First Time Safe Buyer? Read These 7 Expert Tips

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First Time Safe Buyer? Read These 7 Expert Tips
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• Nothing beats a bit of expert advice, no matter
  what youre planning to invest your money in, and
  its no different when it comes to buying a safe.
  If youve got some items of sentimental, personal
  or monetary value that you want to protect, and
  are considering buying a safe to store them in,
  you might find the following 7 tips from security
  experts, helpful
• 1.Stick to the 10 rule
• In general, experts recommend that when buying a
  safe, you aim to spend around 10 of the cost of
  the items, on it. Buying a cheap safe to protect
  items that are worth thousands of dollars,
  doesnt make a whole lot of sense.

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• Make sure weight is a factor
• The heavier the safe you buy, the harder it is to
  move should a thief attempt to do so, and a
  lighter safe typically indicates that less metal
  has been made in its construction, making it
  weaker and potentially easier to penetrate than a
  heavier safe.
• Watch out for the gap
• When criminals attempt to break into a safe, they
  will likely try to get some leverage using the
  gap between the door and the body of the lock.
  The snugger the door is to the body of the safe
  when locked, the harder it will be for someone to
  penetrate.

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• Keep your safe grounded
• Some thieves will simply pick up a safe and take
  it away so that they can try and break into it at
  their own convenience, and ideally without
  attracting the attention of law enforcement. It
  will be heavy, that much is true, but if theyre
  desperate 9and have been working out a lot!),
  they just might be successful. Bolt your safe to
  the floor however, and its not going anywhere.
• Be aware of your lock options
• Safes often come with a number of different
  locking options, and you should think carefully
  about whether you choose a manual dial or
  electronic lock. Your local safe supplier and
  installer can guide you on this.

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• Understand the differences between safes
• When buying a safe, the main question you should
  be asking yourself is why are you getting
  one?. Do you want to protect your precious items
  from being stolen, or from being destroyed in a
  fire, or both? The ultimate in protection is a
  high security safe with a fire rating, but the
  more protection you get, the more it will cost. A
  frank discussion with a security expert such as a
  locksmith or safe supplier, should help you make
  the right decision with respect to what you plan
  to keep in the safe, and the size of your budget.

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• Be clear on what youll be storing in it
• With varying security, accessibility and damage
  mitigation concerns for different items you plan
  to put in a safe (as touched upon above), where
  you will keep the safe, what youre going to put
  in it and how often you need to access those
  items, will all play a determining role in your
  final choice.
• If buying a safe for the first time, take note of
  the expert tips above, and dont rush your
  decision. A safe is an investment, and it pays to
  keep this in mind when selecting the right safe
  for both your needs, and your budget.

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