Tips About How To Buy A Home Safe

Do you need a safe? Do you have no idea as to what safe you should buy? Actually, when buying a safe, we suggest that you keep a few factors in mind. Below are 6 of them. Read on.

Installation location

Safes should be installed where you can access it without any problem. At times, people end up installing them in concealed locations, such as behind walls or doors. Make sure you choose the right location.

Solid doors and walls

The safe you buy should feature strong room door and walls. They should be thick enough to provide necessary level of protection. If it’s not thick enough, anyone can open your safe in a few minutes.

Ideally, the thickness should be at least ½ inch. It’s great if the safe is made of steel. Since steel is heavy and expensive, most overseas manufacturers wrap thin sheets of metal around different types of drywall in order to make it look like a strong safe.

The weight of the safe

The weight of the safe plays a great role as far as its protection from fire and burglary goes. Steel is heavy and a safe with walls made of steel weighs a lot more than a safe made from insulation panels surrounded by sheets.

Concrete-based amalgamate weighs a lot because of its high density. The combo of high-density concrete amalgamates and steel is very heavy. In other words, if a safe is heavy, it’s a sign that it is a quality safe.

Drywall or fireboard fire safes

While fire safes made from drywall, fireboard or fiberboard make most of the safes found in the market these days, they don’t offer as much protection from fire as you need. So, you should go for real composite fire safes.

What is more important is that these safes offer fire protection at the fraction of a cost of an advanced burglary prevention systems. On the other hand, most of fireboard type safes offer almost no protection from burglary.

Entry convenience

You don’t want a safe that is not easy to open or close. By attaching an electronic lock, you can make it easier to open the safe. Moreover, it will allow you to reset the combination system when required and you won’t need a combination kit or a locksmith. As far as security and convenience goes, nothing can be better than a quality biometric lock.

The price

Lastly, the price of the safe is also important. Usually, people think that pricy stuff is always high quality, which is no more than a myth. It’s true that you get what you pay for; however, in some cases, you can get quality stuff without spending a fortune. So, you should check out various types of safes and then go for one that can meet your needs. You don’t have to spend an insane amount of money to get a product can meet your needs.

So, these 6 tips can make it easier for you to buy a safe.