Just a quick tip when using the wedge bolt anchors that Phil used in the video. I use these wedge bolts often in industrial and commercial construction. We drill the holes deep enough so if you ever abandon the hole you just drive the threaded part down into the concrete and patch with a little bit of concrete and you hardly know that there was an anchor there.
Thank you, Phil, for a great video on securing a safe to a concrete floor. Great audio, good lighting, and what it takes others here on RU-vid 20 minutes you did it in less than 3 minutes! 5 stars on a great, concise, SHORT, well done video!
I really appreciate the kind words. I'm actually getting ready to bolt another one down in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please share my video with others..... might help someone else out. Thanks again for the positive feedback!!!
Thanks for the clear and short video. I'm trying to apply for a firearms licence in the UK and was worried on the task of getting the safe bolted to the ground but this helped so much. I was considering to pay someone to do it but didnt realise its this easy.
Thanks for the positive feedback! I figure some folks out there might get a gun safe for Christmas this year, so it seemed like good timing to drop this vid.
I recommend putting a waterproof rubber mat down if you are putting safe directly on concrete. I pulled mine up today and there was a ton of moisture under my safe.
wow. sounds like a good tip. Also..... maybe get a dehumidifier. I have one, and I can't believe how much water it pulls from the air. Thanks for watching and commenting, Anthony!
I have a metal safe bolted to my basement floor and when I moved it completely dry. I have a dehumidifier in my basement. I really want to build a platform for my safe in case the basement ever floods.
You should do a course on how to create an informative RU-vid video. Thank you for not rattling on about useless information and just getting to the how-to. Very clear video, speaking voice, and instructions. Thank you!
I watched a few other videos before yours. I still had questions. I watched your video and they were answered. You obviously had your video planned out to cover each step with clear and concise instructions. Other videos looked like they were “winging” it. Thank you. For those that have to go through carpet I read you should run the drill bit backwards and the friction will melt a hole in the carpet and not snag it. We shall see.
Is that a high capacity assault drill with an extended anchor clip? I want to do this but theyre illegal in CA. 😅😅 Nice demo, quick and to the point. For a safe that small i think 2 bolts diagonal from each other would be fine. Those anchors are pretty legit.
Good video. I think I'd rather mark the holes, move the safe to drill the holes, then move the safe back. I prefer that over drilling from the inside of the safe. Some safes aren't large enough for this to be a safe procedure.
How do you remove the anchors? I'm sorry but I'm not understanding something here. I see the bolt being unscrewed but the anchor is permanent(?) and so is the big washer holding the safe down.... sooo how do remove it when you have to move the safe? Follow up video, maybe?
The anchors are meant to be permanent. for example..... I had a gun safe at my old house that I bolted to the floor in this manner. When I moved to a new house and took my gun safe with me, I had to cut the anchor bolts even with that floor when I sold the house. Permanent.
For all my safes I use 1/2” grade 8 bolts that are 4” long. Drill the concrete with a 1 inch Masonary bit. Vacuum out the concrete dust from the hole and fill with Sika Super high strength Anchor bolt apoxy. Stick your bolt in with the bolt head down let it cure. The apoxy Is stronger than the concrete itself. 100% bombproof
Holy crap that music at the end really made me jump. Great video though, looks easier than I thought. I have carpet covering my concrete floor, I guess I just need to mark it, cut spots out of the carpet and pad, then drill though the holes in the safe?
pretty much impossible. When I moved my safe to my new house, I just sawed the bolts down level with the floor. Otherwise, you would have to bust the concrete around the bolts to get them out.
No once they are in there in for good. So be carful . Also most have a bull noes above the threads to hit with a hammer. hitting with the nut on can damage the threads.
If you are worry about humidity, flooding, and drilling into your concrete rebar. 1. Install next to interior walls. 2. Pour a concrete slab area at least 4-6 inches in height and enough area to cover safe. (Try to pour some close by a corner wall and directly on top of existing concrete to bond more to house foundation also watch a tutorial on how to bond existing concrete to new concrete) Drill concrete anchors for the safe to anchor on slab. Lay a nice thick sheet of plastic on top of slab 3. Put a hot rod dehumidifier inside safe. Use a hygrometer to keep moisture between 45 and 55%. Add a whole house dehumidifier if basement gets too humid.
I've never installed one on carpet, but I don't know why that wouldn't work. It's all about the bond between the concrete and the safe. You just have to deal with the holes in the carpet if you ever moved the safe or moved from the house.
Do you mean 3/8” in Diameter by 3” in length? That’s seems pretty long. Your vid doesn’t look like it’s that long? The ones you’re holding look like they’re 1-7/8” in length. PLEASE LET ME KNOW
