How to Bolt a Safe to the Ground.
Some safes come with a paper template to guide you drilling the holes in the concrete/wood floor, if you have that then you can use it to mark the holes on the surface you are bolting the safe into, the holes on the template should match the pre-drilled holes on the safe, make sure they do and make sure you set the template on the surface and have the holes in it match the holes in the safe.
(What I mean is, some safes have 1 or 2 pre-drilled holes that are located on opposite sides of the safe like front-right and rear left, if you use the template the wrong way you might end up with the safe door facing the wall.)
Mark the drilling points on the surface.
If you do not have a template then follow these easy steps to bolt a safe to the ground.
- Read the manual or the cards that are included with the safe, use the right size bit to drill the holes, be gentle and take your time. After you drill the holes, set the safe on the surface you wanted to bolt it to and use a pencil or a marker to mark the drilling points on the floor.
- Use the right size/type drilling bit to drill the holes.
- Using hardware (Some safes come with the hardware included, others you have to purchase the hardware from your local hardware store i.e. Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Lowe's, etc.).
- Set the safe on top of the installed hardware, line it up and tighten the bolts, making sure that the anchor is a a tight fit with the hole you drilled.
Things to know before you bolt your safe to the ground:
- Even when bolting a fire safe or a water proof safe to the ground and making a hole in the safe it will not be 100% fire/water proof. It is a trade-off between burglary security and security from fire and water damage. I do not care what some people say about this but this is a fact.
- This will be best done with light weight safes for added security to the safe, obviously if you have a 1000 lbs. or more safe you will not need to bolt it (Use your judgement).
- We always recommend that a professional do this, as it is dangerous and you might damage your safe and/or floor, or hurt yourself, so be cautious.
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