Security Advice #007 - 10 Best Ways To Hide Valuables
Hiding your life's treasures under your pillow or mattress
won't safeguard them from a thief. However, this doesn't
mean that a safety deposit box at your bank is the only
place for them.
In fact, the traditional approach of keeping one's
valuables in the home is an excellent idea, provided they
are hidden in really secret places.
The ten following ideas of where to locate a secret
compartment will offer maximum security. The first five,
because they do require some construction to the house, are
better for people who own their own homes. The second five
ideas can be effectively used by apartment dwellers or
renters.
1. WALLS
Because walls are hollow, there can be hidden space behind
every wall in every room.
The ideal spots are behind solid, fixed items, like coat
racks, or boards along closet walls supporting the clothes
hanging pole.
Remove the attachment and hollow out a compartment.
Make sure you camouflage your handiwork well.
2. BEAMS
Ceiling and wall beams are popular architectural features
in homes.
Make one of the false beams (one which doesn't offer much
support) moveable, and hollow an opening out of its top or
back side.
3. BASEBOARDS
One of the easiest-to-construct compartments is one behind
a baseboard. These strips of wood that run along your walls
next to the floor are so common, no thief would give them a
second glance.
Choose a short section of board, and carefully pry it away
from the wall with a crowbar.
Now hollow out a hole, and replace the baseboard.
4. PANELING
Wall paneling offers a method of opening large areas of
dead space.
Your best choice is behind actual boards nailed to the wall
individually, not behind the four-by-eight sheets.
5. MIRRORS
For a compartment offering little depth, but a large area
of space, you can construct a hollow right behind a full
length mirror on your closet door.
Hollow out your compartment, then mount your mirror with
sliding tabs.
6. FURNITURE
Complicated secret spaces built into furniture have for
centuries been favorites.
A simple approach is to remove the molding of a table or
desk, and make a hollow.
7. BOOKCASE
A common source of easily overlooked space is found at the
base of a bookcase. The lowest shelf is usually raised
above the ground level several inches, and this space is
enclosed with a base-molding.
If you can make the lowest shelf removable, you can attach
your valuables to the underside of this shelf by means of
magnets.
8. LIGHT SWITCH
An easy and highly deceptive secret space can be
constructed behind an electric outlet plate or light switch
plate.
Make sure the electricity is shut off when you remove the
plate to construct your hollow.
9. HOUSEPLANTS
Secret compartments can be constructed in the base of your
plant pots: this will be especially effective if you have
lots of plants.
Seal your valuables well in plastic if they can be water
damaged.
10. BURIED TREASURE
Finally, don't overlook the oldest hiding technique in
history, of burying your valuables underground.
Make sure you have an accurate map of where your treasure
is buried.
For maximum security in hiding your valuables in your own
home, make sure your craftsmanship is flawless. And don't
reveal your hiding place to anyone out of your own family.
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