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Posted: 8/2/2012 10:18:17 AM EDT
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So I've pretty much settled on a safe and now I just need to come up with a good spot for it. I'm getting it from lowes and I guess they don't do white gloving so I'm going to bring it in with some friends. I have a three floor and my middle floor isn't going to happen so I can put it in the daylight basement with a huge sliding glass door (yeah I know) or I can put it on the top floor.
BasementI'm thinking the daylight basement isn't a horrible idea as the door isn't inline with where I'd place the safe plus if someone was going to haul it out the door with a truck they'd be parked in soft grass and be half in my yard half in my neighbors yard. I have a car parked in the access path to the side yard anyways so I don't think this would be practical for a rip off. I'm planning on bolting the safe to the floor so I like that ill be bolting it into concrete slab and that should take away most of the rip out danger. My thought is to place it right next to the stairwell with the side that opens being right up against the wall so the BG has to demo my stairs and a wall to attack well with a prybar. Also if I do a safe room or make a fake wall for the safewhich I'm thinking about it will be down here. top floor I'm not sure it will fit up the stairs but it probably would. I'd place it in the MB closet bolted and against a wall to limit the prybar angle. The width of the closet would limit a good axe swing. The bolts would be less secure I would think as the floors are not concrete as for as the bolt down. |
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I guess they don't do white gloving
You don't want that anyway. There's a reason they don't want to leave fingerprints at the future crime scene. 
There are advantages and disadvantages to both locations. From a numbers standpoint, I put more safes in basements than anywhere else in the house. |
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I guess they don't do white gloving
You don't want that anyway. There's a reason they don't want to leave fingerprints at the future crime scene.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both locations. From a numbers standpoint, I put more safes in basements than anywhere else in the house. Care to elaborate on the reasons you normally do basement installs? |
| From a fire perspective I would say basement is a better choice. It will likely stay cooler down there. If it is robustly anchored to the concrete and you put it in a closet or next to some walls, attack from the sides or pry attack on the door will be much harder. |
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From a fire perspective I would say basement is a better choice. It will likely stay cooler down there. If it is robustly anchored to the concrete and you put it in a closet or next to some walls, attack from the sides or pry attack on the door will be much harder. Forgot to mention that when I posted the basement location in my first post. |
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Care to elaborate on the reasons you normally do basement installs? It's just where most people want them. Concrete floors are better to bolt to, and having hard walls (like in a corner) will increase your burglary protection. Criminals tend to be shy about going into basements. Basements rarely burn, but fire is not your only concern. If your basement is not a walk out, and your house is on fire, the fire department will fill your basement with water. |
| Basement, for the fire (and weight concerns listed), fire burns up, basement fires go up quickly through pipe/ventilation openings - less likely for excessive heat damage BUT are likely to flood. Keep in mind that if you have a walkout basement it allows you a tactical advantage to exit the building with whatever you need from the safe. |
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