Tornado season is here

Your tiny home's
missing foundation

StormRoot is the first tornado shelter designed for tiny homes. It sits beneath your floor, anchors your house to the earth, and gives you two ways in: through the kitchen island or out the back door. Protection and stability in one system.

10,000+
Tiny homes in the U.S.
0
Purpose-built tornado shelters for them
EF5
Rated wind resistance target

Tiny homes weren't built for tornado country

No Shelter Access

When a tornado warning sounds, tiny homeowners have one option: leave the house and find shelter elsewhere. In the middle of the night, that's not always possible.

No Structural Anchor

Most tiny homes sit on trailers with basic tie-downs. High winds can shift, flip, or destroy the entire structure. Current anchoring is an afterthought, not engineering.

Existing Shelters Don't Fit

Every storm shelter on the market is designed for traditional homes with basements or permanent foundations. They don't integrate with tiny home floor plans or trailers.

Two Problems, Two Costs

Today you'd need a separate underground shelter ($4,000+) and a separate anchoring system ($500+), neither designed to work together or with a tiny home layout.

One system. Two functions. Two entry points.

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Shelter sits beneath the tiny home

An underground, reinforced shelter is installed at the home's parking site. It's sized specifically for tiny home footprints, not oversized for a traditional house.

2

Anchor points tie the home down

The shelter's structure doubles as a permanent anchor system. Steel tie-down points connect directly to the tiny home's frame, holding it secure in high winds and preventing uplift.

3

Kitchen island hatch for instant access

A concealed hatch under the kitchen island lets you drop into the shelter in seconds. No running outside, no fumbling with exterior doors. You're cooking dinner, the siren sounds, you're safe.

4

Back door entry as a second route

An exterior access point at the back of the home provides a second entry to the shelter, ensuring you can reach safety from outside or if the interior hatch is blocked.

Engineered for the way tiny homes actually work

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Dual Purpose

One product replaces both a storm shelter and an anchoring system. Less cost, less complexity, better engineering.

EF5 Target Rating

Designed to withstand winds exceeding 200 mph, matching the highest tornado rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale.

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Tiny Home Native

Not a traditional shelter crammed into a small space. Purpose-designed for tiny home dimensions, trailer frames, and floor plans.

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Two Access Points

Kitchen island hatch for interior access. Back door entry for exterior access. Redundancy when it matters most.

Structural Anchoring

Steel anchor points integrated into the shelter connect to your home's frame. Your tiny home doesn't just sit on the ground, it's held to it.

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Patent Pending

A genuinely new design that no one else offers. The combination of shelter, anchor, and integrated access is unlike anything on the market.

Tiny homes deserve real protection

The tiny home movement proved you don't need 2,000 square feet to live well. StormRoot proves you don't need a basement to stay safe. Built from the ground up for the homes that sit closest to it.

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