Here are a couple pictures of the area I’m considering. Also just took a surface temp outside and it read 38° while in the attic it’s 54°. It’s actually pretty well insulated.
10 guns no big issue and you stated they are not used much.
How about a small section of a closet say left or right hand side modified
to look like a wall but that wall is removable and the guns are behind it.
Double decker here.
open.
Closed up.
How about a small section of a closet say left or right hand side modified
to look like a wall but that wall is removable and the guns are behind it.
Double decker here.
open.
Closed up.
Your house must be massive, that walkout attic space is half the size of our house. That’s a heckuva walk out area. I’d be tempted to insulate, dry wall and add an extension to it from the ac/heater.
If you have termites in the attic, you have bigger problems.
75-100 lb? How thick is the steel? Not sure that qualifies as more than a lock box. In the attic would be far more hidden, which would be needed since it would be trivial to open up in seconds with a grinder or axe. Mine is 1200 lbs and only like a 36 gun. 1/4 in steel weighs a lot, add in double fire rock, bolts….
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If you have walk in access to your attic space I would suggest just building out a nice built in safe closet, insulate it real good plug in a golden rod and you are set!
Kinda jealous of the possibilities here lol.
Kinda jealous of the possibilities here lol.
Couple thoughts.
Your attic looks to be thoroughly decked, but was it designed to be a lived-in area, or was it just roughed in enough for storage? If the joists weren’t pre-spec’d to handle a living space dead load 24/7, it could eventually cause a collapse because its psf rating isn’t very high. Especially if fire impinges from below, in which case it’ll be just like roadrunner getting flattened by the Acme safe if someone is below it.
And on the topic of fire… a fire that originates in the attic and vents before extension into the lower level could be mostly contained to the attic itself if fire crews are on scene quickly (and if you live somewhere that has aggressive companies). So a safe on the ground level may see no considerable heat, while anything above the ceiling will be torched.
IMO, attics are not for storage of valuables or keepsakes that can’t be replaced, and my experience has led me to not wanting to put any considerable weight above my head unless I know it can handle it (last loft I built was welded 8” Purlin with 4x4 11ga square tubing and 2x4 structural studs, braced below with 4” purlin and decked with 1 1/16 tongue and groove OSB, which I did trust for storage).
Your attic looks to be thoroughly decked, but was it designed to be a lived-in area, or was it just roughed in enough for storage? If the joists weren’t pre-spec’d to handle a living space dead load 24/7, it could eventually cause a collapse because its psf rating isn’t very high. Especially if fire impinges from below, in which case it’ll be just like roadrunner getting flattened by the Acme safe if someone is below it.
And on the topic of fire… a fire that originates in the attic and vents before extension into the lower level could be mostly contained to the attic itself if fire crews are on scene quickly (and if you live somewhere that has aggressive companies). So a safe on the ground level may see no considerable heat, while anything above the ceiling will be torched.
IMO, attics are not for storage of valuables or keepsakes that can’t be replaced, and my experience has led me to not wanting to put any considerable weight above my head unless I know it can handle it (last loft I built was welded 8” Purlin with 4x4 11ga square tubing and 2x4 structural studs, braced below with 4” purlin and decked with 1 1/16 tongue and groove OSB, which I did trust for storage).
