How to choose the perfect home safe during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has been difficult for a lot of us. With the number of people out of work and the future looking rather bleak, home owners should be more vigilant than ever about safeguarding their assets. Being a homeowner, you should consider buying a personal home safe in addition to a home security system. Even if you only plan to leave the house for half an hour to go grocery shopping, that’s enough time for a thief or burglar to break in and steal your valuables. When you are selecting the safe to buy, don’t just go out and buy the cheapest safe you can find. In an economic downturn, the three main factors to consider when looking to buy a home security safe are its cash rating, fire rating, and special storage options.
A safe’s cash rating is established by how effectively it can survive burglary efforts such as drilling, lock picking, and other modern means of safe cracking methods. A home safe with a high cash rating is a good sign of its durability. It’s the amount of money and valuables that insurers are ready to cover on the items stored within the safe. Small safes for residential use can still have a respectable cash rating, but you’ll probably only be able to store relatively smaller items. Before purchasing a safe, you need to decide on the total value of items to be stored in the safe, from this figure you can work out the cash rating you require. For example, if you’re planning to store up to approximately $150,000 worth of valuables, a good safe for you would be the Falcon Treasury TS1 which has a cash rating of $150,000.
Another important factor to consider for your home is its fire resistance / fire rating, because we can never predict when a fire will strike. Keeping cash, jewellery and vital documents in a fire resistant safe is always the smart move. You need to keep in mind that paper is combustible, and losing curtain documents such as titles and wills, and birth certificates would be a major headache. Fire resistant safes commonly have fire resistance of 30min, 60min, 90min and 120min, which would give fire fighters enough time to arrive. A popular fire resistant safe is the Guardall security GDF 080EH.
You could also consider getting a gun safe as a personal home safe. They offer similar security standards to a regular safe, with the exception that the interior is specifically intended to store away guns, pistols and other types of firearms. A handgun safe such as the Ardel pistol safe PS2C is also a very good safe for the storage of cash, jewellery and critical documents. Perhaps you’re wondering if you truly need a gun safe right now. Gun safes are becoming more popular in Australian homes as the demand for personal protection increases.
If you’re after a high quality home safe for your residential premises, you know you can get the best deal at Safeguard Safes. Thousands of homeowners rely on Safeguard safes for the perfect home safe and fire resistant safes. It is our goal to make security accessible to everyone in Australia, which is why we only sell the best quality safe with price beat guarantee, allowing you to save even more money. Look through our online inventory today or give us a call on 1300 764 971 to discuss your requirements. Apart from selling the widest range of safes in Australia, we also provide installation, relocation and removal services.