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Gun safe

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  • 12-03-2010 8:37pm
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    greenpeter
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    Can i put my gun safe in the attic?
    Holding two none restricted guns.


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    N.O.I.P.
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    greenpeter wrote: »
    Can i put my gun safe in the attic?
    Holding two none restricted guns.

    Assuming you can lift it up there I can't see any problems. Couple of people I've spoken to have put safes up there.


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    foxshooter243
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    greenpeter wrote: »
    Can i put my gun safe in the attic?
    Holding two none restricted guns.
    my mate has his in the attic , FO passed it;)


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    greenpeter
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    Between dry lined walls and her self its hard to win, never mind the Fo:rolleyes:.
    I'm going lamping.........


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    IrishArmy1
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    Has anyone had problems with damp and condensation with there safes in the attic??? and if so how was this problem solved??

    Thanks


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    Tackleberrywho
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    IrishArmy1 wrote: »
    Has anyone had problems with damp and condensation with there safes in the attic??? and if so how was this problem solved??

    Thanks

    Dehumidifer. Battery or plug in.I

    Also,do not bolt to chimney. Chimney hot + Atticcold = condensation


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    guns4fun
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    quick tip,attic is fine and plenty or air passing through,when mounting to any wall seal the edge where the safe meets the wall with strong glue like no more nails etc,make it very hard to use crow bar etc to pry safe from wall.


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    doyle61
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    IrishArmy1 wrote: »
    Has anyone had problems with damp and condensation with there safes in the attic??? and if so how was this problem solved??

    Thanks
    The bigger packs of silica gel inside the safe. Mine is carpet lined and I also put 4 large pack into the safe


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    deerhunter1
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    doyle61 wrote: »
    The bigger packs of silica gel inside the safe. Mine is carpet lined and I also put 4 large pack into the safe

    Yep way to go, I have no problems


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    IrishArmy1
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    Would you seal in-between the safe and the wall with insulation???

    Thanks for replys


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    doyle61
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    IrishArmy1 wrote: »
    Would you seal in-between the safe and the wall with insulation???

    Thanks for replys
    Thought about doing that but went with just plain bolting in the end. If your able to put insulation between them ild say it would defenetly be better but my concerne was getting the best secure possible and I wouldn't be able to do that with insulation in-between. Saying all that, my safe isn't bolted to an external wall so the heat difference will be less. Ild defenetly throw silica gel into the safe though, even if you can get insulation around the safe


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    deerhunter1
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    IrishArmy1 wrote: »
    Would you seal in-between the safe and the wall with insulation???

    Thanks for replys

    no need to if it is your standard cavity wall


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    daveob007
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    IrishArmy1 wrote: »
    Would you seal in-between the safe and the wall with insulation???

    Thanks for replys
    if you put anything between the safe and wall you are only making a gap and that makes it easier to pry safe from the wall,,you could paint on some damp proof paint or some other damp proofing solution on the wall before mounting.


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    LB6
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    attic - perfect spot for it. Never had any issues with condensation or damp. Def like the others say - do NOT put any insulation behind the safe!


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    poulo6.5
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    I put my safe up in the attic. And while I was at it I put a stairs up to it and now I have a gun room and a new bed room.

    Attic conversion. :-)


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    deerhunter1
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    deerhunter1 wrote: »
    no need to if it is your standard cavity wall

    reference to this post just checked the safe my CZ barrel was covered in rust:eek:. Attic is very cold but hope to have it spray foamed insulated in coming weeks. One safe with the shotgun in it was ok as i had some silica gel in it, but the other safe with the rifles with no gel had rust, just ordered two humidifiers from duffy.s


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