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"Joe AutoDrill" wrote:

What would *you* do to properly secure a safe to the floor, wall, etc.?

I'm not to worried about someone breaching the door as I'm not keeping
super-valuables in there, but I do plan on making sure that anyone who tries
to simply run away with the safe has one heck of a hard time getting it off
the concrete floor...

Step 1, don't mention it.

Step 2, hide it. Step 2a - provide a decoy that's easy to find. Tie that
into the alarm system, if you have one, and use a cheap bolt to "hold it
down" on the alarm switch. Might as well alarm its door while you
are at it. Do the same for the real one if you can run the wires so they
don't give it away. Video as well, depending what you have.

Step 3, which is related to step 2, wrap the whole thing in reinforcing
steel and cast it in concrete. Bolts can be pried loose or broken. Check
door clearance before building the forms. If you add a lip forward you
can make the door harder to pry (for a cheap "safe" that's not very
pry-resistant, anyway.)

Step 0 - plan so you don't need to move it. You'll need a sledgehammer
at the minimum to get it out. Nothing is theft-proof, but you can make
it slow and loud to get out. The only time you violate step 1 should be
after you've sold the building it's in. If you move, plan to buy a new
one.

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