Mounting Gun Safe Over Carpet

Safes that aren t mounted can be easily tipped over and pried open not to mention removed entirely from the house.

Mounting gun safe over carpet. Mounting a gun safe with no fireproofing directly to an epoxy sealed slab will require the shortest bolts. Most medium and large gun safes are made with an anchor hole in the bottom. Fireproof gun safes often place holes at the center. If the safe you re looking to purchase isn t built for mounting to the floor don t even waste your time.

Still kind of wiggly but cannot be tipped over. If you don t think that a thief would be able to pull off such a feat you re dead wrong. If you have carpet on the floor where you will be placing the safe use a knife to cut a circle out of the carpet that is large enough to accommodate the bolt and the mounting hole. This is great for keeping your safe dry to.

Another effective material for most security safes is automotive headliner material. Alarm system is my first line of defense. A lag screw or cement bolt passes through the hole in the gun safe to sturdily connect it to cement underneath. Smaller gun safes may have anchor holes on the back or side.

The right bolt length will depend on many different factors including the type of flooring and gun safe fireproofing. More for my peace of mind that rambuncious grandkids will not tip the safe over and hurt someone. My 400 lb safe was kind of tippy on thick carpet so razor x where the holes were and drilled in concrete and set 4 expanding lag bolts. Other gun owners go in for tool chest drawer liners coupled with a 3m mounting tape for lining their gun cabinets.

You may even consider cutting away all carpet under the safe as this can prevent you from getting the safe bolted really really tightly to the floor. A carpet runner can be another great option if you want your guns and other valuables to stay dry.