Install a Hidden Wall Safe

[@mariosilva5690]

for all the smart ass commenters. The point of the wall safe is that it's hidden. Of course someone with crazy tools can get it out. And not every burglar is that sophisticated, not even close. In fact the safe being embedded into the wall and hidden is even more of an extra added measure of security. Great video btw!

[@kieferonline]

I agree with some others in that your troubleshooting was the most valuable part! I enjoyed seeing how you confidently pressed on with the project despite the unexpected setbacks.

[@YakMotley]

Great video! No safe is safe. It just buys you time and makes them work for it. You must have layers of security. If they have time with your safe your other layers have failed.

[@DimiArhontidis]

Even with a crowbar it would be very difficult to pull that out, especially with those bolts going into the studs. However, something to consider is actually installing a second wall safe in plain sight, so the criminal that wants to spend time getting into it will spend all his time on the “fake/empty” wall safe instead of the one housing your valuables that’s hidden behind clothes or whatever ;)

[@scooter0007able]

just working on installing a wall safe and found my studs were not 16" on center. NEVER thought about my oscillating saw! I kept thinking about using my circular saw and the mess it would make. You are a life saver!

[@TheGeekPub]

Thanks for you kind comments! Post some pics on my facebook page!

[@ftecconn]

Hey Dude. Been Watching alot of wall safe vids This rainy afternoon. Yours is about the Best. Thanks for taking the time To post !.

[@MichaelLawing]

Great overview, especially with having to patch the stud. I think you're absolutely right about the burglars being in a hurry - our last house was broken into and while they got our computers and attempted to get a tv, they were simply too hasty and missed firearms and camera gear that were slightly out of view.

[@phaymanousengvilay5466]

Thanks for the video. I ran into the exact problem and used your methods.

[@TheGeekPub]

Awesome! Glad it worked!

[@sakesan13]

Great video. Most of the other how-to videos make it look like the entire process will take about 3-5 minutes. Thanks for showing the hiccup and the work around. That made the video twice as useful. Thanks again!

[@BasilHerby]

Definitely true about it not keeping serious criminals out, luckily 99% of all home burglaries are opportunistic, normally just someone with no tools at all who sees an open window.

[@donhindman9707]

I agree basically this is a lockbox. I will add the best way to secure items at home is to disguise them or the container so a person in a hurry just keeps moving. Having this box in a Utility room with the open door covering it is PERFECT! Great job adjusting the stud opening. Don H

[@TheGeekPub]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@invisibleman8373]

I have considered one of these for the home. good tips. Just didn't agree with cutting out the stud. Wouldn't it have just made sense to trim off about a 1/2 inch from each stud & then just slide in?

[@magictrick8833]

Technically you don’t need every stud.

[@MattDiresta]

nice! gotta love the oscillating tool! always comes in handy at the right times!

[@TheGeekPub]

I couldn't live without it!

[@jhad3n]

I like those too. You and it made it look too easy.

[@bi0lizard1]

Nice job making adjustments on the fly. Think I’ll go for a floor safe able to be hidden easier.

[@zakbermudez5389]

Thanks for the advice!! Looking to start a business installing wall safes and then expand into more security devices and services!

[@penney304]

As a retired carpenter, well done! Years ago I installed a safe just like that one in my old house. I too had cut the studs. You just never know what's hiding behind that dry wall.

[@matthewrusso1350]

Great video! I appreciate you showing us the issue you ran into and how you got around it. Sometimes I feel like the only person that ever hits hurdles with simple projects. Thank you!

[@TheGeekPub]

I feel like every project hits bug hurdles! LOL!

[@NimsChannel]

Probably shouldn't just chop up studs in a wall tho.

[@rafaeldiazus]

Great recovery with the stud and additional wood work. You are right these lock boxes are light weight and used for just keeping things away from sight. Great Vid!

[@TheGeekPub]

Thanks for you kind words!

[@maui7773]

Great information. Nice job showing the detail. Thank you!!

