There are a lot of variables here.
Floor joist gun safe.
If the floor is unable to support the weight of the safe it would be best to support the weight by placing braces in the form of additional joists underneath the floor.
When bolting a gun safe down into a wood framed floor it is best to bolt the safe down directly into the floor joists.
You are currently reading an engineered solution to the problem of gun safe weight on floor joists entry 14104 on the captain s journal this article is filed under the category s featured firearms guns and was published september 28th 2015 by herschel smith.
The joists are typically 2 x 8s 2 x 10s or 2 x 12s and are capped on the ends by headers.
If you have a crawlspace you ll might consider just drilling through the floor and using large nuts and washers.
Assuming a common grade 2 hem fir 2x10 13 5 can handle 70 lbs per sqft load but your safe will be a point load.
The ends of the joists are supported by bearing walls or beams.
The sub floor usually plywood is then nailed to the top of the floor framework.
The safe weight wood species of your floor joist grade of your floor joists.
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When you want to secure your gun safe or really any safe to a wooden floor there are a couple different approaches just like when opting to hand carry a gun.
These bolts can be ripped out just by prying and or rocking the safe.
Also all of the floor and wall safes have a 1 hour fire wall.
Standard safe sizes are.
Or you might be able to fasten a safe to floor joists with lag screws.
If you are unsure how to do this it is probably best to consult and professional joiner or building to do this for you.
I m considering a gun safe and needing to decide whether to put it in the basement or on the main floor.
I would place the safe so that it sit across a couple of floor joists.
Anchoring a gun safe into only a plywood subfloor using 4 bolts will be much weaker.
Bolting a gun safe to floor joists.
The size and spacing of the joists are determined by local building codes based on engineering requirements.
Reinforce the floor for a gun safe.
The basement has the advantage of a concrete floor but the main floor would be much more convenient.
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