This is some last minute thinking, but better late than never.
We're expanding the house, and as part of that I'm going to get a 6'x8' room that I'll use for gun and camera storage. I'm leaning toward buying the Armory vault door listed here for the room, and will use 3/4" plywood (and maybe some thin sheets of metal) to make the walls harder to get through. That's probably secure enough.
Is this a reasonable way to go?
Now, for the harder question: the new room has already been framed, and the plan right now is to buy a fireproof safe to keep in there so hopefully papers and such will survive a fire. The question is this: is it possible to fireproof a room like this, even though it's attached to the end of the house?
It looks like 3/4" sheet rock, or kaowool, or other options can be used to keep fire from spreading into the room, but if the studs burn away there'll be nothing to keep the insulation up. HSO suggested a sprinkler system, which is easy enough to install (a water heater will be right there), but the damage that thing could cause if it went off when it wasn't supposed to makes this a scary option.
What's my best option here for fire protection?
Thanks. Sorry for the murky question -- I haven't thought this through for long enough to be able to think clearly about it yet.
We're expanding the house, and as part of that I'm going to get a 6'x8' room that I'll use for gun and camera storage. I'm leaning toward buying the Armory vault door listed here for the room, and will use 3/4" plywood (and maybe some thin sheets of metal) to make the walls harder to get through. That's probably secure enough.
Is this a reasonable way to go?
Now, for the harder question: the new room has already been framed, and the plan right now is to buy a fireproof safe to keep in there so hopefully papers and such will survive a fire. The question is this: is it possible to fireproof a room like this, even though it's attached to the end of the house?
It looks like 3/4" sheet rock, or kaowool, or other options can be used to keep fire from spreading into the room, but if the studs burn away there'll be nothing to keep the insulation up. HSO suggested a sprinkler system, which is easy enough to install (a water heater will be right there), but the damage that thing could cause if it went off when it wasn't supposed to makes this a scary option.
What's my best option here for fire protection?
Thanks. Sorry for the murky question -- I haven't thought this through for long enough to be able to think clearly about it yet.