Philadelphia Locksmiths » Tips & Advice http://philadelphiapalocksmith.com/blog Philadelphia PA locks, locksmiths and high security systems - 267-296-4483 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Buying a Safe http://philadelphiapalocksmith.com/blog/buying-a-safe/ http://philadelphiapalocksmith.com/blog/buying-a-safe/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:38:16 +0000 admin http://philadelphiapalocksmith.com/blog/?p=9 The safe market is so over-saturated with safes and for common folk it is very easy to buy a safe that isn’t safe at all. Fortunately, people are using the internet to share their opinions about the product they have purchased. So this is great way to avoid any disasters, but you should pay attention what they say. Some people complain about the service they received instead of talking about the actual product.

Now that you have that in mind it’s time to start your search for a new safe. Before you start your search, you should be thinking about what you will be placing into your safe. Once you know, then you will know exactly what kind of safe that you will need to buy.

Details on home safes:

You will find that the typical home safe will provide 1 hour fire-resistance protection. Fire-resistance and theft-resistance often is lower in home safes than in office safes. Home safes tend to be lower price and with that you get lower protection. This is something to think about. Will a home safe provide you with the security that you are expecting? Will you need to consider buying an office safe instead?

For home safes you have a few different types of safes to choose from, such as:

* Wall Safes
* Floor Safes (ask about the wear and tear on these kinds of safes when you talk with a sales representative.)
* Gun Safes
* Chest Safes
* File Safes
* Vehicle Safes

Office safes tend to be bulkier although more fire and theft resistant. These safes are built with business requirements in mind. So while they are much more secure they can be easily accessed by employees.

For office safes you have a few different types of safes to choose from, such as:

* Rotatory Hopper Safes
* Front Depository Safes
* Data Safes
* Under-counter Safes

Obviously, you can buy safes that are fire-resistant, theft-resistant, and water resistant. Be sure that what you are buying suits your needs for now and later on if you plan to add more things to the safe.

You want to make sure that whatever safe you pick, is made with the best materials as possible. You do not want to buy a safe that easily pried open by a burglar. Trust me, safes like this are out there.

We found a trust-worthy site selling safes, they include many details about the safes – dimensions, resistances, times of resistances, even drop tests. Here’s the site: Sentry Safe. If you aren’t looking to purchase one yet, at least use this to see a better idea of what you should be looking for in a safe.

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