Diabold Safe
Well just picked up (yeah - not by myself) a 30"x32"x48" 7-800# safe at a garage sale. Made by Diabold for bank deposits. I will make some modifications but was wondering if I should leave some venting and use a Golden Rod. I want to put in some fireproofing (what should I use? - drywall?) Any suggestions welcome. I will have to keep this in the shop - untill I build our house, whenever that happens, so I will need the golden rod to maintain some warmth also...
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I had a safe for 15 years in hot and humid Houston. I never used a goldenrod and never had any signs of rust. Of course, the house was air conditioned. 0 -
Blue, by all means get a Goldenrod. I wouldn't think that you need to add any venting though.
You need somebody else for info on fireproofing but dry wall doesn't sound like the answer to me - of course I could be wrong
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I thought common drywall absorbes water. Don't screws/nails rust in it unless they have a special coating? Maybe "Blue Board" would do. Yes, and a goldenrod: good insurance. 0 -
Keep in mind that I was told this by a guy trying to sell me a safe, but he said gypsum was better than dry wall. It has a higher moisture content. From what he told me and from what I remember about the brochure, is that during a fire the inner material releases water vapor which is suppose to keep the inside temperature down. 0 -
They do make fire-stop drywall that they use in office buildings but for a safe you will need some thing to help stop the heat from building up inside the safe other wise the contents will start to burn.Try calling a local safe shop to see what they use. 0 -
Thanks guys - I'll go down to the safe shop in Bellingham and ask a few questions.
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5/8" Drywall has a 1 hour fire rating. Shift Lap the drywall and tape both layers. they do make a 1/2" fire rated Drywall but it is special order. Green board is moisture resistant, but it must be 5/8" thick. All Fire rated board is marked on the back and one side of the front in the Tapered Edge. X means Fire rated.
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I have looked into it before. Gypsum is what they use for a fire liner. 0 -
Look into hardie plank. It's basically cement, and I would imagine it has some fire resistent qualities. It makes good woodpecker resistent deer stands, but they are heavy. 0 -
I thought Gypsum was a brand name for drywall. Anyhow, if your going through the trouble of fireproofing, you'll need to add that plastic strip around the opening of the door which is supposed to expand with heat and creat a seal on the door. 0
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