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Posted: 3/20/2015 2:20:59 PM EDT
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After much debate, I ended up buying a Liberty Fatboy Jr 48 gun safe and working with the delivery company, they now said they can get it into my basement as I had hoped. The main purpose of the safe is to keep them locked up and away from the littles along with some insurance as there are some collectibles in the mix. Seeing as I am putting the safe in the basement, my main concern was on letting it sit on the ground and potential of a possible flooded basement, due to a sump failure or something of that nature.... while unlikely, I figure I would rather play it safe and think ahead.
Has anyone built up a platform to put the safe on? I am not all that keen on pouring a concrete stoop, and my concern for someone breaking in and trying to steal the entire safe is extremely low. My thoughts were to build a base, slightly larger than the safe on 2x6s with some additional supports and thickness where it will be bolted in, plus a double layer of 3/4 in board on the top, then finished off with some sort of carpet. It is not in a location where someone could hook it up to a truck/tow rope to rip it off the stand, or even try to push it on its face is a pretty minimal concern. It will be going under a set of stairs, in a corner, and have a false ceiling built above it to essentially flush it into a hole in the wall under the steps. Anyone have any pictures of similar setups? |
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I had one that was in a side room off my basement that flooded 2-4 times a year. Two inches of standing water I'd have to pump out.
The inside was "protected" by a Golden Rod... and I set it atop a layer of pavers to ensure the bottom would be out of the water. No rust on the bottom when I moved, and never a rust problem in the interior. |
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Yes, I built a platform for my FK.
Made a perimeter and cross of 2x4 on edge and put 3/4 ply on top and bottom. Covered all surfaces with I/O carpeting. The thing I like about it is that it makes getting guns in and out of the safe so much easier. The floor of the safe is much closer to your hand. You could do the same thing with 4x6 or even 4x8. However, having lost some very expensive and rare guns to a basement flooding, I would strongly suggest you put your safe anywhere but in the basement. It's expensive to control humidity in a basement also. Not worth it. |
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Thanks for the replies. I have almost everything complete and will likely throw some pictures up once everything is done. It will be moving into the basement as I feel humidity is not a big concern. Went with a combo of 2x4s and 4x4s plus some 3/4 ply and I.O Carpet. This is the first step to get it into place with some more mods coming down the road.
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Just make sure that it is secured in place somehow. The platform secured to the floor firmly, then the safe secured to platform, and safe also anchored to a wall.
you say that you are not that concerned about a break in and theft, but adding the security of not being able to tip it over will make it 10x harder for a theif to pry it open. If that thing is knocked onto it's back, a thief with a pry bar can be into it inside of 2 minutes. |
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Yes, I built a platform for my FK. Made a perimeter and cross of 2x4 on edge and put 3/4 ply on top and bottom. Covered all surfaces with I/O carpeting. The thing I like about it is that it makes getting guns in and out of the safe so much easier. The floor of the safe is much closer to your hand. You could do the same thing with 4x6 or even 4x8. However, having lost some very expensive and rare guns to a basement flooding, I would strongly suggest you put your safe anywhere but in the basement. It's expensive to control humidity in a basement also. Not worth it. We don't really have basements in Houston but I am always dumbfounded when I read about so many people who want to place a gun safe below ground level. |
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We don't really have basements in Houston but I am always dumbfounded when I read about so many people who want to place a gun safe below ground level. Quoted:
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Yes, I built a platform for my FK. Made a perimeter and cross of 2x4 on edge and put 3/4 ply on top and bottom. Covered all surfaces with I/O carpeting. The thing I like about it is that it makes getting guns in and out of the safe so much easier. The floor of the safe is much closer to your hand. You could do the same thing with 4x6 or even 4x8. However, having lost some very expensive and rare guns to a basement flooding, I would strongly suggest you put your safe anywhere but in the basement. It's expensive to control humidity in a basement also. Not worth it. We don't really have basements in Houston but I am always dumbfounded when I read about so many people who want to place a gun safe below ground level. Below ground level in the north is the only place where we may have a concrete slab to secure the safe to. And no, can't just pour a slab at ground level, as we deal with frost heave, and our slabs/foundations already have to be dug down substantially below ground level. |
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