How to choose a safe for your home

Even if there is a secure door in the house, you should not store jewelry in a visible place. For this purpose, there are safes that provide protection for all valuable contents.

How to choose a safe

First, you need to decide what you need to store. Afterwards, determine the type of room in which the box will be located.

For panel apartments, it is advisable to select a compact model, which must be securely fixed to the floor, or think about a safe that can be built in.

Most often, attackers do not try to open safes in high-rise apartments to avoid noise, but try to remove it. A secured box will not allow a thief to take out a box of jewelry. That is, there must be holes for mounting on the inside of the back wall.

The area of ​​a private home most often allows for the installation of several safes. This is a great option. You can put jewelry in one, and documents, for example, in the other.

Attention! The office model must be selected taking into account the number of valuable items. To store prints, you can choose a small box; for documents, it is advisable to choose a fireproof box.

Construction type

Today the most popular types of safes are:

• weapon Suitable for hunters, as well as for people who are fond of edged weapons;
• for jewelry;
• for documents, equipped with many shelves;
• combined - an ideal and practical model for the home, most often chosen for storing precious things;
• mini safe – best suited for very small apartments. These are small, lightweight and reliable products;
• for magnetic media. Used to store flash drives, CDs, and other recording devices.

Lock type

All safes must have deadbolt locks. These are steel cylinders that must have a diameter of more than 15 mm. There are 3 types of castle itself:

1. Coded.
2. Coded.
3. Key.

If there are several types of locks in a valuables storage box, then they can be installed either the same type or several. But any castle has disadvantages:

1. It takes approximately 3 minutes to dial the code, knowing its combination. This is quite a long time if you use it constantly.
2. Keys to a mechanical locking system can be lost. Restoration costs money.
3. The electronic locking system is battery powered. If the battery has a weak charge, the lock will not open.

Important! It is best to use 2 mechanical locking mechanisms. If they are both locked, you will need two keys to open the door. If the lock is locked one turn, then it is also closed, but not as securely. This option is best chosen for those people who use a safe all the time.

Selecting a safe location

First of all, a safe that is used as a place to store valuables attracts the attention of a burglar, so it needs to be hidden from prying eyes.

Built-in cabinets are considered the optimal models. The main advantages of these products include the possibility of camouflage, as well as a compact location.

The only drawback of these boxes for storing valuable items is the design feature of the room, namely the thickness of the walls. In addition, we must not forget that the location of the safe is determined before purchasing it.

When installing, it is advisable to choose a place behind some kind of wardrobe, providing access through its rear wall. In this case, you can combine several main factors - the possibility of “rough defense” and a hidden place.

Indoor areas with complex geometry of wall surfaces are also good. Installing the box in niches or in a corner significantly complicates dismantling or opening.

Safe sizes

It is important to choose the right box size; this determines how noticeable it will be. If the product is selected for an apartment, then it is advisable to purchase a compact cabinet, while paying attention to the reliability of the fastening. In this case, it is best to choose models weighing up to 90 kg.

If a safe is required for your home, then the choice of models is much larger. With the right approach, you can select several places to store valuables at the design stage. Even if thieves open one vault, other valuables can be stored in the second.

Reference! Large safes are usually used in the home. When choosing, you need to take into account the number and size of valuables, as well as the presence of different compartments.

Internal divisions

The document safe must contain A4 sheets (no less than 210x300 mm). And products in which only money will be stored can be selected in size no larger than a standard pack of banknotes. Moreover, you cannot choose cabinets with a height of less than 30 cm, since they are inconvenient to use.There is also no need to select boxes with a higher height, since this is more of an office option.

Most often, jewelry storage models have small compartments for rings, chains and other small items. In addition, it is convenient to have several shelves for storing money and 2-3 side pockets for credit cards and keys. Naturally, the division of the internal space will depend directly on the dimensions of the box. There is nothing to share in small boxes.

The best safes for home and apartment

The cost of a safe depends on both the technical characteristics and the manufacturer. Now there are many companies on the market whose products are of high quality. It is believed that the cost of the safe must be at least 1/4 of the cost of valuables.

Among the popular manufacturers are:

1. Technomax (Italy). This brand offers gun, floor, and built-in products. Compact models weighing from 10 kg are also produced.
2. Format (Germany). The company offers several models of boxes. They differ in size, installation method and level of fire and burglary resistance.
3. Ripost (St. Petersburg). All models are made using modern technologies and equipped with Italian locks. This brand offers a wide range of different safes.
4. Valberg (Russia, Bulgaria). The company offers almost all types of boxes: from large ones for installation in banking institutions to compact ones for apartments. The main advantages of the company are affordable prices and a huge network of service centers.

Today there are different options for safes on sale, all of them have certain advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, when choosing a product, first of all, you need to be guided by the purpose of installation.