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Decided to build a gun room where I can 'hide' my safe and firearms. Yes I know why build a hiding place and then post it on a public forum yada yada yada.
House is in a gated community, has motion sensors, 13 cameras and an alarm system where the company is on notice to always send police when it goes off. Yes I know I get charged for this and yes I get a bill 2-3 times a year. There hasn't been a home robbery in my complex ever since the houses were built in 2002. Were at the foothills with nothing above us and only one road in. Basicalyl unless you live around there you don't drive on the street.
This isn't a super secret James bond room it's a deterrent only. Just like a safe. If someone wants something I have then nothing with stop them from trying.
Yes it isn't fire proof
Yes I know governer brown was just handed a folder with my name on it for a raid
Yes I know the Chicoms will find me when they invade
Now that all that is out of the way I'll get to the room and its design. I know I'll stick catch flack but oh well, this isn't a tin foil hat room
Our house has a built in temperature controlled wine cellar. I basically cut the shelving off and made the room 1/3 the size it was which the remaining 'hidden' part makes up the other 2/3 part.
Before:
Progress so far:
Not getting into specifics but this is not a 2x4 drywall faux wall. It's strong. It's also setup where you cannot tell there is a void of space and you cannot just smash any wall on either side to gain access.
There will be no door handle
There are no large seams
There will be no visible door hinges, they are all internal heavy duty hidden hinges.
No premade door, frame etc was used, it's all being custom done.
The door locking mechanism is many parts:
1200lb secured magnetic lock (secured means when power goes out it stays locked.
Battery backup system.
Hidden in another room key card AND 8 digit code. Meaning you can't use just the code or just the key card.
This door is also being wired into our alarm system.
Our house has solar and we are currently awaiting install of a battery system which will power our house for 48 hours. With this and the battery backup I'm not worried about the magnetic lock.
Inside will also be a vertical gun rack which a Calgun member is making, It's made out of steel with a locking bar. This will be mounted to the wall studs and secured with a lock.
That's it for now, I'll update as I get time to tinker. Right now I am on my third door, keep running into issues and since nothing is standard I am making the doors myself. The hinges are the issue, they are big, require almost 2" deep precision formed holes in the frame.
House is in a gated community, has motion sensors, 13 cameras and an alarm system where the company is on notice to always send police when it goes off. Yes I know I get charged for this and yes I get a bill 2-3 times a year. There hasn't been a home robbery in my complex ever since the houses were built in 2002. Were at the foothills with nothing above us and only one road in. Basicalyl unless you live around there you don't drive on the street.
This isn't a super secret James bond room it's a deterrent only. Just like a safe. If someone wants something I have then nothing with stop them from trying.
Yes it isn't fire proof
Yes I know governer brown was just handed a folder with my name on it for a raid
Yes I know the Chicoms will find me when they invade
Now that all that is out of the way I'll get to the room and its design. I know I'll stick catch flack but oh well, this isn't a tin foil hat room
Our house has a built in temperature controlled wine cellar. I basically cut the shelving off and made the room 1/3 the size it was which the remaining 'hidden' part makes up the other 2/3 part.
Before:
Progress so far:
Not getting into specifics but this is not a 2x4 drywall faux wall. It's strong. It's also setup where you cannot tell there is a void of space and you cannot just smash any wall on either side to gain access.
There will be no door handle
There are no large seams
There will be no visible door hinges, they are all internal heavy duty hidden hinges.
No premade door, frame etc was used, it's all being custom done.
The door locking mechanism is many parts:
1200lb secured magnetic lock (secured means when power goes out it stays locked.
Battery backup system.
Hidden in another room key card AND 8 digit code. Meaning you can't use just the code or just the key card.
This door is also being wired into our alarm system.
Our house has solar and we are currently awaiting install of a battery system which will power our house for 48 hours. With this and the battery backup I'm not worried about the magnetic lock.
Inside will also be a vertical gun rack which a Calgun member is making, It's made out of steel with a locking bar. This will be mounted to the wall studs and secured with a lock.
That's it for now, I'll update as I get time to tinker. Right now I am on my third door, keep running into issues and since nothing is standard I am making the doors myself. The hinges are the issue, they are big, require almost 2" deep precision formed holes in the frame.
But in seriousness, I'm assuming the door frame will be solid steel/concrete?
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