In the market for a new Gun Safe- a weight question

[superduty]

Hi guys-

 

I'm looking into buying a new safe in the next few weeks, and have a question regarding weight.

 

I don't have a concrete - based floor or slab to put the safe on, so the safe will be inside the home on the floor.

The house floors are 'suspended', and by that I mean there is a crawlspace under the whole house.

 

Considering an empty safe of the size I'm looking at will weigh somewhere in the neigborhood of 550 - 600 lbs empty, would you have any reservations about an object of that weight sitting on the floor of your home with nothing more to support it?  Would you figure out some way to shore up the floor underneath from the crawlspace, or not worry about it?

 

Thanks-

[UncleJak]

I put mine in the corner and have had no problems. I was going to add blocks under the floor joists, but never felt like crawling under the house.  Of course mine isn't quite that heavy. It is 400 max.

[xRUSTYx]

Give the Safe House a call in Nashville.  They'd probably know better than us what a standard floor with crawl space underneath can hold.

 

I had them install my safe about a month ago -- They did a great job! :)

[Chadastrophic]

I did a lot of looking for info on this recently. Most safe/aquarium owners don't start bracing until 1000lbs. Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

[gnmwilliams]

I have a 600lb piano sitting on my second floor and have had no problems so I wouldn't think a safe in that range would be any different.

[RED333]

I have a 600lb piano sitting on my second floor and have had no problems so I wouldn't think a safe in that range would be any different.

Do not ask me to help you move!

[monkeylizard]

My mother-in-law doesn't bow my floors. Your safe will be fine.

[gnmwilliams]

[quote name="RED333" post="870937" timestamp="1356741859"]Do not ask me to help you move![/quote] No joke. I'd sell the thing if I could.

[RED333]

I did help a man move a baby grand,up stairs, O MY GOODNESS, I cussed Him for 3 days

[mikegideon]

I think you'll be fine. My safe weighs that much. It's against the wall, with a big side-by-side fridge on the other side of the wall. The Safe House set mine in place for me.

[glowdotGlock]

Mine weighs about 650 and although it didn't bow the floor, directly under the house I stacked a few blocks and drove a little wedge between the top block and the joist. Even though you most likely won't need extra support, if you can get under your house easily it sure wouldn't hurt. My safe is kinda big so I keep ammo in it too. A few hundred 12 guage shells and all the other goodies add a lot of weight.

[monkeylizard]

If you're really concerned bout it, go in your crawl and look at your floor joists. You can see which way they are running and their spacing (anywhere from 12" to 24" but probably 16"). If you can position the safe to span 2 of them, it will distribute the weight a bit better. You can measure from an HVAC air duct boot in the crawl to a joist, then measure the same distance in the house from that matching vent. That gets you on top of one joist. Then measure out the joist spacing to the next joist.