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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roy14" data-source="post: 3915572" data-attributes="member: 41855">Couple thoughts.Your attic looks to be thoroughly decked, but was it designed to be a lived-in area, or was it just roughed in enough for storage? If the joists weren’t pre-spec’d to handle a living space dead load 24/7, it could eventually cause a collapse because its psf rating isn’t very high. Especially if fire impinges from below, in which case it’ll be just like roadrunner getting flattened by the Acme safe if someone is below it.And on the topic of fire… a fire that originates in the attic and vents before extension into the lower level could be mostly contained to the attic itself if fire crews are on scene quickly (and if you live somewhere that has aggressive companies). So a safe on the ground level may see no considerable heat, while anything above the ceiling will be torched. IMO, attics are not for storage of valuables or keepsakes that can’t be replaced, and my experience has led me to not wanting to put any considerable weight above my head unless I know it can handle it (last loft I built was welded 8” Purlin with 4x4 11ga square tubing and 2x4 structural studs, braced below with 4” purlin and decked with 1 1/16 tongue and groove OSB, which I did trust for storage).</blockquote>