gun safes on basement floor?
Does anyone have a suggestion of what to put under a gun safe that will be in the basement? Do I need to put it on a raised concrete slate or railroad ties or anything at all....any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated..thanks
I'm assuming the safe is metal. and if you have a water problem in your basement - definitely raise your safe several inches with some concrete slabs. other than that, you should be fine. dont put anything underneath the safe that will hold water such as wood or fabrics.
good luck
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I would put down a vapor barrier, such as felt paper, then set it on blocks. This means it can only be secured to the wall, not the floor.
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The safe should come with an owner’s manual, and this will be covered. Both mine and my Dad’s are bolted directly to the concrete floor, but neither of us has water issues in our basements. I’ve seen others on used bushings from truck lift kits to get .5 to 1 inch off the floor to keep the bottom from rusting, to folks who poured a square slab and pre-positioned bolts to secure to.
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If it was me I’d use a poly board and cut it to two strips one under each side. Bore through it into concrete then bolt safe trough board to concrete. This will keep the safe off of the floor and still be able to bolt to the floor.
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I’m assuming the safe is metal. and if you have a water problem in your basement – definitely raise your safe several inches with some concrete slabs. other than that, you should be fine. dont put anything underneath the safe that will hold water such as wood or fabrics.
good luck
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I would put it on wood 2×4′s. Also you may want to think about a dehumidifier for your safe. Bsements tend to be damp.
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I have a very nice heavy safe.
The basement is the very last place you want to put this. The metal is going to act like an attractant to moisture and your guns are all going to rust like no tomorrow unless you take precautions.
If you read the manual – you will learn the safe needs to bolted to the floor and the wall for the warranty to be valid. You can’t have a space big enough between the safe and floor for someone to put a pry bar and dislodge the safe. Putting boards under the safe is a totally hair brain idea – it voids your warranty. You should have a contractor put in these heavy bolts if you have never done it before – requires a hammer drill and a set of wrenches to set the studs bigger than the average homeowner will have handy.
You are definitly going to need a 120vac outlet near the safe so you can plug in a ‘Goldenrod" dehumidifier. On the unused outlet put a small neon nightlight – this way if the socket ever trips a breaker you will notice the light is out……. rather than noticing a layer of rust on your guns.
You will want to buy humidity strips – the ones that stay blue when things are good, and, turn red when things are too humid. You put one outside the safe, one inside. It would be best if you could keep the humidity down on the outside of the safe too.
Hope this helps!
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A safe weather it is a gun safe or other type of safe should never be placed in the basement. If a house catches on fire the basement is going to be hottest for the longest. So all that fire rating would be null.
It should be placed on a solid floor close to an exterior wall.
You want to place your safe where the fire will be the lowest temperature and burn the shortest amount of time.
If you have to put it there I would place a good vapor barrier then some type of flooring over that.
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