The overall cost wasn't a lot more than a single top quality safe.Good idea.
The overall cost wasn't a lot more than a single top quality safe.Good idea.
Thank you for that information.Having seen what tends to survive a structure fire many times over the years, I would suggest locating your storage of valuables in the portion of the home that has the lowest fuel load. Fire spreads up and outward in a “v” pattern from the point of inception. The last parts of the homes that I’ve seen to suffer the worst effects from heat have been in basements and crawl spaces. But water damage will be significantly more likely depending on relation to fire suppression efforts. Specifically, if you can locate the safe with concrete walls or block around it, you stand the best chance to avoid damage from a fire.
There are safes that have actual UL fire ratings, but “gun safes” usually aren’t even real safes, just residential security containers with some drywall stuck in them.That's unfortunate about the fire rating basically being worthless. I guess when I get my new safe, I'll concentrate on security more and maybe save a few dollars. Basically I just want to prevent the smash and grab. If bad guys know I have a safe and really want to, they will get in.
Tie a rope around it connected to the ceiling.I want to see a drop test. My house has no combustible material in the exterior walls. The most likely scenario at Casa de Snorko is for fire to weaken the floor to the point that the safe drops through to the basement. Since it is at an end of the house farthest from a kitchen or likely source of fire, that will likely occur towards the end of the burn cycle.
Nah, I just ordered a giant Acme spring and placed it in the basement.Tie a rope around it connected to the ceiling.
If the cartoons taught me anything, the safe will stay suspended in midair for two or three seconds.Nah, I just ordered a giant Acme spring and placed it in the basement.
And with my luck land on my carIf the cartoons taught me anything, the safe will stay suspended in midair for two or three seconds.
There is a UL rating for impact fire resistance. They heat the safe to 1550 degrees, then drop it 30 feet onto a pile of bricks, simulating a fall from an upper story into a basement of rubble. Then they put the safe back in the furnace and reheat it. The interior temperature of the safe must not exceed 350F, and the papers inside must be readable.I want to see a drop test. My house has no combustible material in the exterior walls. The most likely scenario at Casa de Snorko is for fire to weaken the floor to the point that the safe drops through to the basement. Since it is at an end of the house farthest from a kitchen or likely source of fire, that will likely occur towards the end of the burn cycle.