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I purchased this safe and decided to do a custom modification. I was able to successfully bolt this safe to the ground. It is on the lower floor of my home in my office. I put the safe in the closet, so there was carpeting, underlay for the carpet, and then the cement. Doing this says it would Void the Warranty in the Owners Manual, so please be aware before proceeding with this. I decided to since the Safe was affordable ($108).
I bought the following to get the job done:
- Drill
- 3/8" Drill Bit
- 5/8" Masonry (Cement Drill Bit)
- 3/8" x 5" Lag Bolts with 5/8" metal jackets to go into cement(if your not sure, ask at the hardware store)
- 4ea 3/8" Washers
1. 3/8in Drill bit to drill approx 4-1/4" from the top and 4-1/4" from the side in each corner of the safe. This allowed enough for a drill. Be sure to measure based on your tools!!! I then drilled from the bottom into the safe the 4 holes, 1 in each corner.
2. With the 4 holes drilled, I then went and drilled through each hole into the carpet so that I would have my markings correct.
3. I then drilled using a 5/8" Masonry Bit for cement till the 5" bolt was about 1.5" above the floor, then inserted the expandable metal jackets in each hole and pounded them snug into the hole with a hammer and screwdriver, put the safe over top and tightened the bolts w/washer into the floor with a socket set and/or wrench. Note: watch that the bolts are snug against the plastic, as to not crack the plastic.
- Each Lag Bolt was good for 500 lbs, no one is going to move the safe now, that is 2000lbs a thief would have to work with.
- The bolts were tightly secured against the plastic, ensuring no fire or water would enter.
I bought the following to get the job done:
- Drill
- 3/8" Drill Bit
- 5/8" Masonry (Cement Drill Bit)
- 3/8" x 5" Lag Bolts with 5/8" metal jackets to go into cement(if your not sure, ask at the hardware store)
- 4ea 3/8" Washers
1. 3/8in Drill bit to drill approx 4-1/4" from the top and 4-1/4" from the side in each corner of the safe. This allowed enough for a drill. Be sure to measure based on your tools!!! I then drilled from the bottom into the safe the 4 holes, 1 in each corner.
2. With the 4 holes drilled, I then went and drilled through each hole into the carpet so that I would have my markings correct.
3. I then drilled using a 5/8" Masonry Bit for cement till the 5" bolt was about 1.5" above the floor, then inserted the expandable metal jackets in each hole and pounded them snug into the hole with a hammer and screwdriver, put the safe over top and tightened the bolts w/washer into the floor with a socket set and/or wrench. Note: watch that the bolts are snug against the plastic, as to not crack the plastic.
- Each Lag Bolt was good for 500 lbs, no one is going to move the safe now, that is 2000lbs a thief would have to work with.
- The bolts were tightly secured against the plastic, ensuring no fire or water would enter.
