Safe anchoring...problem...

[Arson]

Coat the bottom w/ Liquid Nails

[dvs762]

hire a fat chick to sit on it

[nephrodoc]

I have the same exact problem with my new safe. You should check with your home insurance company regarding x-raying the slab. They told me it was okay to install as long as we had an X-ray done and the company had suffice t liability insurance.

[blazeaglory]

Crooks rarely steal the entire safe anymore. They sawzall the heck out of it...

Anchoring it to the floor only makes for a steady target

[mofojoe]

I am picking up a safe tomorrow and I would like to anchor it. Only problem is, I have a post-tension slab foundation. Post tension is tightly wound rebar which could slice through the house like a rubber band snapping, if you cut, core, or drill the foundation... Anywhoo, I am looking for ideas on how to anchor this thing down.

So far, my thought is to frame a 4' square area and pour a 6" to 1' thick concrete pad with anchors built into the concrete, then bolt it down to the concrete pad.

Any other ideas?

I've seen post tensions cut before and they don't slice thru houses. Where did you hear this??? Pic's or a link or some other form of proof.

[Loubot10]

There are industrial adhesives that would allow you to glue a small reinforced concrete pad with anchor bolts installed. This would allow you to avoid drilling into your PTS.

[sigstroker]

Crooks rarely steal the entire safe anymore. They sawzall the heck out of it...

Anchoring it to the floor only makes for a steady target

Anchoring it makes it harder to tip over. They are a lot easier to pry into if they are tipped over.