If the floor is cement or concrete this is a good place to embed a safe.
How to install a gun safe to the floor.
Anchoring a gun safe into only a plywood subfloor using 4 bolts will be much weaker.
When bolting a gun safe down into a wood framed floor it is best to bolt the safe down directly into the floor joists.
With the proper tools anyone can do this.
This is not a place we.
This video is about how to bolt down a gun safe to a concrete floor.
A professional has to do the install it is difficult to access water or dust can go inside the safe water or dust can go inside the lock and damage it.
These bolts can be ripped out just by prying and or rocking the safe.
If you re safe is under 750lbs you should consider bolting it down.
It will be easy to hide.
It s also never a bad idea to add heavy washers or backing plates between the gun safe floor and the bolt heads.
The requirement of electric connection.
Wood floors are usually in raised foundations and when you install a floor safe in a raised foundation you need to either build a wooden form to hold the safe between the floor and the ground or a basket made to attach to the floor joists depending on the size of the safe.
If you have a gun safe you probably want to securely mount or install it somewhere.
This video shows how to bolt a gun safe to a concrete floor.
Other safes will have mounting holes in the bottom corners.
The floor can t be wood.
Don t install concrete bolts into your wooden floors or vice versa.
Most of the gun safes have the facility of the built in dehumidifier as well as lights.
Bolting a gun safe to floor joists.
Double check that you have the right bolts for the surface on which you re installing them.
Most fireproof safes have their mounting holes in the middle of the safe s floor.
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Assurance of the highest level of security is maintained by properly bolting the safe.
Eventually you ll drill through these openings and insert bolts to secure the safe to the floor.
After all a safe is no good if people can just walk off with it.