Installing Gun Safe On Wood Floor

Wood floors are usually in raised foundations and when you install a floor safe in a raised foundation you need to either build a wooden form to hold the safe between the floor and the ground or a basket made to attach to the floor joists depending on the size of the safe.

Installing gun safe on wood floor.

For additional security you can bolt the safe to your floor by securing it to a wood or concrete foundation with strong bolts. This is a project you can do with a few tools and a bit of know how. Anchoring a gun safe on hardwood carpeting vinyl linoleum or laminate installed on top of a wood subfloor requires a safe anchoring kit for wooden subfloors. A finish nail gun designed for trim work shoots a near headless nail that does not mar the surface look of the wood which makes a finish nailer effective for installing hardwood floors as well.

Anchoring a gun safe to a wood framed floor bolting a gun safe to floor joists. These bolts can be ripped out just by prying and or rocking. In the event that a burglar attempts to pry the safe off of its anchored foundation you don t want the bolt heads to rip holes in the safe floor. Anchoring a gun safe into only a plywood subfloor using 4 bolts will be much weaker.

To use this nailer position the nail shoe on the wood tongue at about a 15 degree angle downward and inward toward the plank. To directly bolt your safe down find the pre cut anchoring holes in your safe. If you pick the right spot for your safe and affix it to the floor properly you will make sure would be burglars do not abscond with it. It s also never a bad idea to add heavy washers or backing plates between the gun safe floor and the bolt heads.