Ive recently moved to a different house. My old house was a single story with a crawspace and the safe sat on the carpet. Now I have a basement and the safe is sitting directly on concrete for right now. I know this isn’t the best. Would a piece of carpet directly on top of the concrete under the safe work fine? Or should I use something else? Also now that it’s in the basement do you think I should put some type of dehumidifier inside it? Thanks all
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Ive recently moved to a different house. My old house was a single story with a crawspace and the safe sat on the carpet. Now I have a basement and the safe is sitting directly on concrete for right now. I know this isn’t the best. Would a piece of carpet directly on top of the concrete under the safe work fine? Or should I use something else? Also now that it’s in the basement do you think I should put some type of dehumidifier inside it? Thanks all
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I have carpet under mine and it is bolted to the concrete slab. I have had this safe for about 14 years and will probably just leave it with this house when we eventually move. I will use part of the money from the sale to buy two or three new safes for the new house.
Being in the basement I would highly recommend a dehumidifier both inside the safe and get one for the basement itself, Amazon has some good ones! Enjoy your new home!
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We have tiled our Gun Room.
Put Plywood and carpet under Gun Safe(s)
Put Plywood and carpet under Gun Safe(s)
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The one I have in the cellar sits on a piece of 1/2" marine plywood and is bolted though that and into the concrete. Knocking on wood, but my cellar is dry and never had a or humidity problem. Have a Golden Rod in the safe just to e sure to be sure, plus a couple socks full of desiccant.
The one on the main floor is also on plywood, and lag bolted into the floor joists.
The one on the main floor is also on plywood, and lag bolted into the floor joists.
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I made plastic discs to act as a barrier between the concrete and steel. Wood is better than nothing but carpet loves to hold moisture. Paint the wood on all sides if using blocks. A little air space beneath the safe let’s things dry out.
Concrete + steel = rust
Only takes a few swings in temp/humidity to get the process started.
Yes to the dehumidifiers, In and out.
Concrete + steel = rust
Only takes a few swings in temp/humidity to get the process started.
Yes to the dehumidifiers, In and out.
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If I had guns safes they would be bolted to the concrete floor in a one story house.
Lost the safes with the guns a few years back
Lost the safes with the guns a few years back
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I will agree with the comment about dead air space under the safe...The spacers could be concrete pavers, plywood, nylon, anything non metallic... 3/4-1 inch (or even more) would be enough... And then anchor it through the floor of the safe, through the spacers, and into the floor.
The spacers would also create a safety zone in case the basement ever has a drain backup., and you are left with water on the floor.
The spacers would also create a safety zone in case the basement ever has a drain backup., and you are left with water on the floor.
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I have mine sitting on a concrete floor with 3 layers of 6’x6’ fire suppressing blankets between the concrete and the bottom of the safe.
Safe currently screwed to plywood secured with a bracket to a wall next to it. Been meaning to get tools to to through the plywood and into the concrete, just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Have a whole house dehumidifier down there and a smaller rechargeable one in the safe. My basement is unfinished concrete sloped towards the sump pump which sits right next to the main sewer cleanout on the far side of the basement.
I have chosen to leave it un-finished because of how well it’s set up in current form to minimize flood risk.
I have chosen to leave it un-finished because of how well it’s set up in current form to minimize flood risk.
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I placed a sheet of 1/2” plexigass(hockey rink glass panel) under my safe for a non permeable membrane.
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I had my safe moved to my new house by professional safe movers. It is in the basement
on a concrete floor.
The safe movers recommended actual rubber hockey pucks, and they had some with them. They sold me four of them for a reasonable price, and put them under the corners of the safe.
on a concrete floor.
The safe movers recommended actual rubber hockey pucks, and they had some with them. They sold me four of them for a reasonable price, and put them under the corners of the safe.
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3/4" treated plywood, on top of tongue and groove flooring. The plywood is 4'x4'. so it covers at least 3 floor supports to distribute the weight. My house is weird, part is slab on grade, part is crawlspace on pillars, not sure where the demarcation line falls. Will say, has not sagged or warped in 20 years, so suspect slab on grade over the safe.
I used a commercial vinyl composition floor tile in my section of the basement and then have my safe on 4 extra 4x4 squares of that set in the corners safe i sleeve anchored to the floor and wall also spaces off the wall by 3/16 inch . I used 6 - 1/2" x 4"wedge anchors .
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Why is having a safe directly on concrete a bad idea?
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