Basic Requirements for the Construction of a Weapon Room:

These basic requirements can regularly be found in the weapon storage brochures of many German federal states, here exemplified from the weapon storage brochure of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg:

 

WEAPON ROOM
According to § 13 Abs. 1 sentence 4 AWaffV, the construction of a weapon room is permissible as an alternative to weapon cabinets. The windowless weapon room must be designed as follows:

DOOR:
ƒcertified door according to EN 1143-1, resistance grade 0 or I, depending on the number of weapons to be stored.

A numeric combination lock is recommended to avoid the problem of secure key storage.

WALLS / CEILINGS / FLOORS:
ƒMasonry according to DIN EN 1996/NA,
nominal thickness ≥ 240 mm*,
brick compressive strength ≥ 12
ƒMortar group at least NM II/DM

alternatively:
ƒReinforced concrete according to DIN EN 1992/NA
Nominal thickness ≥ 140 mm, strength class
at least C 16/20 or

alternatively:
ƒcertified wall construction according to DIN
EN 1143-1, resistance grade 0 or I

VENTILATION SYSTEMS:
ƒVentilation ducts, max. Ø 12 cm, can be installed for room ventilation

BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM (BAS)
Due to local conditions (location of the object, structural condition) as well as the type and number of weapons to be stored, the installation of a BAS may additionally be required. Systems according to DIN EN 50131 Grade II - Grade IV or at least VdS Class "B" are always required.
In addition to local alarming (visual / acoustic), a remote alarm to a constantly staffed, assisting body is required (certified security service).

BUILDINGS NOT PERMANENTLY INHABITED
According to § 13 Abs. 4 AWaffV, in a building not permanently inhabited (e.g.
holiday apartment, hunting lodge - criterion: infrequently used) a maximum of 3 licensed
long guns may be stored in a secure container, according to EN 1143-1, resistance grade I.
No licensed handguns!

Legal notice: the aforementioned information reflects the state of affairs at the time of creation (07.04.2025, 15:00h). Short-term dynamic changes are not uncommon, especially in the area of weapon storage. We recommend that you coordinate your plans with your firearms authority in advance. We decline any liability for related omissions.

Note on the highlighted text *: WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS:

In many existing buildings, sufficient outer walls are present, but the inner walls of the designated weapon room are thinner than the minimum requirement of 240mm. In many cases, however, this is not an obstacle if you can adapt the wall/walls to these requirements by bricking up the masonry.

IMPORTANT: If, for example, you assemble the 240mm wall from two 120mm thick masonry structures, you will naturally not find sufficient support in the space between these two walls to permanently mount your weapon room door. After a short time, the frame would loosen, even with chemically glued screw anchors, simply by operating the heavy door!

DILEMMA: A door frame, as offered by other manufacturers as the sole option, and which is then slid into the door reveal and fastened there in the wall reveal, is completely unsuitable for your project in these cases, as the following photo proves, note the yellow markings = mounting points in the frame:

 

We solve this dilemma with two additional well-thought-out mounting options:

1: Mounting the door frame on the outer wall, with fastening by means of threaded rods through the entire masonry, which are screwed on the room side (in the secured area):

2: Mounting the door frame on the inner wall, whereby it is screwed directly into the wall from the inside, here as a direct screw connection through the frame (see photo) or with mounting plates (not in the picture, details follow in point 7 of the configuration):

Now you know our three possible variants for connecting the door frame to the masonry:

1. Mounting the door frame on the corridor-side wall
2. Mounting the door frame on the room-side wall
3. Mounting the door frame in the wall reveal

 

In the next step, you will learn about the different mounting options for your strongroom door or weapon room door. Discover how you can influence the door passage dimensions with simple options.