The safest safe is one that can not be found !!!

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A labyrinth would mean alot of wasted space but it would still be fun to build. And you can enhance the thief's coin stealing experience by installing some decoy safes for him to play with.

 

That is so cool Alan. If I had something like that I'd be able to hide out for days.....

 

outstanding..........

 

You'll need a minotaur of course...
And minotaur food...
And a one-way lock... (to keep the minotaur in, but not the burgler out)

 

Yes, that is why I'll invent the minotaur drone. It will follow the burglar, mock him endlessly, stream video to youtube and finally lead the cretin to the exit where the 7-Eleven coffee drinking cop is waiting.

 

Don't forget a clue too

 

@coinzip

Alan, if the safe can't be found, then I'd probably forget where I put it.

Nah, just put it out in the open with your pet 28' anaconda next to it.

Chris

 

I used to have a 12' Colombian Red Tail Boa ....

 

I've long thought about someday doing such a thing, but cannot get past the idea that the house would have to be of a more complicated design in order to not make the "missing space" obvious.

 

The design doesn't have to be complicated at all. Within the last couple of decades, safe rooms have become more and more popular. Unless a burglar walked around with a measuring tape, it would be hard to notice a vacant area within the walls.

Chris

 

Put your slabs in slab boxes and drape them around the neck of your pet pit bull. All you have to do is feed it.

 

It doesn't take a great deal of thought to notice missing space in most homes. If we were able to see more to the left in the OP's photo, depending on the home's design, this could be a fine example of it. I fully admit that most probably wouldn't notice such a thing even in the most plain rectangular structures, but this is something I pay close attention to, and if I were to do such a thing, I would want in a location where it could, with little effort, be located due to the houses design and layout.

 

I'd put the safe in the floor, surrounded by poured concrete to make it as fireproof and "stuck" as possible. You can't see it, it won't take up real estate, and can't take it out and run with it without hours of effort by the burglar(s).

 

Do you really think that most criminals have the intelligence of someone like Harold Finch on "Person of Interest"? You might notice it, and I would definitely notice it because I've enjoyed drafting & architectural drawing for 50+ years, but the average criminal wouldn't.

Chris

 

Did you know that concrete takes about 100 years to fully cure? During all that time, water can easily flow through the concrete because of its porosity. In-ground safes are not immune to damage from moisture. How do you think re-bar rusts inside concrete?

Chris

 

Then let's waterproof/seal the concrete.

 

Yes, I do....

 

I learned something today.

 

It would be much easier and more cost-effective to just build a safe room.

Chris