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RE: Safe door
I have seen safe doors advertised. I thunk they were to be used when building a concrete/block vault. Not sure who offered them. Rebel Hog may have some answers........ (Thunk????)
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We have a Tread-Lock door on ours. However it is close to 20 years old, so I doubt it is still made, and is probably not state of the art.
If I had it to do over again I would not build another vault. I would buy a larger fire proof gun safe. I bought a large fireproof business safe(5-feet X8-feet). I prefer this safe.
With a concrete safe you need to be very careful with moisture. A simple Golden Rod will not do the trick.
We built ours in my best friend's parents house. Then they both died. That happened last year. Regardless of what you consider your long term plans to be. They will probably change. I wish we had spent the money on a top grade fire safe instead of the vault. Safes will last a lifetime if you buy a good one. Vaults will not. Tom.
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Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
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RE: Safe door
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We have a Tread-Lock door on ours. However it is close to 20 years old, so I doubt it is still made, and is probably not state of the art.
If I had it to do over again I would not build another vault. I would buy a larger fire proof gun safe. I bought a large fireproof business safe(5-feet X8-feet). I prefer this safe.
With a concrete safe you need to be very careful with moisture. A simple Golden Rod will not do the trick.
We built ours in my best friend's parents house. Then they both died. That happened last year. Regardless of what you consider your long term plans to be. They will probably change. I wish we had spent the money on a top grade fire safe instead of the vault. Safes will last a lifetime if you buy a good one. Vaults will not. Tom.
Excellent point. You can always move safes if you change locations. That's a little rough to do with a vault, and it may actually be a deterrent for someone looking to buy a house if the vault would have to be demolished to suit their needs.
My plans are to make a room about 15x18 out of block then finish the inside with knotty pine, it will have a dehumidifier in it that will drain down a exsisting waste pipe. As far as safes go I have 2 40 gun safes now and what a pain getting to the ones in the rear and I find no matter how careful you are getting them out they always get dinged. The room will also have my reloading bench and a closet to store all my ammo..
I have been looking at some doors on the net, Sportsman steel and browning..
My plans are to make a room about 15x18 out of block then finish the inside with knotty pine, it will have a dehumidifier in it that will drain down a exsisting waste pipe. As far as safes go I have 2 40 gun safes now and what a pain getting to the ones in the rear and I find no matter how careful you are getting them out they always get dinged. The room will also have my reloading bench and a closet to store all my ammo..
I have been looking at some doors on the net, Sportsman steel and browning..
Fort Knox sells complete concrete vault rooms whatever size you want. Might be worth looking into so you don't have to build your own...
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I love Christmas lights. They remind me of the people who voted for Obama. They all hang together; half of them don't work, and the ones that do, aren't that bright.
For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do
not understand, no explanation is possible.
A golf course is a willful and deliberate misuse of a perfectly good rifle range.
bowflex and jeepkid thanks I looked up what you said and the ones they have are 2 narrow.. I am in a wheel chair and my chair as of now is 26" so a 30" door has a clear opening of about 26-28" so I need a 36" door to be safe in the future .. Thanks
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