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Posted: 4/17/2024 9:40:54 AM EDT
| I'm currently in the process of setting up a gun room in a spare bedroom. I don't have anywhere else in my house to put a gun room. My house is built on a large crawl space that's about 6.5 feet tall. The main level is master bedroom, living, laundry, and kitchen. My upstairs is 2 bedrooms, sitting area, and bathrooms. My main concern is weight limits in a upstairs room. I don't have a gun safe anymore because the only place I could put it was in the garage and I was worried about humidity cause I live in GA. So my question is how much weight can I safely put in a upstairs bedroom. Ill have about 2 dozen 50 cal ammo cans full of ammo, a work bench(150lbs), tool box full of guns and loaded pistol and rifle mags( 350ishlbs) plus some other odds and ends. I'm probably over thinking this a little bit, but better safe than sorry. |
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Most gun safes are comparable in weight to a refrigerator, so you could definitely put a safe upstairs. Idk exactly what upstairs weight limits are, but I think it's fine. I have a safe in my upstairs, but i put it directly against an exteriror wall, so almost all of the weight is directly supported. But, i haven't loaded it up with ammo. My empty safe also weighs about as much as my brother and I standing next to each other. Other than a safe, you can pretty much rule out fire protection. I'd put a big heavy door on with a good lock, and probably call it a day. Unless your collection is crazy expensive. I'll let someone else chime in on the ammo. |
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You could place a sheet of plywood down before placing the safe to help spread out the weight. But, I’m not an engineer or load bearing specialist, so take what I saw with a grain of salt. If buying a safe, how about asking them what others have done that have worked out?💪🏼 |
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#1- A 6.5 foot tall crawlspace would make an excellent storage area if you have the floor concreted in. Just a thought. Something I did, very happy with having the extra space. Great for ammo storage. #2- a medium duty safe would be fine upstairs, but maybe not one of the serious fire rated ones like a big Fort Knox. I helped move a smaller fire rated Liberty upstairs, and swore to never deal with that again if it could be avoided. (Basically, I am not a fan of any safe lightweight enough to be easily put upstairs). #3- put the safe against the outer wall/bearing wall support as already mentioned. Same if you decide to put the ammo upstairs, but don’t put the ammo next to the safe- spread the load out. #4- ammo will probably be fine in the garage so long as the temperature isn’t totally ridiculous. Hell- gun safes in a garage are probably fine with a goldenrod. Works in the wet and humid PNW, probably would be ok in GA. I would check the hometown forum to see what other folks have had for experience in your area with humidity issues for safes in garages. |
a loaded gun won’t set you free, so they say…
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My gun room is on the second floor. Paid a guy $300 to move my safe up there. If I was starting over, I’d get a Zanotti modular safe. Would have been much easier to haul piece by piece up the stairs. If I ever sell my house it’ll have to be to a gun guy, because that safe is probably not getting moved again. |
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