Cheap Fire-proof bag/safe alternatives?
It feels unsafe to live in apartments in USA where the neighbours might set on fire and left us with burning apartments.
Fire-proof safe is kind of expensive and heavy for securing my documents such as Sentry's safe. Fire-proof bank deposit bags are very expensive.
I wonder if you have any ideas of alternatives for us to have fire-proof bags/suitcase/safe or create one? That has high volume capacity, light and low cost.
for water proof, just put it in sealed plastic bag.
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Not sure if it is worth it, but materials to use could be: build a box out of several layers of 5/8" drywall. The drywall gives off moisture and is an excellent firestop. Insulate the inside with mineral wool. Go to a lumberyard and you can purchase the stuff in a bag that looks like a bag of peat moss. Ask the people for the stuff used for firestopping buildings. For $20 you will get more than you will use.
After insulating with mineral wool, put your container with valuables inside.
Look on the ...(Answered by Bryan) |
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Wiring a fire alarm?
Please help:
I'm trying to hook up a fire alarm with three wires (Black - Hot, White-Nuetral, and Orange - Interconnect) to a fire wire system in my house which has Black, Red, Green, and Yellow). Which wires go to which?
What should I be checking for?
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Black is almost always the HOT unless someone has wired something wrong. White is most likely neutral. Green should be ground. You can check this by using a meter set to AC. Meter the black to white, you should see around 110-120 volts. Meter the black to green, you should still see around 110-120 volts. Meter the white to green, you shouldn't see any volts. If you change the meter setting to continutity check and meter the white to green, you should see that as "closed". The yellow wire in your home ...(Answered by todvango) |
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Just lost ALL in house fire. no one hurt. No lawyer. no insurance. Have to sue big company. Any advice?
My family and I jusr recently lost our home and everything in and around it due to fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt. We were renting to own, and not insured. The house aside, I have tallied up approx. 200,000 worth of our belongings. This does not include a value on "priceless and irreplacable" items, such as baby photos, antiques; nor does it include my portfolio and all of my work (about 20 years worth) as an artist. Not to mention all of my airbrush equipment.
We were having some financial trouble, power had been cut off.
I had rented ... (Asked by Rocket Rider)
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First, the loss you sustained was the fair market value of the items at the time of the fire, not replascement cost or what you paid. I suspect that is a lot less then $200,000. Unless you have sold some of your art for big bucks, you can pretty much forget recovering for that.
If you rented a generator after power had been cut off for nonpayment, and hooked it into the house electrical system, the chances are you did not hook it up properly, which is what caused the fire. That means you are responsible and may be sued by ...(Answered by thylawyer) |
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Can a stone fire pit be built on a wooden deck?
I would like to have a rustic stone fire pit on my back deck. Can I have a fire pit on a wood deck without burning the deck? Would stone be too heavy for a wood deck?
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i agree with the one answer that fire codes would not allow it to set directly on the deck. if i were to do it in spite of codes i would install a metal frame base to allow for air flow between deck and bottom of pit. to cut down on weight i would face off pit structure with man-made facade rocks then line top with slate .inside of structure should be lined with fireproof material such as cement floated over cement board and them filled with sand which will add even more insulation for heat. you may also consider ...(Answered by dalerule) |
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how are fire bricks or insulation bricks made?
Fire bricks are used to insulate kilns or furnaces.
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Fireclay bricks are made of various fire clays and calcined chamotte, and are divided into three categories: General fireclay bricks, hard fireclay bricks, and special fireclay bricks. General fireclay bricks find the widest application among various kinds of refractory bricks. Hard fireclay bricks are manufactured by molding carefully selected materials under high pressure and by thoroughly firing those molding. They are, therefore, suited for use in high-temperature, high-pressure operating furnaces such as blast furnaces. Special fireclay bricks have low thermal expansion coefficients and particularly high resistance to spalling and wear....(Answered by angelbaby8087) |
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Brick Fire Pit?
How long after setting mortar on the fire pit do you have to wait before building a fire?
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There is a curing process that the cementious products go through that is important for thier strength. I've noticed myself when using grout that I have a MUCH stronger surface if I rewet the material several times over a period of days and let it cure very slowly. If I just let it dry right out sometimes it's so soft I can dig it out with my fingernails.
Unless you have a pressing need to use it sooner, I'd let it go for at least 10-14 days. You can also call the manufacturer of the product you used ...(Answered by heart o' gold) |
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