Preplanned Tilt-Up Storage Unit Plan E
A tilt-up storage unit in the best corner of your basement is another method of setting up a "preplanned" family fallout shelter.
The top of the storage unit should be hinged to the wall. In peacetime, the unit can be used as a bookcase, pantry, or storage facility.
In a time of emergency, the storage unit can be tilted so that the bottom of it rests on a wall of bricks or concrete blocks that you have stored nearby.
Other bricks or blocks should then be placed in the storage unit's compartments, to provide an overhead shield against fallout radiation.
The fallout protection offered by your home basement also can be increased by adding shielding material to the outside, exposed portion of your basement walls, and by covering your basement windows with shielding material.