Building a fallout shelter that is permanent, ready-to-use, and well-supplied would greatly improve millions of families' building a fallout shelterchances of surviving a nuclear or biological attack. Multi-use family shelters - shelters that are also useful in peacetime - are the ones that people are most likely to build in normal peacetime and to maintain for years in good condition for use in a nuclear war.

The longer nuclear peace lasts, the more difficult it will be, even during a recognized crisis, to believe that the unthinkable war is about to strike us and that we should build expedient shelters and immediately take other protective actions. The lifesaving potential of building a fallout shelter that's permanent and ready-to-use will increase with the years.

People who decide to build permanent shelters need better instructions than the ones obtained from official sources or most contractors. This 48-page guide brings together fallout shelter requirements, based on shelters and shelter components that have been built and tested in several states and nations.

The emphasis is on permanent fallout shelters that many people can build for themselves. The author believes that millions of people can build good permanent fallout shelters or have local contractors build them - if they learn the shelter requirements outlined in the following sections of this guide and the facts about nuclear and biological weapon effects and protective measures given in preceding sections. Builders can use their skills and available local resources to construct permanent, dependable fallout shelters at an affordable cost.

Download this guide and discover that building a fallout shelter can easily be done. Just make sure to take advantage of the included instructions, tips and illustrations for your guidance.

Topics Covered

  • Introduction
  • High Protection Factor
  • Radiation Basics
  • Biological Weapons
  • Ventilation
  • Air Filtration
  • Water
  • Water System
  • Human Waste
  • Food
  • Cooking/Heating
  • Shelter Needs
  • Foundation Layout
  • Excavation
  • Footings
  • Concrete
  • Block Shelters
  • Floor Slabs
  • Moisture/Thermal Protection
  • Roof Slab
  • Curing Concrete Shelter Plans
  • Electrical Systems