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Tornado Safe Rooms Take Center Stage


Lite-Form workers lift the lightweight pre-assembled wall section into place over the cement slab foundation. The cement-filled, foam-formed walls are reinforced with steel rebar and may be built into new housing or added inside or outside to existing structures at a relatively low cost. Its construction is simple enough that it can be built by do-it-yourselfers. For more information and images, see Tornado Safe Rooms Take Center Stage. read more »