Expert Advice on Safes and Vault Doors

How to break open a safe is usually a question only thieves and locksmiths think about. Anyone looking at purchasing a safe should be thinking about this question too. No, you won't be breaking into a safe, but you want to keep the burglars from breaking into yours. With just a little knowledge, you can protect yourself and your belongings from even the most sophisticated burglar. Here are some things to keep in mind when purchasing a safe.

It is easy to think of your child’s dorm room as a safe space. After all, most dorms will require a card key simply to get into the building, and what modern college doesn't employ security guards?

Should it be theft-proof? Fire-resistant? How large should it be? Almost any type of safe can protect your important documents and other valuable items from most threats, but there are real differences between different types of safes when it comes to security. 

Firearms rust, paper mildews, ammunition corrodes, and it happens quietly enough that you don't notice until you open the safe six months later. Here is how to keep your safe dry, from spotting the early warning signs to picking the right dehumidifier.

Stealing mail is quickly becoming a popular past time for thieves everywhere. It’s a relatively risk free way for them to get access to your personal information that could potentially lead to identity theft. Fortunately locking mailboxes are a widely available and very effective method for combating mail theft. Here we’ll look at some of the basic regulations for locking mailboxes to make sure you won’t be making life more difficult for your mailman. 

Office safes are the next step up from our home safe series. They come with larger bolts at 1" thick. This series is a 2 hour fire rated and 30 foot impact rated. That is to simulate the collapse of a building during a fire. All models are equipped with a bolt down hole and hardware to secure it to any foundation. The office safe series is our in between line as it fits in between our home safes and our fire and burglary safes. Designed with stronger security than a home safe, but not as much as the fire and burglary series. Giving this series a very good price point for the protection. Many office safes are sold for both the home environment and for commercial usage.