Top 10 tips to ask before buying a safe

Selecting a safe made easy!

This guide provides practical advice and tips
to help you make the right choice in selecting a home safe or business
safe to cater for the level of security and protection you require.

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Should your safe protect against burglary as well as fire?


A certified fire resistant safe is specifically
designed to help protect your paper records against fire, humidity, and
smoke but typically offers minimum burglary protection.

A certified theft resistant safe is specifically designed with security features that provide a high level of defence against theft and burglary.

A certified theft and fire
resistant safe is specifically designed to provide protection against
both fire and theft, and remember you should only buy a certified safe
for their security and fire ratings.

Be mindful of what you will store in the safe?


Highly valuable assets such as: jewellery, watches, cash, laptops,
cameras and irreplaceable items or original documents will need to be
stored in a strong theft and fire resisting certified safe.

Paper documents such as: private records, certificates, titles or wills need to be stored in certified resisting safe

Computer
data software such as: diskettes, sensitive digital devices, photos,
negatives and CD's need to be stored in certified data media fire
resistant safes.

Fire arms such as: rifles safes, hand gun safes,
and pistol safes need to be stored in a safe that complies with the
legal requirements for the storage of fire arms.

Determine the approximate value of your cash and valuables that will be stored in the safe?


One way to do this is if you were to lose everything in the safe, what
would you have the total amount insured for at this very moment. Based
on this amount you can select a quality safe with fire and cash
rating, that will cater for your security concerns as well as insurance
companies coverage as the higher the safes security grade is the more
insurance coverage you can receive for the safes contents.

How big of a safe do I need?


You need to consider what you want to store in the safe now and make
allowance for the fact that you will acquire more valuables in the
future so don't choose a safe that will end up being too small because
sooner or later you'll appreciate the room in a larger safe.

Professional Installation and Delivery Advice


We offer a professional safe installation and delivery service Australia
wide. Our safe technicians understand the importance of the work
trusted in them so you can be assured of complete confidentiality and
discreteness combined with the confidence of knowing that your safe has
been handled and delivered with care. Our installation team are licensed
accredited professionals who have the knowledge, skill and expertise
based on years of experience servicing clients with similar safe needs
as you, so you will have total peace of mind knowing  your safe will be
installed to the highest standards to provide optimum protection.

What is the most secure location for my safe?


Always take measurements of area's that you are considering for the
final location of your safe prior to purchasing as safes are heavy and
tricky to move so the last thing you want is to purchase a safe and when
you get home, find that it doesn't fit where you want it.

You
also have to take into account for door sizes and safe heights as well
as any stairs or weight restrictions to consider for your floor. Always
allow for extra depth on safe to take into consideration for hinges,
digital's and handles, this will verify on each model of safe.

How much should I pay for a safe?


When you answer this question remember a safe purchase will be a life
time security investment so it is rarely a good idea to compromise on
the security of the safe to save money. So make sure the safe you buy
has a cash and fire rating certification, and is also appropriate for
the valuables you are securing. You can be confident with your safe
purchase knowing that the manufacturer gives a 100% warranty on their
safes. Another benefit of purchasing a premium quality safe is that most
insurance companies will usually apply discounts to your insurance
policy when valuables and cash are stored in a certified safe.
Also,
keep in mind the additional costs of the delivery and installation if
this is required, including bolting down of your safe into a secure
location to give it optimum security.

Does a pre-used security safe provide safe and secure protection?


Pre-used safes or secondhand safes when purchased from Safeguard Safes
will be the best you can buy and will be supplied with a full warranty
so you can have complete peace of mind when buying a pre-used safe from
us. We have Australia's largest range of refurbished safes including
prestige brands such as Victoria Safes, Lord Safes, CHUBB Safes, Ratner
Safes, CMI Safes, Kumahira Safes, Milliner Safes, Ajax Safes, John Tann
Safes, Wormald Safes etc. We also have a large selection of antique
safes, vintage safes and heritage safes.

Apart from saving
hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a high security pre-used safe
that will increase in value over time you will also be buying a product
which was made when craftsmanship and integrity was based on producing
superior quality safes which provides exceptional strength.

For professional safe advice?


Our safe advisers are accredited professionals who have the knowledge to
provide expert safe advice based on years of experience helping
customers with similar needs to yours when it comes to buying a safe. So
don't put your precious valuables and private information at risk by
purchasing a cheap low quality safe the offers little protection and
security from a common retail store or hardware store, and also
receiving safe advice from an unqualified sales person.

Buyers Beware! Are you purchasing a real safe?


Unfortunately, the safe market is inundated with inexpensive "safes"
that provide very little or no protection at all. These safes can appear
very robust, but the ugly truth is they are usually made of thin sheet
metal with pencil thin locking bolts. These safes can literally be
forced open within minutes by a burglar using nothing but a common
screwdriver. Having one of these cheap safes is a gamble as it actually
helps the burglar by grouping all your valuables into one easy-opening
storage box. Make sure you buy a certified burglary protection safe.