I was just looking over the thread on building an inexpensive safe room, and it got me thinking. I'm in the process of purchasing a house that is partially incomplete (the downstairs is finished and livable, the upstairs is all studs and sub-floor). While I won't have the room or money to build a safe room, I will have the opportunity build in hidden closets, trap doors, etc.
This may be a tough topic to get going, because if its "hidden" or "secret", you're probably not going to want to talk about it on the Internet... but... anyone willing to share any ideas for interesting ways to make dead-space in a house accessible as a means of 'secure' storage? To be clear, this would be "safe" by virtue of being well hidden, not by steel doors or elaborate locks.
I've thought about putting a false wall in the back of a closet, for instance, but I wonder what would be the best way to "hinge" the openning would be, and how best to hide the seems? I've also thought about shortening a closet, and then putting a gun safe in the hidden recess.
This may be a tough topic to get going, because if its "hidden" or "secret", you're probably not going to want to talk about it on the Internet... but... anyone willing to share any ideas for interesting ways to make dead-space in a house accessible as a means of 'secure' storage? To be clear, this would be "safe" by virtue of being well hidden, not by steel doors or elaborate locks.
I've thought about putting a false wall in the back of a closet, for instance, but I wonder what would be the best way to "hinge" the openning would be, and how best to hide the seems? I've also thought about shortening a closet, and then putting a gun safe in the hidden recess.