Quote Originally Posted by RamadiDoorkicker View Post
I am building a new house that is focused around sustainability and living off of the grid. One of the main designs to be incorporated in the house is a safe room to be placed in the basement. All walls will be constructed of poured concrete with chicken wire placed inside of the concrete forms to prevent breaching. I have plenty of available space for the room. Ideally, it will be around 20x20.

I'm looking for pics of already constructed rooms or ideas from others that have been planning their own. The room will serve a double duty as my arms room and storage area for sensitive items and a supply of emergency rations to last a month or so until I can gain access to my stockpiled caches around the property...
My understanding is using Rebar with the concrete adds minimal additional costs but greatly increases strength of the walls. I added Rebar to my new basement by recommendation of the contractor due to height of the walls (taller than normal) and type of soil, etc.

I believe reinforced buildings designed/expected to deal with additional stresses, have added Rebar.

Worth checking on for sure, not an expert on that topic, but if I was going through the effort to have poured concrete for such a project, I'd likely add the Rebar to it unless otherwise instructed by a trusted source.