Bolt Safe To Floor Carpet

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Bolt safe to floor carpet.

Cut the carpet around that area using a pair of scissors and lay it back on the floor. How to secure a safe without bolting it to the floor while bolting a safe to the floor is common there are lots of reasons not to do this. If you have carpet on the floor where you will be placing the safe use a knife to cut a circle out of the carpet that is large enough to accommodate the bolt and the mounting hole. Shell busey shows you how to screw through carpeted floor.

If you are renting you may not be allowed to bolt a safe to the floor. How to secure a safe without bolting it to the floor. After all no landlord in their right mind would allow you to bolt your safe to the floor as it can leave permanent damage to their property. I was sure to pick up the floor joist locations and screw into them.

Then if the safe is only a couple of hundred pounds try and get enough in the safe to get it close to 1000 pounds or more. You may even consider cutting away all carpet under the safe as this can prevent you from getting the safe bolted really really tightly to the floor. My heritage safe is bolted through my berber carpet to the floor in 4 places. Drill holes using a hand drill of around 1 inch deep in the concrete floor for your bolt holes.

Store your bullets etc. The hole saw leaves a hole in the center for the bolt. I placed a 2 fender washer on each 1 2 lag screw. Lead shot in the bottom works really well and does not burn up space.

Another reason is that the floor itself is not suitable for bolting a safe to making safe owners seek an alternative. If you don t think you can get it to 1000 pounds bolt it down. Concrete if your floor material is concrete then use a black marker or a piece of chalk to mark the entry point for your bolt holes on the concrete surface.