cslinger
Member
Ok so I want to get a firesafe for the guns, but I don't want it downstairs, I want it upstairs.
Now what I am thinking is I would prefer to have a two small 8-14 gun safes. These usually run about 450lbs or so. Add another say 150 pounds of guns and we have around 600lbs for a 14 gun safe.
Now this 600 pounds is going to be spread out over say a 2.5 to 3 foot x 2.5 to 3 foot area. I am guessing here so bear with me.
How can I determine if this is too much weight concentrated in a small area for the second floor of my house. Figure if two safes are involved they will be in completely seperate areas.
Would a sheet of relatively thick plywood laid under the the safe distribute the weight any better?
I have your standard Truman Show, white bread, new construction, suburbia retreat, complete with fence and dog.
I am trying to put this into terms that I can undertand. It is not uncommon to have say a 350lb person sit on a relatively heavy piece of furniture with no ill effects at all. So I am wondering just how much stress the second story floor of an average house can take.
I am going to contact the builder to see what they say but figured I would see what kind of info I can gather from our diverse membership. I am sure at least one of you has thought about this and maybe even done it.
Thanks
Chris
Now what I am thinking is I would prefer to have a two small 8-14 gun safes. These usually run about 450lbs or so. Add another say 150 pounds of guns and we have around 600lbs for a 14 gun safe.
Now this 600 pounds is going to be spread out over say a 2.5 to 3 foot x 2.5 to 3 foot area. I am guessing here so bear with me.
How can I determine if this is too much weight concentrated in a small area for the second floor of my house. Figure if two safes are involved they will be in completely seperate areas.
Would a sheet of relatively thick plywood laid under the the safe distribute the weight any better?
I have your standard Truman Show, white bread, new construction, suburbia retreat, complete with fence and dog.
I am trying to put this into terms that I can undertand. It is not uncommon to have say a 350lb person sit on a relatively heavy piece of furniture with no ill effects at all. So I am wondering just how much stress the second story floor of an average house can take.
I am going to contact the builder to see what they say but figured I would see what kind of info I can gather from our diverse membership. I am sure at least one of you has thought about this and maybe even done it.
Thanks
Chris