[@je47-47]

Great video. You said you hit problems most people probably never would. You're wrong! These jobs ALWAYS hit the buffers and it's all about the workaround. Also - love the T shirt! I'll be searching out Time Lord Brewing for sure and raising a glass to Dr. Who.

[@Sjaubi-qf6wd]

Good day is that safe heavy? Around how much lbs?

[@nczioox1116]

How did you know where the electrical box is?

[@CompBuilt]

What's the difference between this one and the 7725, the black one, I have darker walls

[@raymond19001]

I would have installed it a bit higher so it does not get hit by the closet door handle when you open the door, unless you have a door stopper on the floor.

[@abubin834]

I want build iron house six room. Than how many prices. Please reply me expenteture

[@jackjohnson5426]

Fantastic save! Love your work!

[@jayk7057]

Nice clean job!

[@jhad3n]

I noticed that for my preference the door opened the wrong way for this application. Not a big deal I know, but is it available hinged either way?

[@TheGeekPub]

I believe it mounts other direction and then you just flip the keypad.

[@ShannonFargo]

"That's the combination to my luggage!"

[@P1983sche]

I just watched that movie last night. Mel Brooks haha. Wish they followed through with the second one.

[@TheGeekPub]

LOL

[@Erik0824]

Putting a poster over it would help

[@MetalBum]

thats what i did!

[@PraveenkumarCEH]

Thats a shawshank thing 🤣✌️

[@gordonshumway5653]

@@PraveenkumarCEH Lord! It's a miracle! Man up and vanished like a fart in the wind! Nothin' left but some damn rocks on the windowsill and that cupcake on the wall! Let's ask her! Maybe she knows! What say there, Fuzzy- Britches? Feel like talking? Guess not!

[@TechVentions]

u can stick an envelope below the area ur cutting so that it will collect the dust the next time

[@TheGeekPub]

I just find it so much faster to use a vacuum cleaner. ;-)

[@TechVentions]

lol u won this XD

[@brownro214]

@@TheGeekPub Dry wall dust will clog up your vacuum's filter faster than almost anything else.

[@P1983sche]

Nice idea. Thanks for sharing this.

[@heavyeclipse88]

You put it in a place where you can hang a picture over it etc and make it less conspicuous

[@plant-basedmd7891]

Best to do a safe encased in concrete floor..

[@Chewligan]

Hidden ? I can see it from here !!

[@lilspookyboi1387]

Doesnt look hidden to me, i can see it just fine

[@connie1852]

Thanks. been wanting to install a safe in a wall like in the movies. now i can have a place to put my gold bars.

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

That safe is a nice place to store my pot, so my grandkids cant get to it.

[@TheGeekPub]

Hahahahah. You just won the Internet!

[@bobalobalie]

+TheGeekPub A safe is only as 'safe' as the alarm system accompanying it. No safe is impenetrable even one costing a few million $$. I always tell people to spend more on the alarm than the safe. As long as you have a loud alarm then in less than one minute the criminal will be running away. So this safe would be more effective than you think since they will unlikely be able to get into it in less than a minute. Well, if you have a good, LOUD alarm system that is.

[@bigbossjc4117]

Angel Luis Trinidad 😂😂😂😂

[@GASBASSASSANDBRASS]

Angel Luis Trinidad haha hell yea smoke that shit

[@noahwolfe1304]

BewareTheIdes I used to install alarms. They aren't that hard to get around. A good solid safe bolted down is a little harder to beat.

[@jameswoods6900]

You can't open that safe with a crow bar but you can take the safe with you!

[@bbbaaa976]

good for all

[@goldmouth100]

What of my studs are too far apart??? Then what??

[@TheGeekPub]

Maybe try Tinder or Match.com?

[@spudboy2865]

Notice he used a 1/2" piece of plywood to shim or close the gap after moving the problem stud? Do the same thing, cut flush to edge of one stud, cut drywall to required width, then use fillers to bring a solid wood edge to the other side.

