Guidance For Installing An Under Floor Safe

If you are thinking about purchasing an underfloor safe for your home or business and are wondering how the installation process works then our guidance notes below will help clear things up.

You may have concerns that by digging into your concrete floor it will create a huge mess but in reality it won’t be that bad. Yes you will need to clear the space and leave it for 7 days during the installation but you won’t be living in a building site while it goes on.

The following instructions outline the installation process.

Preparing the safe & site 

  1. Firstly where possible remove the safe door and put it into a plastic bag.
  2. Fill up the safe to the brim with crumpled newspaper. By doing this and the above point it will prevent sand & cement entering the safe and locking mechanism during installation.
  3. On the chosen site ensure that no cables, pipes or drains run through the selected area.
  4. Mark out the area on the floor adding at least 15cm more than the safe on all sides.
  5. Dig through the concrete to a depth that is the height of the safe, plus 75mm, plus the thickness of any floor coverings that will go over the top of the safe. This will ensure your safe remains completely underground and your floor is level.

Installing the underfloor safe 

  1. Fill in the bottom with 100mm of concrete.
  2. Slowly lower the safe into the centre of the hole you have created and work it down until the safe is the correct distance below the floor level (allowing for cover and floor coverings).
  3. Fit the special ready-made reinforcement kit (if applicable).
  4. Check the safe is level and add in more concrete in 100mm layers working each layer into the layer below with a strong stick.
  5. Stop 10mm below the floor level and fill in the final 10mm with a mixture of sharp sand and cement.
  6. After this step the manufacturers advise leaving the safe untouched and uncovered for 7 days while the cement dries and the safe settles. After this time they recommend removing the crumpled up newspaper and ventilating the safe for 24 hours prior to use.

If you are unsure whereabouts in your house or business would be a suitable site for a safe you can give us a call and we’ll happily talk through it with you and offer our recommendation.

ClaymoreChoosing an under floor safe is a really great way of ensuring your cash and valuables are protected as they are concealed, hard to access and impossible for thieves to remove. Recently we have been selling a lot of the Churchill Underfloor Domestic range which offer £4,000 cash cover or £40,000 in valuables cover. Burton Safes also do a good range of underfloor safes including the Claymore range which have a cash rating of £3,000.

To view our full range of underfloor safe options click here or give us a call on 0800 783 2328 and our team will be happy to discuss your options with you and advise you on the right product for you.