Safe question

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Nut3lla

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Hello,

Did a spontaneous purchase the other day for a ~400 lb safe. Is it safe... Structurally to have it in an upstairs room/closet or would that be too much floor load and better off locating it into a basement.
 
I weigh 300 lbs and I walk around our home on size 12 feet. How many size 12 feet does the safe have?

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A normal residential floor is designed to handle a live load of about 40 pounds per square foot (psf)
 
Depends on your house age, construction etc.

I have a 55 gal fish tank that weighs over 500lbs when fillled, it is in the living room. It is spread against 2 joist and over 48inches and I do got noticable sag there. I have a jack post in the basement under.
 
Big bore dinosaur said:
If your worried , throw some 7/8 plywood underneath the safe.. distribute the wieght..
If your house is antique,, id be worried about those stairs giving way also.
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It doesn’t distribute the weight that much, and it adds 2 psf of dead load.

The safe is 400 lbs + contents.
Put it in the basement.
 
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