[M.I.A.]

So I bought a fort Knox safe today and am having it delivered this coming Monday. The owner of the store is telling me a 650 pound safe loaded with guns and such would be fine in the upstairs part of a house, but I'm just kind of leary with having so much weight in a concentrated area, especially upstairs. Any of you guys have a safe upstairs, or any recommendations on having one upstairs?

 

[Jim S.]

I would simply put a piece of 3/4" hardwood sheeting under it to give it a wider footprint.
You could bevel the edges to a nice angle so you don't stub a toe in the middle of the night.
Other than that I would think most modern home's floors could handle 750#'s without a problem.

 

[Gumbeaux]

I think the weight is fine. Heck, there are people that weigh that much now.

I have my safe as much for fire protection as theft protection. My question would be if the house catches fire, what happens to the contents of the safe when it drops to the first floor?

 

[jellis11]

probably just be the same as if you would drop them the same distance. I guess what I would worry about is if there was something heavy on the inside that could smash/bend a gun or just a breakable. Maybe some muzzle crown damage.

 

[AA#5]

The weight may be OK, but aren't you going to bolt the safe down? I think it should be bolted to cement, not subflooring. I wouldn't want to open the door of an unbolted safe. I did that with a friend's safe & I was surprised at how easily the safe started to tilt when the door was fully open.

Putting it on the first floor would ensure that it's bolted to the cement foundation. I thought about putting my safe on the second floor until I realized it wouldn't be securely bolted.

 

[Wishoot]

The weight won't be a problem. Back when I had a king-sized water-bed (a very long time ago), it easily weighed 1000 lbs when full.

As long as your home is of sound construction, you'll be fine.

 

[bhk]

Mine is upstairs and about the same weight. No problem. BTW, we have a spiral staircase between floors. Don't ask.

 

[NDcent]

As long as you don't have several women standing around in high heels, you should be fine. http://extension.missouri.edu/webster/ag-edge/irrigation-soil-water/pondpack.html

 

[american lockpicker]

Call up a locksmith that deals in safes and ask lots of questions. I personally know someone who had a large rifle safe fall through a 2nd story floor.

 

[Thorazine]

Just in case -- don't put your lazy boy directly underneath it on the first floor. =D

 

[DonD]

The weight won't be a problem. Back when I had a king-sized water-bed (a very long time ago), it easily weighed 1000 lbs when full.

As long as your home is of sound construction, you'll be fine.

A 1000# water bed puts far less load per sq in than does a safe and the PSI floor loading is the issue.

The other issue is the PITA of moving it up the stairs and then down if you move or sell the safe. 650# safe getting away from you could be fatal.

I just had an incident with a brand new safe weighing 900#. Moved from an apartment when the new home was finished. Clowns had a dolly that couldn't hold the weight, the axle collapsed on the van ramp and dumped the new safe on the asphalt. Eventually got them to buy it back as the cosmetic damage couldn't be fixed. Don

 

[DonD]

Mine is upstairs and about the same weight. No problem. BTW, we have a spiral staircase between floors. Don't ask.

I'll bet that was a thrilling evolution, moving it upstairs. Don