safe mounting

[DerekK]

Is ok to bolt safe thru carpet or cut the carpet and foam off?

[Bob229]

Go right through the carpet into the sub-floor. Make sure the bolts are tight and you are good to go. The carpet and pad will compress so no need to worry about someone prying the safe off the floor. Plus if you decide to move the safe, the carpet will still be intact.

[Librarian]

Sub-floor might - might - be better than nothing, but a floor joist would be better.

[Bob229]

Sub-floor might - might - be better than nothing, but a floor joist would be better.

Agreed. If you can hit a floor joist then do it. Even better, floor joist and a wall stud.

[Magrider]

I like to cut an "X" into the carpet where the mounting hardware would screw through. I've seen it happen before where a lag bolt grabbed a piece of the carpet and created a run in the carpet through the room. oops