steve m
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:11 PM |
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hose safe
firstly the header is misspelt on purpose !
We need to fit a house, safe, but the question is were ?
obviously I do not want to know were your safes are, but were in a 4 bedroom house is a good ish place to fit one
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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907
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:23 PM |
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Aren't they always behind a painting?
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:24 PM |
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In the loft !
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hizzi
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:31 PM |
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i come across them quite often in customers houses, fitted in wardrobes or hw tank cupboards, the best ones i see is the ones that go down into the
floor space with a bit carpet or carpet tile over the top fitted on a hall cupboard with the hoover sitting on top. really depends on how often you
need to access it and what structure you have to bolt it too
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Smoking Frog
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:33 PM |
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A floor safe set in concrete, somewhere on the ground level.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 09:40 PM |
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quote:
We need to fit a house, safe, but the question is were ?
in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.'
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NigeEss
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| posted on 5/7/16 at 11:19 PM |
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Mine's in the conservatory. But as it's the size of a kitchen cupboard and weighs 200kg I doubt your average burglar
would get very far with it !
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 05:05 AM |
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Void under the stairs cover by a panel which matches the rest of the stairs?
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 05:19 AM |
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Partially depends on how often you require access and your reasons for having a safe.
All I have done is bought a decent sized 1 hour fireproof documents case, and it lives in the loft amongst the camping gear and suitcases (plus many
many cardboard boxes, no idea what is in those.
My reasoning is that most scroats are quick in and out types, and don't bother with lofts. If they do, it is needle in haystack time but most
would look and assume it is all worthless crap.
And to be honest, it is just a few bits of paperwork that have zero value to anybody and a few bits I have been given by family etc. But still a
"safe" place to leave stuff.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 05:46 AM |
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Bolted into the floor joists within an old airing cupboard in one of the bedrooms.
it's only for documents, emergency credit cards, few bits of jewellery etc
But it would take someone a long time to get it out and access would be a bitch
[Edited on 6/7/16 by Ben_Copeland]
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steve m
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 05:54 AM |
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Thanks Guys,
some idea's,, and I may fit it ................
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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907
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 06:06 AM |
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I would want to be able to access it quickly in the event of an emergency.
For example, the last thing I would want to do if the fire alarm sounded is to climb into the loft.
Another thought is that few houses have a suspended floor (floorboards) but most have cavity walls.
My last thought is that some safes that you can buy are no more than a tin box, hence I made mine from 10mm plate.
Paul G
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nick205
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 07:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Smoking Frog
A floor safe set in concrete, somewhere on the ground level.
The best I've seen are the same, safe set in concrete in the floor below a rug or carpet tile. Of course you'll need to consider damp
proofing and avoid damaging it, but it would save lugging a heavy safe up the stairs.
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MikeR
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 08:28 AM |
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I often wonder about the fitting of things into the attic. If you have a fire, it rises therefore even with 1 hours protection I worry that
you'll end up with a box of charred remains (unless you put it next to a plastic water tank on the assumption it will melt and cool it down).
Although you also need to consider water protection - if you do have a fire the fire brigade will pump massive amounts of water in.
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nick205
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 08:46 AM |
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I suppose the other option is if you have a detached garage you could install it in there - access should the house be off limits for any reason.
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 09:28 AM |
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In the Bathroom.
There was a programme on Radio 4 about the psychology of criminals and burglars are very strong creatures of habit. They only look for stuff where
they usually find things of value. If you stick you safe where people often keep safes they will find it straight away. They found out that burglars
never bother to go in peoples bathrooms because there is never anything of value in there and the hard floors and tiled walls cause a lot of noise.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 11:58 AM |
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put the safe somewhere obvious and easy to find then put what you want to protect behind the toilet , let them waste their time trying to open the
safe, maybe even put a rude picture of your butt in the safe in case they manage to open it
[Edited on 6/7/16 by Mr Whippy]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 12:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doctor Derek Doctors
In the Bathroom.
There was a programme on Radio 4 about the psychology of criminals and burglars are very strong creatures of habit. They only look for stuff where
they usually find things of value. If you stick you safe where people often keep safes they will find it straight away. They found out that burglars
never bother to go in peoples bathrooms because there is never anything of value in there and the hard floors and tiled walls cause a lot of noise.
^ thinking alike
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DJT
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| posted on 6/7/16 at 02:12 PM |
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In floor ones are good, e.g. under the door mat, but watch out for flooding.
In the loft is only any good if the safe is certified to take a fall after being in a fire. I know possibly a bit extreme, but one of the things I
came across when we bought a safe to store software back-ups in the office.
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woodster
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| posted on 18/7/16 at 05:58 PM |
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My old boss used to have a floor safe in the garage which he parked his Bentley over the top of ........
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morcus
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| posted on 18/7/16 at 06:22 PM |
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Does everyone else have a safe?
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Matt21
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| posted on 19/7/16 at 04:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
Does everyone else have a safe?
I'm thinking that too, I feel like I need to buy myself one just so I can install it somewhere cool!
Saying that, I guess I already have one, it just happens to be holding some guns rather than anything of 'value'
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morcus
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| posted on 19/7/16 at 05:13 PM |
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I don't think I own anything worth stealing that would fit in a safe.
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 20/7/16 at 05:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
Does everyone else have a safe?
My thoughts too, can't think what I would put in it if I had one.
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907
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| posted on 20/7/16 at 06:38 AM |
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The trick is to not have holidays, then the money you save can be put in the safe.
As opposed to;
Not having the money for a holiday, but paying for it over the next 50 weeks with a bit of plastic.
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