I presently live in a one floor house over in the Florida swamps where there are no basements. So the gun safe is in the master bedroom closet bolted to the floor ... which is really a cement slab. The perfect textbook set up -- safe in the "safe room" and securely bolted to the ground.
It is very possible that in the near future we'll be moving to the Hills of PA where we're looking at homes with basements and a second story. Tactically speaking, the bedrooms on the second floor offers an advantage because if anyone breaks in at night, they have to come up those stairs and are out in the open.
However, under these conditions, where is the best place to mount the safe? Down in the basement so that it is bolted to the cement floor? That doesn't seem right. Up in the master bedroom? For some reason, having such a heavy safe on either the first or second floor doesn't seem right either.
Comments? Suggestions?
It is very possible that in the near future we'll be moving to the Hills of PA where we're looking at homes with basements and a second story. Tactically speaking, the bedrooms on the second floor offers an advantage because if anyone breaks in at night, they have to come up those stairs and are out in the open.
However, under these conditions, where is the best place to mount the safe? Down in the basement so that it is bolted to the cement floor? That doesn't seem right. Up in the master bedroom? For some reason, having such a heavy safe on either the first or second floor doesn't seem right either.
Comments? Suggestions?