[@jdenslinger]

That's the same code I use on my luggage! :O

[@vicrobinson5065]

A safe like this will make a criminal return with reinforcements. Put your money in a bank.

[@johnandlorna]

Wow that's basically invisible...

[@tsclassic1189]

Fantastic

[@alcolavista-22]

He’s actually right..👍

[@blackemmons]

Thanks for the info. Interesting. JimE

[@123jeez]

Well, first thing about security is, you do not talk about it.. Second, nice video, i'd wish you didn't make it obvious for burglars to find your safe. All done. Nice vid!

[@TheGeekPub]

Nothing in my house insurance won't replace. If they come in while I am home, they're gonna meet my shotgun.

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

Dude, love your video`s, buy placing a Wall Safe in a wooden wall is insane! You need to install this in a concrete wall, of mount it on a concrete wall.

[@TheGeekPub]

Uh... there are no concrete walls in 90% of houses dude.

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

@@TheGeekPub In 90% of the houses the walls are concrete and stone here in The Netherlands. Really strong houses over here, will not blow away in a hurricane.

[@Juan-sf2cq]

Banks safe deposit box are not safe anymore, there's no cameras in the room.

[@sandhyaraninimmana9723]

Hi

[@SanTa06660]

love the shirt!!

[@TheGeekPub]

It's my favorite! Thank you!

[@adammubarka2711]

Honest words! thanks

[@BurtBowers]

This was my fear of installing wall safe I have stud finder though none of them are that accurate, you generally would be off half to three quarters inch & that would become a problem especially for a wall safe, best safes are ground foundation safes, companies install them drilling into concrete foundation is no way theives are going to get in one of them but they are way too expensive to install them for me I will just buy a floor safe without rollers the heavier the better to make it harder for bandits to take it away.

[@tcntad87]

"Hidden" but nice work

[@BloodOnMars]

the only real use of a safe is to use as bait. once a burglar breaks in your safe and finds out you only have a couple hundred inside they will leave your house, while you keep all your gold somewhere else.

[@LokeshThakur]

not really hidden

[@TheGeekPub]

Should I bury it under the house and cover it with cement?

[@LokeshThakur]

@@TheGeekPub or just edit your title to, "Install a Wall Safe"

[@TheGeekPub]

@@LokeshThakur Why? That makes no sense whatsoever.

[@LokeshThakur]

@@TheGeekPub well as we've already established, its not hidden, this really isn't rocket science

[@TheGeekPub]

@@LokeshThakur It is hidden in a guest room, in a closet, behind a door, with boxes stacked in front of it. If that's not hidden then I guess I need to bury it under the foundation and cover it in concrete.

[@JohnSmith-xm4dk]

I'll put mine behind a painting

[@richardboris6680]

Thea look behind paintings .its got to be somewhere where thea least expect to look.that you wouldent even thank about

[@SilverGoldComics]

You didn't show the hardest part... using a ratchet on the door side where there is no room.

[@TheGeekPub]

Exact same amount of room on both sides. I don't know what you're talking about.

[@SilverGoldComics]

@@TheGeekPub I have a different brand and when the door is open it covers the screw hole, so I had to screw with the door half closed.

[@TheGeekPub]

@@SilverGoldComics Ah. Mine's not like that.

[@Adam-gn4oo]

If i wanted the safe i would grab a sabor saw and take part of the studs with me

[@TheGeekPub]

That was kinda my point. ;-)

[@KaliBlaz]

that's not what i call "hidden"..

[@exchef7555]

not safe at all

[@alanaldpal950]

If a criminal can’t get into a safe the last thing you want them to do is wait for you or a family member to get home and then have them put a gun in their face telling you or them to open it. Concealing the existence of the safe should be priority one. I liked the video but would have liked to see ideas on concealing the box.

[@TheGeekPub]

It's behind a door in a closet with a shelf next to it. Seems pretty concealed. I doubt the criminal is going to shut himself in the closet.

[@Anon-te6uq]

Pretty sure thats not how you are supposed to replace a stud. The only thing holding your ceiling up is a couple screws.

