These devices are designed specially for outdoor environments including extreme locations. Clients who upgrade their entry bulletproof door to the X1R have the option of also upgrading to have an embedded digital keypad or biometric fingerprint scanner built in to the door at our factory. The X1R’s motorization of all the active bolts allows for a huge amount of options. It’s security is equally as robust as our standard Mottura option, with the same 16-20 thick steel bolt arrangement.

And on the interior side simply pushing the handle down disengages the bolts for easy exit.Īnother precision Italian manufacturer, Fiam builds sophisticated motorized and automated locksets. This is a great convenience as it allows you to leave your house and lock your door without needing to fumble for a key. This allows for easy locking of the door by lifting the handle on either the interior or exterior side. This lockset on your custom bullet proof door can optionally be upgraded for single handed egress – at no additional cost. Comprised of polished thick steel bolts with the following arrangement: 10 active bolts on handle side, 4-8 passive bolts on hinge side, and one active bolt each on top and bottom of door leaf. Manufactured by an advanced Italian company since 1973, out standard Mottura lockset is as beautiful as it is secure. A single action gives you a complete security. Unlike other security doors, all active bolts are engaged by a single highly secure cylinder. All come pre-installed into the door at the factory. To ensure your safety, always request a certified door assembly as indicated by the certification label on the hinge edge of the door.Our bulletproof doors for homes have several different lock options to provide a vault-style lock for your residential entrances. Please contact a contractor or door distributor to purchase a labeled tornado-resistant door. Note: The Steel Door Institute is a non-profit association and does not sell doors. This document has essential information and resources on these products. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published a fact sheet entitled Residential Tornado Safe Room Doors. Even experienced contractors should closely follow all installation instructions provided with the door assembly. If they have not previously worked with shelters but say, “I can build anything,” you probably do not want to hire them. Hire a contractor who is experienced with tornado shelters. Sadly, this has resulted in preventable catastrophes. With the growing popularity of YouTube and online how-to guides, some homeowners take on the challenge of constructing their own tornado shelters. Never mix and match tornado door components.

Only those precise components assembled together are certified to be tornado resistant. Tornado-resistant doors are tested as an assembly, which includes the door, hinges, frame, frame to wall anchors and latching hardware. These are the only two certification agencies that can assure compliance with ICC 500. Do not accept any other warranty or “safety rating”-the door protecting your family should have a UL or Warnock Hersey label on it that ensures it is a certified product. Tornado doors should have a label from a testing agency such as Warnock Hersey or UL showing that the tornado door assembly has been tested in accordance with the requirements of FEMA 320 and ICC 500. Neither are the “storm doors” that are often paired with the front door of a residence. Standard steel doors are not tornado resistant. Our aim with this guide is to help with the selection and installation of tornado safe room door assemblies. The main elements of a shelter are the walls and door. Unfortunately, missing a small detail in the product selection or installation process can result in it not being able to withstand the violent debris of a tornado. Properly installed tornado safe room doors can save lives. People in their homes are often unable to get to a public shelter that quickly, which has enticed many residents to construct their own tornado shelters. The average lead-time for tornado warnings is just 13 minutes.

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