Whether you live in a house or an apartment, you can still create a safe room to which vulnerable family members can retreat in an emergency.

Sarah Beth Knepp on Instagram: "One of the best things we added to our home! We can easily get all the animals into the room without having to go outside or move any vehicles in our garage. TIP: if you plan to add a safe room and block it in like this…MAKE SURE YOUR PLANS ACCOUNT FOR THE SIZE OF THE BLOCKS! We thought we would have a much wider room but when we added blocks on both sides it really narrowed the room. Also, make sure to order your storm-rated steel door ahead of time, ours…

A typical panic room, designed for emergency shelter, varies in size from 25 square feet (2 square meters) to 35 square feet (3 square meters) for 1-2 people

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Official statistics say a home burglary occurs every 15 seconds in the US. Don’t panic! Instead, you need to build a panic room.