When relocating a gun safe, the process is very different from shoving a sofa down some steps. These things are anywhere from 200 to more than a thousand pounds; they’re hard to move around whatsoever, and one of you going wrong move can damage your floors, walls, and doorframes, or even worse, the people trying to lug it.
At Premier Gun Safe Movers, we do this kind of work in Denver, Aurora, Centennial, Parker, and Lakewood across the Colorado Front Range.
Before you try to relocate a gun safe or hire someone for the job, here are a few things you need to know.
Gun Safes Occupy A Unique Spot In The World Of Locking Mechanisms
More than a few homeowners have been caught by surprise as to just how heavy a quality gun safe is when they’re looking at one on moving day. A mid-size home safe may weigh anywhere from 400 to 600 pounds. Small models with heavy steel and fire ratings get over 800–1,000 pounds easily.
It also doesn’t distribute that weight evenly. Gun safes are very dense and top-heavy, causing them to be unstable on the ramp stairs or uneven surfaces. Well, this is not what standard moving dollies are made for. This is not a skill taught to standard moving crews. Homeowner reflexes are not fast enough when a 600-pound safe begins gracing you with its presence halfway down the stairs.
This is the reason that heavy safe movers have special equipment. Heavy-duty dollies, stair climbers, and load straps designed for the load you will be moving are not indulgences. They are the perfectly designed tool for the job.
How Things Go Sideways in the Absence of the Right Team?
We have already looked at the costly effects of diy safe moves gone wrong. Chipped hardwood floors from a dolly rolling off a safe. A frame that needed to be fully replaced after a safe was shoved through an opening two inches too small.
Injury chance is real, as in actual injury, not just property damage. You can easily dislocate some other limb, do a back injury, on top of saying fine, your crushed fingers, and falls on the stairs with those untrained people trying to muscle a 500-pound thing from one place in the home to another. Even general movers with experience can underestimate what is involved in a safe move.
What Does The Step Of Professional Gun Safe Moving Look Like?
None of the following happens until there has been a process, and that process was before anybody touched the safe. A quality safe moving team evaluates the entire route where it is now, all of the doorways and corners on the way to and from all stairs involved, and where you are taking it. How the move is organized and carried out depends on everything from tight turns to low ceilings to finished floors.
Planning is important, but the equipment counts as well. We utilize professional strapping, stair-climbers, and heavy-duty appliance dollies to regulate weight distribution during the move.
First, doorframes and floors are protected before any object is moved. The safe is well secured for transport instead of merely being thrown in the back of a pickup truck.
Colorado homes with facilities including finished basements, split-levels, and attached garages that offer narrow entry points mean planning your route is the difference between a seamless move and one in crisis mode.
Transferring Either Into Or Out Of A Colorado Domicile
Colorado’s topography and types of housing present specific challenges. By the way, Denver’s older neighborhoods come with steep interior staircases. For instance, smaller properties in Parker, Centennial, and Lakewood tend to have multi-level configurations with finished lower levels where safes will be installed frequently. Aurora’s newer construction often includes tight garage-to-interior transitions.
We offer seven-day-a-week service to the Denver metro and Front Range. Whether you’re transferring a safe from room to room in the same residence or moving into a new house with your safe, we carry out the task using equipment and knowledge that is ideally suited to do the work.
FAQS
Do I have to clear out my gun safe before it’s moved?
Yes, always. Even in the absence of loaded guns, it is unsafe to move a safe that isn’t empty, and any respectable moving company won’t do so.
Can you move a gun safe down to it from Parker in a Colorado home?
Yes, and it is our most requested across the Denver metro. Basements need stair-climbing gear and careful consideration of ceiling height and stairwells.
What does Colorado’s climate have to do with getting a heavy safe moved?
Crew endurance is a legitimate factor in physically demanding jobs at altitude. This is factored in when preparing for every move, particularly in homes located in the mountains that require multiple flights of stairs.
Will moving a gun safe damage my floors?
Not when it’s done right. Our move system features layered protection for hardwood, tiles, and finished concrete floors with specialized equipment, as well as furniture pads.
Will you expel gun safes purchased from merchants or superstores in Denver?
Absolutely. We frequently deal with safe deliveries and installations right from the purchase points straight to the installation area.