Personal Security - What are Safe Rooms?

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The name says it all. A safe room, also known as a panic room, is a room that literally is like a giant safe, a room totally impregnable to intruders despite their best attempts. Previously, safe rooms were exclusively the domain of the very rich (or the very paranoid) due to their exorbitantly high costs, both in terms of the actual room itself as well as the service charges imposed. This high-end, luxury and extravagant image was not really helped much by the Jodie Foster film (aptly titled Panic Room), which brought the safe room into the widely accepted public domain.

However, in recent years, while it would be a real stretch of the imagination to say that they are cheap, safe rooms are now far cheaper than what they were previously. Currently, a safe room can be added to a home for a sum of money that is a little more than the cost of installing a new room. It is also possible for an existing room to be converted into a safe room as well.

A safe room consists of a room with fortified walls and ceilings, and a sturdy door to prevent unauthorized entry. Typically there will be extras (e.g., food supply, bed, phone, toilet, etc.) in the room so as to better ensure that should a person has to stay in the safe room for an extended period of time, then he can do so in relative comfort.

When it comes to the actual construction of the safe room, the fortified walls are so fortified by virtue of the fact that they are constructed using highly resilient and durable building materials such as steel. Steel isn't quite commonly used, however, because of its very high costs. Typically brick and concrete are used to build the outer layer of the safe room.

The ceiling is the part of the safe room that gives builders the most headaches structurally due to the heavy load and weight that has to be supported. The ceiling has to be even more sturdy than usual, so materials such as tin are often used. The door is extremely secure, using a model of door commonly found within office buildings.

It pays dividends to think ahead and be prepared for the worst case scenario, so in the possibility (however remote it may be) of the panic room being used for longer than a couple of hours, having a decent supply of water and food as well as a toilet facility would be ideal. However, these pale in importance in comparison with the strong need for a land line phone (so that you can actually maintain contact with the outside world and the police as necessary) and a video system (so you can keep tabs on what is going on outside of the safe room).

The likelihood that you will use your safe room to hide from attackers is extremely unlikely, but the great thing about safe rooms is that you can use them for other purposes too -- they can be used as a shelter in the event of a hurricane or tornado or even as a safety spot in the event of a fire.

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