So any tips on moving gun safes?

[True_Texan]

As others have said... Hire a moving company. They do it for a living.

If you have cash you want to spend, get an Airsled. It's what blackwolfe was talking about. I have a kit that is meant to lift up to 600lbs (smallest kit), but they make them for loads up to 20,000lbs. They are thin aluminum topped sleds with a perforated fabric cushion. It uses a very high CFM air pump to float them. Like an air hockey table upside down. They work on any solid floor but can be used with nylon skids to go over carpet. Lots of fun to move stuff with, even more fun to ride on. Kinda like Back to the Future II hoverboards.   


http://www.airsled.com/

[tombogan03884]

 That DOES look like it has fun potential 

[Timothy]

If you hire a moving company, be careful.  The last bunch I saw up the street look like they came from a local "Chain Gang".  Considering your proximity to Fulsom Prison, I'd be doubley cautious.

Young people don't seem to want to sweat much anymore.  They just want mom and dad to pay for everything, finding a mover NOT using paroled felons might be difficult...

Moving furniture was a summer job for me some years back, it's hard work but when you wan't something, you gotta work for it!

[r_w]

If you hire a moving company, be careful.  The last bunch I saw up the street look like they came from a local "Chain Gang".  Considering your proximity to Fulsom Prison, I'd be doubley cautious.

Young people don't seem to want to sweat much anymore.  They just want mom and dad to pay for everything, finding a mover NOT using paroled felons might be difficult...

Timothy has a valid point...

[DeltaM]

actually, the 40 lbs / sq if the dead load of the building, not the carring capcity. 

Actually the 40 lbs is live load, i.e. what the floor can handle in furniture, people, safes, interior non-load bearing stud walls, sheet rock,etc. The dead load used around here as referenced to the ICC (International Code Council) is 10 lbs per sq ft. without sagging beyond tolerable limits.  The only time it really matters is with long spans plus the loads are spread out more than just the small area under a safe or frige due to plywood or other wood flooring, bridging and even non-load bearing walls to a certain extent.

I used floor trusses once on a house with a twenty foot span and L360 deflection factor which was code.  It could sag 2/3" and be to specs.  Naturally the people who bought the house put their frige right in the middle of the span.  The 2nd floor span was also 20' but much less of a load.  The 1st floor went down but the 2nd didn't.  Pulled crown molding down and was a real pain to fix.  One of those times when you do everything right and still get burned.  I had to replace crown molding scrape old caulk, repair drywall and repaint all of the walls to get it looking right.   After this L480 was minimum I would do and L720 with a span of 20' or more. 

My wife's 286+ gal saltwater aquarium required a lot of shoring up as at 9 lbs per gal it was way over loaded.

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[graywolf]

I hired "Two Men & a Truck..however they sent 3 guys.  Cost me $250.  But they are bonded and insured in addition to having a wide assortment of dollies.  I was concerned about someone getting injured or killed when I bought my 500 lb plus safe.  Took em 10 minutes on our narrow hallway and curved stairs.