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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    That is part of it Wolf. Also I love your name. Wahya in Cherokee is wolf.
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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    Yeah I got mine for around that. Granted I have done some more stuff to secure my safe, that I am not divulging here.You would also have to have a large closet to put a pallet in of these types. They do hold a whole lot of weight though. Unless you have a safe that is over 1000 pounds, then you...
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    Securing Safe On A Raised Platform

    it is still cheaper and it wont rust if you use a freight style plastic pallet. It isn't as heavy, but you can get a size that is bigger than your doorway, put it in place, then bolt the safe to it. plus it keeps it up off the floor in case of water issues.
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    Securing safe to concrete

    The whole problem with a concrete base is that concrete tends to sweat by holding in temps. Concrete to metal can cause major rust issues, over a period of time.
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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    I thought about the mat idea too. I have had water issues in the past in my basement, so that is what is driving the raised platform idea. My plan is to bolt it to the platform first. then figure out how to bolt it to the floor. I have some issues that I am dealing with my basement floor and...
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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    I thought about that too, but it didn't fix the fact that someone could still get the safe out the door that way.
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    Securing Safe On A Raised Platform

    http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=609645
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    Securing safe to concrete

    I am not sure if my solution with help you, but check it out. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=609645
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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    I like your ideas, but this is more for someone that can't drill into their walls or floor. Like someone living in an apartment. I have separate issues in my house that I am not getting into which is why i chose to not drill into the wall or ground. I admit this isn't the way for everyone...
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    Securing a safe in a basement with cement floors - SOLUTION

    I apologize in advance if this has been discovered before. I was having a problem with bolting a new safe to my cement floor or the walls in my basement. This would be the same issue for someone that maybe had their safe in an apartment and couldn't do modification to the floor or wall...