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Serious question - how to storm-proof my interior bathroom?
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:11 pm
I'm going to renovate an interior bathroom right in the middle of my home soon and was wondering if it would be worth my while to go ahead and try to make the walls and ceiling more sturdy in case of a tornado. It's clearly already the best place of my home for us to head in the event of a tornado but I just can't fathom how some 2x4 studs surrounded by sheetrock is going to make the room stronger than the rest of the home.
I was thinking of stripping the walls down to the studs and adding 1/2" plywood then covering that with sheetrock and doing the same to the ceiling. Would plywood really strengthen the room that much or would I be wasting my time? What about cement board instead of plywood?
Anyone else have better tips?
I was thinking of stripping the walls down to the studs and adding 1/2" plywood then covering that with sheetrock and doing the same to the ceiling. Would plywood really strengthen the room that much or would I be wasting my time? What about cement board instead of plywood?
Anyone else have better tips?
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Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:12 pm to TDsngumbo
Put on a football helmet and get in the bathtub with a mattress on top of you.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:14 pm to TDsngumbo
Build a basement instead.
You can put a pool table and bar in it for the other 99.99% of the time.
You can put a pool table and bar in it for the other 99.99% of the time.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:14 pm to TDsngumbo
I would use thick durrock and double up the studs. Just daughterboard each stud.
Cover with 3/4 concrete board.
Be hard to knock it out.
Though you get a direct f5, that's it go matter what.
My house took a direct f2 or f3 in Katrina.
Lost my second floor, the opposite of every one else I know who lost their bottom floor.
Cover with 3/4 concrete board.
Be hard to knock it out.
Though you get a direct f5, that's it go matter what.
My house took a direct f2 or f3 in Katrina.
Lost my second floor, the opposite of every one else I know who lost their bottom floor.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:16 pm to TDsngumbo
You could just have a safe room installed. It is common for safe rooms to also cross as pantries or other very small spaces in your home. I’m not sure where you’re at or who sells them in your area, but they can certainly be found in Arkansas, OK, and TX. They do the install for you. Most will withstand EF5 winds and they will bolt heavily to your foundation.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:18 pm to Jim Rockford
And don't forget to close the window.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:25 pm to TDsngumbo
shoes... grab your shoes....
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:29 pm to TDsngumbo
Think plywood is going to stop a telephone pole or car? Gotta beef it up for real if you are serious about it.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:45 pm to TDsngumbo
Just spit balling here:
- Straps going to top and bottom plates
- Heavy-duty window glass and bolt window in
- Add screws to the nailed in studs
- Add blocks between studs
- Thicker plywood on walls
- Metal mesh on out-facing wall and ceiling
- Straps going to top and bottom plates
- Heavy-duty window glass and bolt window in
- Add screws to the nailed in studs
- Add blocks between studs
- Thicker plywood on walls
- Metal mesh on out-facing wall and ceiling
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:50 pm to TDsngumbo
Did you assume that people would Interpret your question as a joke of some sort?
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:53 pm to TDsngumbo
Have you ever seen what a tornado does to a structure? 1. It is nothing like a hurricane, a tornado is unbelievably worse
2. If your bathroom is not underground, it doesn't matter what you "reinforce" it with, the tornado is gonna destroy it.
It will rip your whole house including the reinforced bathroom off the slab.
This post was edited on 4/13/18 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:54 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:55 pm to Hammertime
quote:
Just spit balling here:
- Straps going to top and bottom plates
- Heavy-duty window glass and bolt window in
- Add screws to the nailed in studs
- Add blocks between studs
- Thicker plywood on walls
- Metal mesh on out-facing wall and ceiling
That's a lot of additional work when he'll just probably get sucked out of his skylight anyway.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 2:02 pm to White Roach
quote:
That's a lot of additional work when he'll just probably get sucked out of his skylight anyway.
Someone’s been paying too much attention to my posts
Posted on 4/13/18 at 2:37 pm to TDsngumbo
Take the tires off and anchor the entire trailer to the ground. Don't forget to turn the trampoline upside down.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 2:42 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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It will rip your whole house including the reinforced bathroom off the slab.
Some of them can withstand it. Someone just in the last week or so posted a pic of one of the storm boxes put inside someone's house in Tuscaloosa that was left standing when the entire house around it was ripped away.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 3:10 pm to Napoleon
quote:How does one only lose their bottom floor
Lost my second floor, the opposite of every one else I know who lost their bottom floor.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 3:42 pm to Cold Drink
Flooding
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:21 pm to TDsngumbo
If all of the walls are shear walls, anchored very well with capable uplift connectors on the ceiling joists you can make something that handles some serious wind. Fasteners are gonna be the most critical, you'll need a frickton.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:31 pm to TDsngumbo
Twister Pod 4 ft. x 6 ft. Tornado Storm Shelter. $3,137 at Home Depot.
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