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Find the most secure home safe for under $1,000

When most people start searching for a security safe, they often find themselves overwhelmed with the amount of information that needs to be considered to select the perfect safe to buy. They want to buy the best safe there is, unfortunately there is no single answer. Security safes come in all different sizes, brands, construction, purpose, locking mechanism and security features. The best safe for you is the most secure one fulfilling your specific security requirements in your own budget. This blog guides you through how to find the home safe that best suits your needs with a $1,000 budget, which in our opinion is a great place to start for first time home safe buyers that are after a high quality yet inexpensive safe.

The four most important aspects to consider when selecting a safe is the safe’s security rating, locking mechanism, installation location and brand. Once you determine these parameters, you can easily narrow down your selection.

Security Rating

The security rating of a safe includes the safe’s fire rating, burglar rating and cash rating.

The fire rating of a safe represents how long it can resist a fire and what temperature it can endure. For a $1,000 budget, it’s a good idea to get a safe that can keep your valuables secure for at least an hour in the event of a fire. 

The burglar rating of a safe tells you the level of security a security safe can provide in the event that a burglar tries to force open a safe. Most of the medium sized safes in the market have a B or C rating.

The cash rating of a security safe indicates the maximum amount an insurance company will cover for the contents kept within the safe. The greater the cash rating is, the higher level of security will be provided by the security safe.

We all understand the price of something usually equals its quality. This means higher fire rating, cash rating and burglary rating comes with a higher costing price. Therefore when you have a specific budget, you need to consider what you're planning to protect with your safe, and balance out the three security rating factors to get a safe that best suits your needs.

Security features and locking mechanisms

Security safes come with all sorts of security features and locking mechanisms. The most common locking mechanisms are classic key lock, digital keypad, combination dial lock, biometric fingerprint, and digital & key lock. Other security features and locking functions are available, speak with our friendly security specialists for more information.

Location

Where you’re planning to position your safe and how it is installed & concealed matters because it affects the size and type of your home safe. Security experts advised it is more secure to have the safe installed in a hidden position with an in-wall or in-floor safe, however the convenience may need to be compromised because it is harder for you to access it when it’s concealed behind or beneath furniture. A standalone house safe is still a good option, but it should be anchored to the floor so that burglars and thieves can’t take it away with them.

Brand

It is wise to always consider well known safe brands, especially the ones that are owned by Australians. You know it’s great quality when it is Aussie made! Popular brands such as CMI Safe Co, Ardel Safes, Guardall safes all manufacture very good quality home safes. Worldwide brands such as Yale, Chubb safes, and Burg Wachter safes also have a great range of home safes for your selection.

Safeguard Safes stocks the largest selection of safes online, we can assure you we will have a safe that ticks all the boxes for you! On top of that, we have a great product filter online which is very easy to use. Just change the parameters (such as brands, product price, fire resistance, locking mechanism, cash rating) according to your needs, and the system automatically narrows down the safes for you according to your requirements in just a matter of seconds. 

Still not sure of where to start? Our Safes Experts listed here our best sellers that are under $1000.

If you need further assistance, please give us a call on 1300 764 971, our experienced and friendly security experts will be on the other line, ready to help you out.

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