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A wall safe is a slightly more advanced option for home security when compared to the typical in-home safe. A wall safe can be concealed inside the wall, with the opening hidden behind a painting or photograph. A more standard home safe just sits on the floor, pretty much out in the open. It's true that a safe that sits on the floor is still difficult to break into; but if a safe is hidden in the wall, burglars are not likely to know they are there which will help protect your prized possessions.
Keeping valuables stored in a bank's security deposit box offers protection but is certainly not as convenient as having them stored in your home. You have to visit the bank when it is open, and provide proof of identification. If you need something you've stored in your home safe, you can simply go to the wall safe, spin the combination or unlock with the key, and retrieve your valuables. A wall safe provides a high level of security with the convenience of having your belongings at home.
Wall safes are usually mounted permanently inside the walls, in between the studs. They can be installed when a home is being built; or afterward. If installing a wall safe after the home is already built, you will need to cut an appropriate sized hole in the wall between the studs to slide the safe inside. Measure twice, cut once! Luckily, most wall safes are easy to mount as they come with “flange”, which means you don't have to re-cover any of the walls you've cut (unless you cut the hole too large, so take very careful measurements!)
Here are some considerations for buying wall safes:
The Price of a Wall Safe
There is a wide range of prices for wall safes, mostly depending upon the materials used to create the safe, the size of the safe, or the dealer supplying them. Safes are not all created equal, and some offer higher levels of protections than others, therefore costing a bit more. Consider your budget when comparing safes, but try to keep in mind that generally, you get what you pay for. You can get a high security wall safe in the ballpark of $200 to $500.
Wall Safe Ratings
Take a look at the safety and security ratings of the wall safes you consider. Know whether or not they will protect your documents and possessions in the event of a fire and if they are waterproof from the outside.
The Size of a Wall Safe
Since the safe is to be installed between your studs, you'll want to make sure you know what the distance is between the studs in the wall you intend to install your wall safe. Most are a standard 16” apart, and most wall safes are designed to fit this width. Another consideration is the depth of the safe – and that it will fit inside your wall. Be sure to choose a wall that doesn't have electric wires or pipes running through it, or be prepared to hire professionals to help you relocated wires and pipes.
A wall safe is an excellent way to keep your jewelry, money, and important paperwork safe from burglars, accidents, and fire
In any business safes are very important. Their name is well chosen because they do a great job of keeping both documents and multimedia safe. When choosing a decent safe you need to determine exactly what your needs are. If your business is one that is protect to accidents and fire, then it would probably be a good idea to get a waterproof one.
But what about other factors? What type of safe should you get exactly when it comes to the physical location? As you know there are both floor safes, and there are wall safes. You know both are good for storing documents and media, but you're rather unsure of what type you need. There are a few factors that you are going to need to consider when you make your decision.
Look at what sort of things you do in your business. Do you handle a lot of money? Do you have highly sensitive documents? Media that you simply cannot afford to lose? Do you need your safe to be hidden, or do you need it to be difficult to steal?
A floor safe is much more difficult to steal. Some safes may weigh up to eight hundred pounds and even be equipped with a time lock so that it can only be open during certain times of the day. This type of safe is excellent if you are dealing with payroll checks are large sums of money. Remember though, these will be in plain sight and therefore it is a lot easier for them to be stolen. Remember this well when you choose what type of safe you are going to buy. On the upside these are incredibly strong and will usually withstand insane amounts of heat, so you'll never have to worry about losing anything that is stored within.
A wall safe can be concealed very easily. You can hide it behind a poster or a picture, or you could just have it sitting out in plain sight. For the most part people will go to great lengths to hide them. Typically these are a lot smaller than floor safes, so one thing that you need to take into consideration is how much space you actually need. It's possible to have an extremely deep wall safe so long as you have an extremely deep wall and some sort of structure to support the thing once it's been placed in the wall. If you have it poking out the other side people are going to catch on rather quickly. With that in mind, remember that a wall safe might be easier to steal than a regular floor safe because it is fairly simple to remove a wall section if you're very dedicated.
There are advantages to having both types, meaning that you're going to need to evaluate your needs closely and decide which one is best. Remember that if you need to hide something, the wall safe is great, but most thieves have seen enough movies that they'll know to look behind every single picture. Nevertheless, the choice is yours and yours alone. Good luck, and keep those documents secure!