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For the most part I've been subsisting with smaller, lighter safes bolted to studs in the house. 1) It's been easier to cart up the stairs myself, and 2) most of my guns are still 250 miles away locked in the family vault.
Since I'm finally to the point of consolidating my various things, I've been looking at a much bigger safe. Something to also include the wife's guns.
So here's my question - what's the absolute biggest safe you'd put on a second floor of a dwelling? Construction is 2005. I found a safe that will work that's 525lbs empty. Is this too much consolidated weight (plus give or take 100lbs of guns) to sit on a subfloor/studs on a 2nd floor?
Alternatively, if I were to lay 2x4s across the floor would it make any difference in terms of weight dissipation?
I know I should probably ask a contractor, but figured I'd ask y'all first.
Thanks in advance
Since I'm finally to the point of consolidating my various things, I've been looking at a much bigger safe. Something to also include the wife's guns.
So here's my question - what's the absolute biggest safe you'd put on a second floor of a dwelling? Construction is 2005. I found a safe that will work that's 525lbs empty. Is this too much consolidated weight (plus give or take 100lbs of guns) to sit on a subfloor/studs on a 2nd floor?
Alternatively, if I were to lay 2x4s across the floor would it make any difference in terms of weight dissipation?
I know I should probably ask a contractor, but figured I'd ask y'all first.
Thanks in advance