Home Fallout Shelter: Lean-to Shelter - Basement Location

At a glance..

This shelter is designed to provide protection from the effects of radioactive fallout in the below grade basement of an existing house. Its advantages are low cost, simplicity of construction, general availability of materials, and the fact that it may be easily disassembled.

The details..

The Home Fallout Shelter is a guide that offers step-by-step instructions on how to build an emergency shelter in the below-grade basement of your home. The design is intended to provide protection against radioactive fallout, with its advantages being low cost, simplicity of construction, general availability of materials, and ease of disassembly. It was published by FEMA in April 1980 as part of their efforts towards civil defense preparedness during the Cold War era.

The technical summary provided gives details about what this particular shelter design can offer. It provides approximately 54 square feet area and around 216 cubic feet space which can accommodate up to three people. The length may be increased by increments while height may be limited based on handling capacity and basement height limitations.

The book also includes detailed information regarding necessary materials required for constructing such shelters along with where they could be sourced from retail lumber yards. Natural ventilation tips are given through omitting blocks at entranceway closure or leaving gaps between end walls & basements wall etc., leading readers towards better understanding when it comes down to building these structures themselves.

Lastly, Construction Sequence section explains how one should prepare pre-built wood components stored in their basements before assembling them together using lag screws into concrete bolts drilled into floor/walls - all within twenty man-hours! With clear diagrams accompanying each step throughout this process alongside special tools needed like star drill anchors among others; anyone interested would have no trouble following along.