adam f Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Whilst waiting for my SGC to arrive, I thought I'd better start thinking about where to put my gun cabinet. I live in a 300yr old listed farmhouse, which whilst it has 2' thick walls, they are a nitemare for fixing into as the interior is generally cob stone, and the rawl bolts just wind out and crumble the stone. Also all of the rooms are generally used regulary, so wouldnt want a gun cabinet in them. My two options seem to be 1) Cellar and 2) the loft. The cellar would be more practical, but the downsides are the security of fixing and the fact it has a ground level vent for airflow, which is quite large - so not sure how secure this would be? The loft is more secure, but a pig to access and it's pretty cold up there, thinking about condensation etc?? Any suggestions lads? Edited March 18, 2010 by adam f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 For old brickwork use chemical fixings. Not sure I understand "Also all of the rooms are generally used regulary, so wouldnt want a gun cabinet in them." Mine is in my bedroom so it's out of sight of casual visitors and can't be seen from outside but it doesn't cause me a problem having it bolted to a wall in my bedroom. How big a cabinet are you thinking of getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majordisorder Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Chemfix them, I have the same type of house and used 300mm of 10mm threaded bar "glued" in. It will never come off the wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollysp2 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hi mate use THIS just put it into a normal sealent gun, cut some 10mm thread bar to about 120mm, drill a 12mm hole in the wall fill with resin, put in thread bar through holes in cabinate leave to dry then tighten all up job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam f Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 OK - thanks for the advice. I guess I thought it best not to have a gun cabinet in a room that regularly has people using it - kind of out of sight, out of mind. There is no room in our room, the other 3 beds are used for guests and kids, and the other rooms are the lounge, dining room, office etc... I work for a builders merchant so the resin fixings arnt a problem - good to hear they are OK for the FEO to approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Out of sight of casual visitor is the phrase so inside a wardrobe in a spare room is fine but cellar with chem fix should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garjo Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Just to add - resin fixed gun cabinet, had same problem, excellent result - sgc granted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynGT4 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I used fischer resin with 12mm threaded studs, unbelievably strong within 30mins.. perfect for crumbly walls, just remember to clean out the holes properly before you start injecting the resin. If you're really worried, you could open the drill holes out a little at the back so the resin forms a wedge. Anyway the feo was very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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