Along the lines of where do you hide your stuff … can anyone shed some light on where to get a decent wall safe? Are the ones from the big boxes any good? Looking for somethging to build into an interior stud wall to hide & secure papers and jewelry. I think burglary protection is more important than fire protection. It will be mounted high (about 4-5 ft) so the client doesn’t have to get on their knees to open it. And there will probably be three safes, two well hidden and one fairly easy to find as a decoy.
“When asked if you can do something, tell’em “Why certainly I can”, then get busy and find a way to do it.” T. Roosevelt
Replies
go to a reputable locksmith for recommendations from a supplier near you. Forget the big boxes, unless you want to use a cheap one for the decoy. And when you install, remember that a sawzall will take out the studs you bolt them into. The locksmith can help with install directions that will really help to keep it secure. The worst thing you can do is use a great safe with a poor installation. And the best safe is one that is too heavy to get out without a forklift.
SHG
For every complex problem, there is a solution that is clear, simple, and wrong.
-H.L. Mencken
I have used AMerisafe a couple of times.
Bought thru a locksmith. He explained to me that the ones in box stores are made and tested under oriental standards which are not the same as American, especially for fireproof.
Properly mounted, it is not the studs that it mounts to, so a very large piece of wall needs to be removed to get it out.
I had one customer buy their own safe at a box store, and I installed it. Was not impressed with it.
Then a year or two later, the lady called and wanted me to tell her what her combination was because she had lost the key. I gave the name of my locksmith...
Welcome to the
Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime.
where ...
Excellence is its own reward!