If you don't have stairs to climb use cardboard and those furniture sliding discs. I helped my uncle move a piano from the bedroom to the livingroom so the carpet guys could replace carpet

I am in the military and have moved my 900# safe about 10 times. I have seen dollys, appliance lifts, 4-wheel dollys, and brute strength. The ABSOLUTE best method I have seen in the plastic pipe. Raise one side and get a pipe under it and start rolling until you can get the second pipe under it. I would use three pieces, two under the safe and one ready to go under the front. Super simple and safe.

Very similar experience ^^^. Funny how a bunch of security cabinets a few months ago all turned into safes today.

Go figure.

Plywood runners to protect the floor and 3 pieces of pipe to use as rollers. I think we used approx. 1" dia. galvanized pipe for the rollers. Two of us moved 1600 lbs from the back of an F250 onto my concrete driveway, up a 15" high roller ramp into my house through two rooms to it's final resting place. Nobody got hurt and nothing was damaged. It certainly helped that the fella who built the unit was the person directing the move. He knew what he was doing and I just followed instructions. All about leverage and working angles.

On another website they advised keeping the safe in the garage.
If you should have a fire the safe and guns end up in the basement, ruined with water and heat damage.

The 2 wheel cart can smash your threshold with enough weight. I hired my two done. They had plates to protect the threshold and did good job.

I layed a blanket doubled over,,on to the floor.Me and my two sons got the safe onto the blanket,,then,me pulling on the blanket and them pushing a bit and guiding,, it slid easily to where I wanted it.

Get a professional safe moving company to do it. Cabelas always have names of movers that they use/ recommend. They are pretty amazing

Not to steal this post but what is the best way to cut remove a safe that was put in your basement through a bulkhead with a small crane truck. I now have an attached garage so the truck cannot get in. Just do not need it anymore since I am selling all of my guns and will be selling my house in the future. Take off the door. Take out the drywall fire proofing and start cutting it up with a plasma arc? Grinder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZAMU80myfQ

If you don't need it and are selling the house, just leave it there for the next guy to use. Doesn't have to be a "gun" safe.

the guy is a stones throw from my house. he quoted the $400 if I had it at the house and up on the porch.

I appreciate all the ideas and a lot of these have enlightened me on that it will not be hard to do. Thinking I will try this one with the pvc pipe. I can get it on my porch & stack pallets to make it level with threshold & then use some 3/4" plywood dbled up to the tile floor. then will lay plywood on tile to spread out load. Also will use a couple of strips of 7/16 OSB down hall on top of the prefinished oak to protect it . But with this setup we can just keep it stood up. And Yes I will save the $400 and buy something to put into the safe. I have enough friends plus a past Pittsburgh steeler player to help. I really do appreciate all the input and will post on how it went.

How did you get it off the truck ?

It was laying on the side with the bottom at the back of the truck bed. I do not remember all the particulars of how he had it blocked up on the truck but we basically eased it back to the tipping point and gravity took over and stood it up on the bottom. Like I said, this was not this fellas first rodeo. He builds and delivers them all the time. I was as surprised as anyone at how easy it was to get unloaded and into position in the house.

We moved one that size a couple months ago. 3 guys on each side with 3 straps underneath. We each picked up a strap end. Like carrying a casket.

Mr. Ed......I did this just two days ago. Moved into a new place. One of the items we moved was my gun safe. Specs on it says it weighs 780lbs. Don't know if that's factual, but it was heavy! Had 5 guys and a heavy duty two wheel dolly. Moved it up a flight of stairs in the old house and down a flight in the new one. Wasn't easy, but it went well with the aid of extra guys and the dolly,

Me and one buddy moved mine,borrowed a pallet jack,worked like a charm.

The vending machine guy in this neck of the woods has a set of what he calls piano dollys. Makes what you are trying to do a simple one man project. I believe a new set can be purchased for about the price you were quoted. He loans his set out for a case of cheap beer

I wonder if sched 40 3/4" will be strong enough ?

I used 3", moved easily, too easy.

when I replaced my flooring I used "super sliders to move mine, my safe weighed 1400# empty, get it off the porch with pipe, put a slider under each corner and you can push it.
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