How to Build a Wall Safe

Crime is increasing these days, and a burglary can be devastating to anyone. If you want to protect some of your valuable belongings and important legal papers, consider installing a wall safe in your home or office. A wall safe will keep these items safe and secure, give you piece of mind, and allow you access to them 24 hours a day.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• safe
• measuring tape
• carpenter's level
• pencil
• stud finder
• handsaw
• safety glasses
• 2" X 4" wood pieces
• 2" screws

1. Look around your house to find where you want to install your wall safe. A good few places might be inside a closet, under a shelf in the pantry, or in a kitchen base cabinet.

2. Move furniture in the room and pictures on the wall away from the area where you are going to put your safe.

3. Build your wall safe into the walls between studs. Use your stud finder to locate two parallel wall studs across from each other. Mark the studs with a pencil to show where the safe will be installed. Measure the length, then draw lines to mark the top, bottom and sides of the safe.

4. Drill into the studs.

5. Install support blocks behind the wall board. Insert one just below and one just above where the safe will rest.

6. Place the safe into the opening, pre-drill screw holes into the studs, and secure the safe using 2-inch screws.

7. Hang the picture back up on the wall and replace the furniture. Your valuables will now be safe and secure.

Resources

• Install a wall safe
• Inserting a wall safe