Mount Safe To Dry Wall

The wall should be an external wall and the floor preferably concrete.

Mount safe to dry wall.

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Designed to install between the studs in your wall the thick solid steel safe is easy to mount and incredibly durable. In any case to use an expansion anchor start by drilling a hole in the drywall that s roughly the same diameter as the anchor. A safe should always be anchored whether it be to a wall or on the floor. However you can use dry wall with lighter televisions.

If your safe is too small to get the drill into. Be sure to use sturdy lag screws. Drilling the anchor holes 1. You need to drill through the plaster and into the wood framing.

Mark the hole locations on the floor. Humidity is high and the electronic lock might not operate properly long enough. You might also have to custom drill holes in your safe to align with the studs in your wall. You must be sure you are bolting to studs as running bolts into drywall won t do you much good.

Be careful if you install an electronic safe in a laundry garage or basement. I d use a static wall mount for drywall and avoid anything over 50 pounds. Move the safe if there isn t room inside to drill through the holes. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches so you should be okay to measure from there but double check with a pilot hole.

If you can get away with it bolting your safe to the wall is the next best thing to securing it to the floor. The best advice is to find a stud and drill it there. You should also use 4 toggle bolts to ensure properly distribute the weight.