacts.
How do Armored Closets protect your family in a burglary or home invasion?
Triple-Post F-5 LatchboltsTM can make all of the difference in a high threat situation where someone is trying to attack your family. Our triple-post, 3/4“ stainless steel pin F-5 Latchbolts combined with the Schlage Grade 1 Deadbolts give you superior security from burglary and home invasion.
Will my Armored Closet stay lit when the power goes out during storms?
Built in LED Lighting will ensure that your family will not be left in the dark with our super-bright, magnetically attached and battery-powered LED lighting system. 12-LED Track Light system with 3 rotating light heads.
Will my family be able to breathe if something falls on my Armored Closet tornado shelter?
Armored Closet Airway Vent-Shield Vent slots (located at the top of entry door) are protected from wind debris by our exclusive Vent-Shield welded to the interior side of door.
Is Keyless Entry an option for my Armored Closet?
Armored Closets can be outfitted with an Optional Electronic Door Lever. Add an extra layer of safety by replacing the standard keyed door lever to a digital, keyless entry.
Can I add a FIRE-SAFE to my Armored Closet?
Yes, an Armored Closet can be fitted with an Optional FIRE-SAFE Vault. The SentrySafe FIRE-SAFE offers 1-hour of UL classified fire protection and is also ETL verified for 1-hour of fire protection for CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and USB drives. Safes are protected with security code and are secured with four grade 8 bolts fastened to safe bracket with lock-nuts on back side of unit.
Can my Armored Closet come with a built in gun safe?
Yes, your Armored Closet can be outfitted with an optional Winchester 10-Gun Safe. Armored Closets are designed to accommodate the Winchester 10-Gun model. 9.3 cubic feet of safe storage designed to hold 10 long guns. The 200 lbs. safe offers six 1″ locking bolts, providing security on two sides of the door. These Gun Safes are Proudly made in Fort Worth, Texas.
How was your Ballistics Test for Armored Closet conducted?
A test chamber was developed containing a 3/16″ metal plate. We fired a semi-automatic handgun with 45 caliber and 9mm bullets to demonstrate the strength of the Armored Closet!
What were the results of the 45 Cal. Ballistic Test on Armored Closet?
Tested against a 45 caliber semi-automatic handgun/brass/full metal jacket round fired at point blank range (distance of 48”). The bullet produced a 1/16” impression and bent the test plate 1/4″ steel armor door with no penetration. Bullet shattered and flattened.
What were the results of the 9mm Ballistic Test on Armored Closet?
Tested against a 9mm semi-automatic handgun using a 124 gr / brass / full metal jacket round fired at point blank range (distance of 48”). Produced a 1/64” impression and zero penetration. Bullet shattered and flattened.
We are very pleased with the installation of the Armored Closet. The gentlemen who completed the installation were obviously very competent and extremely careful in getting the components into the house and closet and installing it. We are very pleased with their workmanship and the product.
I cannot thank you enough. This has really eased my mind and I feel much better knowing I have a safe place to go in the event of a storm. And if, God forbid, there is a storm big enough to level my house, and the closet is the only thing left standing…I will take a photo of the closet for you to use as proof that it lives up to its promise!
We are very pleased about our installation & hope we never have to use. The gentlemen that came were very courteous, knowledgeable, on time. My husband isn’t as skidish as I am about weather, but I am so very thankful the installation was done so quickly. So much relief off my shoulders & very blessed to have an Armored Closet. Thank you so much & bless all of you.
Just wanted to let you know my safe room looks absolutely perfect I couldn’t be more pleased with the look of the product and the quality of the materials. The installers were very friendly and professional they all did an awesome job making sure everything fit correctly. Thank you for helping make this happen before the storm season is upon us.
We Googled tornado shelters in existing homes and up came Armored Closet! We checked them out and had our son, who has an emergency management degree, check them out and finally ordered one. They had to bring it from Texas, but it was worth it!
David, installation completed! David and Ben were great and did a great job with a difficult installation… guns & ammo safely locked away.
After the spring tornado just south of DFW and north of us in Oklahoma City, I found Armored Closet on the Internet. David was able to customize the shelter to fit inside the contours of my under stairs closet. His personal attention made the difference in getting a shelter into the space I needed. They take great pride in their work!
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Be Safe and Secure with your Family in a FEMA Certified Armored Closet. This Affordable and Reliable F-5 Tested Tornado Shelter is Built Strong with 100% Steel Inside of your Home.