Above-Ground Shelter and Method of Installing Same

An improved above-ground storm shelter comprising:

• a. sidewalls manufactured in modular segments, each segment comprised of two panels, an outer panel and an inner panel, and at least one structural member maintaining them a fixed distance apart;
• b. at least one segment having defined therein a ventilation port with a cover means for preventing projectiles from entering the shelter during a storm event while allowing equalization of pressure;
• c two doors, each of which is hinged, with an inner edge of a first door adjacent to the inner edge of the second door in a closed position, and the doors adapted to swing freely inwardly or outwardly;
• d. at least one door bar adapted to be received at each end thereof within a pair of end brackets affixed to the interior panel at either side of each door and also adapted to be received within at least one holder affixed to each of the doors;
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• e. and a roof adapted to be affixed thereto,
• whereby sound of articles striking the sidewalls during a storm event is lessened, and the two panels provide enhanced structural integrity compared with a single panel of comparable thickness.

A method of installing an above-ground shelter comprising:

• a. providing modular wall segments having an outer panel separated from an inner panel a fixed distance apart by at least one structural member, the wall segments and structural members thereby defining a space between the panels;
• b. providing at least one door means for allowing ingress and egress into an assembled shelter;
• c. assembling a plurality of modular wall segments and a door means into a shelter having a desired shape;
• d. affixing a roof to a top edge of the modular panels and the door segment;
• e. affixing at least one transport means for rollingly moving the assembled shelter;
• f. transporting the assembled shelter to a desired location within the structure;
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• g. affixing the shelter to a floor at the desired location.