Ok, so we have this old floor safe out in the garage...

[Contrary1]

We've been in this house 2 1/2 years. Every once in a while, I remember it's out there. The previous owners were here for 10 years, and when told me that they never tried to open it, I couldn't imagine why they didn't.

Not that I have anything valuable enough to want to hide away, far from it. But, I hate the thought of destroying the thing to see what might be inside. To be honest, it's been a bit fun for me to imagine the treasure it must hold.

Money, gold, old valuable anything? Would a stethoscope work?

And, then I'll forget about it again for a few months...

[struggle4progress]

1. There are professionals who can do this sort of thing, very often without damage

[Optical.Catalyst]

2. Go to the Rent-All place

Rent a gasoline powered chop saw that cuts concrete.

Cut the safe in half.

Make a youtube video of this and post for all of us to see.

[csziggy]

24. Be careful in how you open a safe

On one of those storage shows one of the guys ended up with a safe in one of the units he bought. He cut it open with a blow torch. He never knew what was in it - it could have been cash or stock certificates - because all he ended up with were ashes and the edges of what looked like some of currency or certificates.

I'd talk to a local locksmith. Often they can open a safe non-destructively and you can get them to reset the combination so you can use it in the future.

[Contrary1]

27. I would be afraid to use a blow torch anyway

When I described it as a floor safe, what I meant was that it is actually sunk into the floor of the garage. It is too close to an exterior wall for me to try that.

Someone down thread offered a suggestion about finding the original combination online. My son will be here tomorrow. I'll ask him to get down on the floor and read the info on the door of the safe.

Old eyes, old bones, old everything that hasn't been surgically removed, prevents me from doing it myself.

[csziggy]

29. Yeah, I get you about getting down on the floor

Last time I had to get down on the floor it took 30 minutes and a lot of screaming to get up off the ground. I'm not doing that again voluntarily!

Good luck with it!

[handmade34]

3. no way

I would have had it open the 1st day I have a curiosity that has to be sated

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Ask a locksmith

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. You rang?

[kath]

9. Ohmygod! DUzy!

You win the thread.

[panader0]

6. Find a yegg

yegg
(yĕg)
n. Slang
A thief, especially a burglar or safecracker.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Or rent Thief with James Caan.

[hunter]

7. I'm the sort who got curious about the manhole cover in front of my house.

Sadly, it wasn't the entrance to a secret underworld, not unless you were the size of a ferret and willing to get dirty and wear breathing apparatus.

Having easy access to a safe would gnaw at me until I had it open, one way or another.

[femmocrat]

10. We have one in our basement.

It belonged to my in-laws who were .... just strange people. We don't know what is in it or how to open it.

I don't even know how it ended up here. It must weigh a million pounds. So there it sits. LOL We also inherited three old trunks from them, but they didn't contain anything exciting. I don't know what to do with the trunks either. Oh well!

[hippywife]

11. Sell the trunks if they're in decent condition.

There are people who buy and refurbish them to sell. Or if you're able, refurbish and sell them yourself.

[femmocrat]

15. Thanks for the tip.

I didn't know if they were still "in style." Everyone wanted old trunks about 30 years ago.

[OriginalGeek]

18. If my daughter wasn't already lined up

for my Grandpa's old WWII trunks, she'd be interested in yours. I'm sure there are still others who would be as well.

[hippywife]

23. You're welcome.

Not surprising they'd be desirable now with so many people into reusing, repurposing, upcycling, whichever one wishes to call it.

Actually, I read about someone doing this with old steamer trunks just the other day. I just can't remember where. Could even have been here somewhere.

[lame54]

12. Go for it Geraldo

[Brother Buzz]

13. Google default factory settings for the brand of safe

Many, many safe combinations never get changed from the factory setting. I scored an old safe with no combination. It had been in service in a defunct bar for over fifty years, and to my astonishment, it was still set to the default combination. Bummer, it was empty.

[femmocrat]

16. That is a great idea!

Thanks.

[Brother Buzz]

17. Changing a combination is a snap if you know what you're doing...but....

if you've never done it before, there is considerable fear of screwing it up and it never gets done.

[eppur_se_muova]

25. Usually something like 50-0-50 or 0-50-0. nt

[Contrary1]

21. Thanks for the idea...

I'll report back if I have any luck.

This safe is actually in sunk into the concrete floor. Could have been put in when the house was built back in the 60's. Don't know how deep it goes, but the dimensions of the top part that we can see are about 6"x6". It has metal lid covering it.

[trueblue2007]

14. OPEN IT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dont call me Shirley]

19. The suspense would be eating me...OPEN IT!

[Jenoch]

20. Be sure the det cord is long enough.

[NNadir]

22. It probably contains the remains of Jimmy Hoffa.

Since this is a likely outcome, I'd just leave it there.

[eppur_se_muova]

26. If nothing else works, contact the company that made the safe.

You can bet they've dealt with similar situations before.

[MountainMama]

28. Where are you?

I work for a company that services and sell bank equipment. If you sent me a picture of it, my boss might know something about it.

[DFW]

30. Get a pro to do it for you

Then, when you find $500,000 in cash and sixteen 1870-CC $20 gold pieces, you can have us all over for a celebration!