[@TheGeekPub]

Pretty sure you are wrong.

[@magictrick8833]

At the end of the day you don’t need every single stud.

[@user-ej9zw7gh2q]

Why do Americans always have those cheap walls, you can easily cut true them..

[@TheGeekPub]

It's called Drywall, and its been used worldwide since the 80s, not just in America.

[@flubba86]

@Tom what kind of walls does your country use?

[@user-ej9zw7gh2q]

Ashley Sommer idk but they are solid and you can't just make a hole in it. I'm from the Netherlands btw.

[@mesteme]

Most European residential constructions are more sturdy than in the US. Built using masonry instead of cheap and flimsy wood. Never understood why.

[@ilanmichel]

Stefano Melis easier to shape and make the house look fancier ? maybe idk.

[@x7hrs448]

does anyone who knows someone who knows how to install it? i dont trust my self

[@cindylong624]

hire a handyman and ask if they install wall safes...

[@lourak613]

Your assumption that burglars will bypass the same because of time is proven incorrect. In fact, it only makes them curious about what might be in it. Most burglars come prepared with tools to break into a safe like this. It is better to simply hide any valuables like cash or jewelry in an inconspicuous place, like inside a fake book or something like that.

[@TheGeekPub]

Citation needed.

[@lourak613]

@@TheGeekPub Your request for study results is entirely justified - in truth, I base my opinion on my own personal experience and the experience of friends. On 2 occasions, my wall safe, which is about the same quality as the one you install here, was broken into with the use, we think, of a pry bar. In fact, one incident, it was discovered, was committed by the husband of our cleaning lady, who obviously told him about our safe. It seems to me that the existence of a safe can become known to many people such as handymen, painters, cleaning persons and friends of your children. To complete my tale - as I mentioned in my comment earlier - we had a few shelves of books in that bedroom, one book being a good fake book which contained my wife's jewelry. It was untouched. Granted - not a conclusive fact, but to me, it seems like good basic logic. Now - if we're talking about a large, heavy safe - that's another story. I ask for your citation now...

[@dennisneo1608]

The best safe is a loaded gun.

[@robclaggy8620]

And you, your spouse, and your children are 30 times more likely to be harmed by that gun than a burglar.

[@rawyin]

Always make sure a wall isn’t load bearing before you take out a stud. One sure fire way to really mess up your house.

[@TheGeekPub]

If removing a single stud even on a load bearing wall causes a problem then your house should be condemned. This is a non-issue, load bearing or not.

[@ReggieCotton]

James, a single stud is capable of supporting 900-1100lbs per square inch with a 10% variance for safety (each stud is unique). A wall with 8 studs 16" on center can support roughly 8000 lbs per square inch. That's enough to support the entire roof of an entire house. Removing one of those studs literally would be unnoticeable. It would be the difference between placing the studs on 24" centers rather than 16" centers which is code in many areas of the country. If your house would collapse by using 24" centers you bought a really shitty house.

[@rawyin]

We are going to agree to disagree here. Don't do it unless you're going to carry it over.

[@robclaggy8620]

James, do you know anything about construction at all? Even a little? I didn't think so. If you think what was demonstrated here was unsafe you're obviously a little snowflake. Bisecting a single stud on a load bearing wall isn't going to mess up your house.

[@rawyin]

Rob Claggy I do. Did you know studs in load bearing walls usually carry a point load to ground? So take your opinions and your Insults and shove them back where they belong.

[@stormbytes]

The burgler is "in a rush" and will "most likely miss it" behind the door?? That's your strategy??? Oh man I had a good laugh. Why would any burglar bother trying to wrench that box open when they can pull the damn thing off the wall in under 30 seconds (clocked) and simply take it with them. That box SCREAMS "Here's the money!". To think that a burglar would simply "move on" to your DVD player instead of going for the BIG RED X on the treasure map?? That's just naive. Sorry man . :)

[@TheGeekPub]

You're so full of shit it hurts.