How did you install the duct board to the garage doors? Are they sized to fit standard garage door panels, or did you cut them to size?
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Experience with gun safe in garage in South
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How did you install the duct board to the garage doors? Are they sized to fit standard garage door panels, or did you cut them to size?
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I kept mine in the garage in Austin for a few years in the 1970’s.
This was long before golden rods.
Never had a problem.
This was long before golden rods.
Never had a problem.
Have the Golden Rod in the safe that is bolted to the cement floor with a camera security system with a 4 paw alarm in the garage.....
No humidity here really.
No humidity here really.
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I suppose that if there is no choice in the matter, storing a gun safe in a garage that is either climate controlled and insulated OR if the safe has a proper Golden Rod and or moisture absorbers you'd be OK.
That said, if you DO have a choice I'd certainly opt for storing it in the home. Not only is a home better insulated and climate controlled, but it is usually more secure as well. I also like the fact that the home will usually have a better security system and or alarm than a garage.
The BEST security no matter where your safe is would be to keep it out of view to prying eyes! If you do have to keep your safe in the garages at least secure it to the concrete with 4 large concrete bolts (from inside) and hide it behind something. Viewable from the street by delivery men, people walking by, etc. is just asking for a problem. An alarmed inconspicuous closet with an outlet inside would be the best way IMHO.
That said, if you DO have a choice I'd certainly opt for storing it in the home. Not only is a home better insulated and climate controlled, but it is usually more secure as well. I also like the fact that the home will usually have a better security system and or alarm than a garage.
The BEST security no matter where your safe is would be to keep it out of view to prying eyes! If you do have to keep your safe in the garages at least secure it to the concrete with 4 large concrete bolts (from inside) and hide it behind something. Viewable from the street by delivery men, people walking by, etc. is just asking for a problem. An alarmed inconspicuous closet with an outlet inside would be the best way IMHO.
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Here in southern Louisiana I keep all my firearms in a safe in my den.
My house has central air and in 30 years I've seen no rust. My main two reasons for doing so are security and better climate control. All I have to do to check on any of my firearms is walk to the other 0side of the room and open the safe. I can easily check on a specific firearm and run a bore brush down the tube and wipe down after I'm finished. Frank
My house has central air and in 30 years I've seen no rust. My main two reasons for doing so are security and better climate control. All I have to do to check on any of my firearms is walk to the other 0side of the room and open the safe. I can easily check on a specific firearm and run a bore brush down the tube and wipe down after I'm finished. Frank
I had to cut them to size and used duct mastic and fab tape to hold them in place.
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I recently had my new garage doors and attic insulated. This was just before the ac unit was installed. They used a two tier method to do the doors, First was a self adhesive foil backed type that got applied directly to the inside of the door. The second type was a layer of white foam type that was installed under the hinges that were removed for the insulation process. Then they blew in about a foot over the 11 foot ceiling into the attic. The ac unit is a 2 ton Mini Split and so far has run 24/7. I guess it will get a well deserved rest in the Winter.
I keep the unit set on 78º (on auto) but since it is mounted up high, it keeps the garage & work shop at about 74º - ground level. The most important thing is that the humidity stays at about 40 - 41% and is very comfortable to stay in. I could not live here without having an ac garage since it is my workshop too.
I keep the unit set on 78º (on auto) but since it is mounted up high, it keeps the garage & work shop at about 74º - ground level. The most important thing is that the humidity stays at about 40 - 41% and is very comfortable to stay in. I could not live here without having an ac garage since it is my workshop too.
+1 on DampRid - inexpensive and really sucks up the moisture. Just don’t get the scented version - smells like industrial perfume. It has all kinds of warnings about toxicity but is used in much smaller amounts as a food additive. Also consider using masking tape (shouldn’t damage the paint on the safe, if you are concerned about that) to seal the door and safe. You could also put some Saran over the lock mechanism, and then seal the Saran on with masking tape.
When I was working overseas, I stored my guns in a safe in my friend's garage. I put a Golden Rod in it and threw a large moving quilt over the safe. Everything was well oiled. Kept them there for over three years.
This was in the Birmingham, Alabama area, where 95 F and 95% humidity was the norm.
This was in the Birmingham, Alabama area, where 95 F and 95% humidity was the norm.
I have a friend whose gun safe has been in his unheated garage here in northern Maryland for more than 15 years. He has two Goldenrods in it, and has never had any problem with rust or corrosion.
You'll be fine with your safe in the garage...but ONLY if you use Goldenrods or something similar.
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Even draping an old tarp over the safe is better than nothing when trying to hide it.
I am a big believer in keeping valuables out of plain sight from people I don’t know or trust.
Puller
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A golden rod will easily handle it, the one in my safe in Mississippi has for years without an issue.
I agree that a garage is not always the best place to put a gun safe as far as secure access, but you'd be amazed at how much a $20 camo cover would help it from unwanted eyes.
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I recall once seeing a post by a particularly brilliant man who actually converted an industrial stainless steel refrigerator into a Gun Safe.
It was one of those big industrial grade refrigerators typically purchased for restaurants, so it had a latch for a padlock on the outside, and while it was no longer functional as a refrigerator, the lights inside still worked.
Granted, he kept it inside of his bedroom rather than the garage, but I imagine that a locked refrigerator inside a garage would still ward off most thieves, as they'd probably just figure that it was a beer fridge, and it would be impossible to load onto an ordinary truck, so it's doubtful that anyone would go through the trouble to steel a fridge which might be filled with beer at best, which could very well be lite beer or something dumb like Four Loko.
It was one of those big industrial grade refrigerators typically purchased for restaurants, so it had a latch for a padlock on the outside, and while it was no longer functional as a refrigerator, the lights inside still worked.
Granted, he kept it inside of his bedroom rather than the garage, but I imagine that a locked refrigerator inside a garage would still ward off most thieves, as they'd probably just figure that it was a beer fridge, and it would be impossible to load onto an ordinary truck, so it's doubtful that anyone would go through the trouble to steel a fridge which might be filled with beer at best, which could very well be lite beer or something dumb like Four Loko.
Dougaz
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Would silicone socks be a good idea?
Here in Dallas I've had real gun safes and gun cabinets, never used a Golden Rod, never had a problem. Even had some guns stored in a garage in just a cabinet and no problem.
Maybe I'm just lucky, I dunno.
Presently, the big safe and the cabinets are in a "safe room" in the middle of my house, maybe getting a little HVAC in there, I think, but nary a problem.
Maybe I'm just lucky, I dunno.
Presently, the big safe and the cabinets are in a "safe room" in the middle of my house, maybe getting a little HVAC in there, I think, but nary a problem.
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AJ
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I built an addition of 12' X 20' just for my gun safes and reloading room. Did not like the garage idea.
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Wouldn’t it be pretty easy to pop any kind of lock on a refrigerator?
How cool is that?
Use a dehumidifier AND gun socks. You won’t ever have to worry about your guns.
In the event of a fire, the dehumidifier isn’t going to help. But the gun socks will. They are a low cost solution to protect your guns from rust and heat exposure.
In the event of a fire, the dehumidifier isn’t going to help. But the gun socks will. They are a low cost solution to protect your guns from rust and heat exposure.
I should have noted that virtually every gun I have is in a gun sock or a gun rug including one of my home defense guns although most of those are hidden, naked and afraid - until I whistle for them. 
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