FAQ
Q: What is a disaster resistant room?
A: A disaster resistant room prevents injury or death when there is a natural disaster or robbery. They also provide storage for valuables and people, from precious jewelry, weapons, documents and electronics to your loved ones.
Q: What are other names for disaster resistant rooms?
A: Disaster resistant rooms may be called safe rooms, escape rooms, hide-aways, sanctuaries, safe sheds, panic rooms, secure havens, storm shelters, bunkers, vaults, refuges, strongholds, and retreats.
Q: Can you design the DRR in a other buildings than a house?
A: Yes, I can DRRs in houses, offices, school campases, appartments, restaurants, churches and more.
Q: How safe is a DRR?
A: A DRR highly prevents injury or death, and provides safe storage for valuable items. It protects from dangereous thieves and natural disasters.
Q: Why should I have a DRR?
A: You should have a DRR because it provides protection in a moments notice.
Q: How much will it cost?
A: The cost will vary according to where located, and size.
The average price of a DRR is between 8,000 and 20,000 dollars.
Q: How long will it take to build a DRR?
A: It can take approximately thirty mintues to an hour to build a concrete DRR. It usally takes between one day to two weeks!
Q: How many people can fit in a DRR?
A: It depends on how large it is designed, but it should be able to accomodate at least twenty people.
Q: How fast could I get to the DRR if I was in general living locations?
A: On average you could get to in a minute or less. NOTE: It is impotant to practice getting to a safe room, so when in time of disaster you know the average time of getting there, and can reach it quickly.
Q: How big should the DRR be?
A: It depends on what you would like it to be but the average size is between Eight by Eight feet, or Fourteen by fourteen.
Q: How long should I stay in my DRR in a disaster?
A: It depends on the emergency, but if there is a fire, tornado, or hurricane it is best to wait for the information about the situation, and listen to the local authorities. If you can not receive any information, wait and stay where you are. If no help arrives stay calm, be encouraging, get as much information as you can on your situation. Use your senses. Get help if you can. Make sure you have air and sustenance; cautiously check if it is safe (after waiting for at least three hours). If you have others with you than the same rules apply.
Q: How long can I survive in the DRR?
A: It depends on how many people are with you, but for ten people, the maximum is four hours. Note: I will get the information you need for your DRR.
Q: What should I have in my DRR?
A: The items you should have in your safe room are first aid, water, food, functioning communication devices, radio, and flashlight none of these should be directly energy dependent.
Q: Where should the DRR be located?
A: It will depend on the lay out of your vicinity.
Q: Can it be a secret DRR?
A: Yes, it can be designed to blend in.
Q: Can I have more than DRR?
A: Yes, you can have more than one DRR. If you have a lot of land so that it will be difficult to get to one DRR in enough time; it would be good to have another DRR. However if not, it would be better to have a larger DRR.
Q: Should I have any means of communication in the DRR?
A: Yes, you should have means of functioning communication that is not directly dependent on electricity that may not be available for a while during the event.