How to move a high end gun safe?

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Originally Posted by Big Tuna

Interesting. I wouldn't have thought of this. That was going to be the plan. Will put a coat of think on this.
Some vapour barrier material and then a custom made 2 to 4 inch tall solid base of some kind.

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That's how mine is done. Wood base is 4x4 pressure treated. Still lagged to the floor - just need to use slightly longer anchors. Mine is in a corner as well so also lagged to concrete walls on two sides. Going down the stairs was not really that hard. Good dolly with me, 2 sons and a friend. I picked it up in the truck to save delivery charge. They put it in the truck at the store and we took it from there.

Basement has been finished since than. It is now inside a large closet.

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Originally Posted by sabmgb

my basement is damp and my gun cabinets are rusting on the bottom. I guess if no moisture problem, directly on the floor would be better.

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I have a walkout basement and a dehumidifier. So far no rust.

As much as i was always wondering about what happens with heavy load of a gun safe on a 2x8-2x10 joists and the floor ,i was not less curious why one would place a gun cabinet in any basement?

Maybe walkout seems reasonable-but basements are the lowest point in the house.If one has so much money invested in guns(and an expensive safe)any issue will be going to bite........
Backed up sewage,flood from outside,broken sump pump,neighbours storm water.......you name it.
Dehumidifiers can crap out too,and while in the winter a furnace /stove may help-there is only 6 months of heating season in a year.

I heard on this very Forum,many years ago-that the oldtimers kept their guns in the basement -between joists.That made perfect sense-the warmest(driest)place in the basement, and the highest too.

If there will be ever water up to the joists,the guns stored there will be the least concern.

To each their own.

In the case of my house 3 bedrooms up stairs, kitchen, bathroom and the tv room which has a 6 ft x 4 ft bay window. I would not want anyone to easily see I have a gun safe. In my basement there are many places where I could put it out of site out of mind.

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Originally Posted by gbk

As much as i was always wondering about what happens with heavy load of a gun safe on a 2x8-2x10 joists and the floor ,i was not less curious why one would place a gun cabinet in any basement?

Maybe walkout seems reasonable-but basements are the lowest point in the house.If one has so much money invested in guns(and an expensive safe)any issue will be going to bite........
Backed up sewage,flood from outside,broken sump pump,neighbours storm water.......you name it.
Dehumidifiers can crap out too,and while in the winter a furnace /stove may help-there is only 6 months of heating season in a year.

I heard on this very Forum,many years ago-that the oldtimers kept their guns in the basement -between joists.That made perfect sense-the warmest(driest)place in the basement, and the highest too.

If there will be ever water up to the joists,the guns stored there will be the least concern.

To each their own.

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

In the case of my house 3 bedrooms up stairs, kitchen, bathroom and the tv room which has a 6 ft x 4 ft bay window. I would not want anyone to easily see I have a gun safe. In my basement there are many places where I could put it out of site out of mind.

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Same with me. Lots more room in the basement. Houses come in different shapes and sizes. Sewage back ups aren't a worry for us and should there ever be a flood high enough to threaten my gun safe it will be on the news. :)

Moving a big gun safe like that is tough, especially since it's heavy and hard to lift. You’d probably need 4-5 strong people to get an 850-pound safe through a door, even with just one step. Make sure to check with Cabela’s if that $300 covers bringing it into your house—usually, they just drop it in your garage or driveway.

This^ I know a couple people who live close to me all houses got broken into, the one place none of them went to rob stuff? The basement, people don't associate basements with expensive stuff, if you think about it, people always think to go upstairs to the bedrooms to look for jewelry cash etc.

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