The moths and beetles don t do the actual damage their larvae do.
Will a gun safe ruin carpet.
Moving a gun safe is not an easy task because of its bulky size and weight.
Placing your gun safe on a carpet will not ruin the carpet if done properly but the location must keep the safe level and provide stability.
The hungry larvae that hatch from the eggs can do.
Our home safes for sale are packed with features ranging from fire protection to military style locking bars which means they ve invaluable once they re in your home but getting them inside in the first place can be a trial.
This is done by bolting it down and or placing something underneath the safe.
They lay their eggs on all sorts of natural fibers such as wool silk feathers fur and even leather.
Any outdoor carpet would work fine.
Shag carpet would be pimp add a disco ball and some cheesy disco music and your guns will be dancing all night long.
How to anchor a gun safe to softer floor.
To directly bolt your safe down find the pre cut anchoring holes in your safe.
Carpet beetles are small dark reddish brown or blackish insects that also develop from fiber and wool eating larvae.
If you carpet around no one will know how it s fixed to the floor.
The safest option is to use professional movers who have experience with safe moving.
I d pay money to see.
Just cut out a 1 square of the carpet where you plan on drilling.
That will give you something with a heavier tighter weave that won t get caught on the edges corners sights of your guns.
Anchoring a gun safe on hardwood carpeting vinyl linoleum or laminate installed on top of a wood subfloor requires a safe anchoring kit for wooden subfloors.
Finding the right location can be tricky.
Just drilling thru the carpet can have some problems if the drill bit gets caught up in the carpet it will result in a long runner in the carpet not so much on the glue down carpet on a slab.