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dromia wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:22 pm My Armoury is in an upstairs bedroom. It was part of an extension so has three "external" walls, the fourth plasterboard wall was covered in 1" square steel mesh.

The room is over the garage so the garage ceiling was also covered in the same mesh. I fitted all the mesh myself. The ceiling in the armoury has a trembler alarm to detect ingress through there.

The window is fitted with bars and the door is solid cored wood faced with steel sheet fixed with unscrewable screws secured by covered access padlocks.

The whole thing has a monitored alarms system fitted in addition to the house alarm.

Before going ahead I held a "site" meeting in the bedroom with people from firearms certification, the alarm installation company and the engineering company that made and fitted the window bars and the door and its steel frame. This ensured that issues could be thrashed out and people were all signing from the same hymn sheet.

Word of advice, don't try and be clever arguing semantics over the guidance.

Both you and firearms certification have the same desired outcome, securing your firearms.

So talk things through, listen to what they say looking for clarity not certainty and arrive at an agreed written specification.

Regardless of how "anti gun" you feel your certification officer may be you will, at the end of the day, have to get their sanction so always best to work with them. Getting their interpretation of the guidelines and then looking to arrive at a solution that will secure your firearms adequately for both of you.

JWR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:32 pm I still wish I knew why they want 2 different kinds of mesh!

GeeRam wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:54 pm

JWR wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:32 pm I still wish I knew why they want 2 different kinds of mesh!

Where do you get that from...?

Daryll wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:17 pm This all familiar and relevent for me... I'm currently planning an extension to what will be our retirement house, and I want a Gun Room where guns are on racks rather than in cabinets.

I've given the Architect a copy of the Firearm Security Handbook, so hes working to that. I've checked with the local Constabulary and they have confirmed that they go by the Handbook.
They also gave me the number of the FEO for that area, and I've messaged him to discuss the fine details... still waiting for him to get back to me..

Mine will have 2x 300mm former external cavity walls, and 2x 240mm concrete blockwork walls, solid floor, so only the ceiling should need wire mesh.
The confusing part is the door... Googling "gun room door" several companies come up selling doors that "have been approved by constabularies", but they don't comply with the specs in the handbook...??

Something else to ask the FEO...