i would luv to have a concrete room where my loading room is now. but i caculated the weight on my 3.5” thick concrete floor and it doesnt seem like a good idea. mabie someday.Build a cement wall room with a thin steel liner on the inside of the cement wall. Put your bench, reloading etc in it, lots of outlets and a lot of light. Line the walls with old cabinets on the floor and countertops. Put your guns on a rack standing on the countertops. I have a link somewhere to the safe door (reasonable and well made) that I bought. I'll never use a safe again. Besides. If you have a fire, you will have a safe with roasted and then drowned guns in it. Insure them. It is nice to have your guns secure, but when you are in the room, able to look at them.
as an aside, my father and my uncle built a Sears home in the middle 1930's. It was delivered in crates via Railway Express. It is still standing about 1/2 mile from the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.I can tell you this, I have about 650# of aquarium on the main floor of my 1925 Craftsman home. I put it against a wall that has the massive (true) 2x12 transverse beam under it. No issues or movement in the last 5 years, even with a few minor earthquakes in that time. 55g of water, 120lb sand, 75lbs of glass tank, steel tubing stand on 4, 2" diameter feet, and its 4 feet long. It's really not much different than a safe for weight and size.
Those houses are neat, mine is Craftsman style architecture though.as an aside, my father and my uncle built a Sears home in the middle 1930's. It was delivered in crates via Railway Express. It is still standing about 1/2 mile from the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Mine, also 1500#, sits on the slab of the lower level. Was fun watching 3 guys deliver and manipulate tight corners to get into it's final resting place.mine sits on the I beam that goes down the middle of the house. its 1500 pounds.
ThisFloors should be designed for 55psf total load in new residential construction. And that’s 40# square foot live load so you really shouldn’t exceed that. You definitely want that safe next to an exterior wall or very near where there is an interior bearing wall or beam below. And don’t forget the weight of the guns and ammo in the safe. I’d opt for the basement if at all possible.
Therefore it won’t come out easily either.I don't think I can get it to the basement safely or easily
Except for the guys stealing them.The drive up access is the preferred location. Lugging guns and ammo up and down stairs is not the way to go.
Never would have guessed anywhere near that much. But never weighed on eitherI'm thinking, a king size Sleep Number bed, with headboard and 2 moderate adult onboard must weigh 800 lbs. or more.
My last choice.My thinking is put it in the garage if you have one
4. 7/8 inch bolts in 5 inches of concrete not worried…My last choice.
Flatbed backed up, winch, it’s gone.