Expert Advice on Safes and Vault Doors

Combination locks are about as old as safes themselves and have been a staple of security for centuries. The first known combination lock was found in a Roman tomb though more reliable historical examples are attributed to a manual published by Muslim engineer Al-Jazari in 1206.

As anyone who has gone to college and lived in a dorm room knows, you’re living in very small quarters with a bunch of other college students in a building that often has pretty relaxed security measures. My college dorm had key-card entry, but that didn’t stop people from propping open the door to let others in, or letting in a stranger who swears they’re just going up to see a friend.

While safes have come a long way since their inception so too have the tools that are used to break and pry them open. While once upon a time a crowbar may have been enough to crack any fancy safe in the land this isn't the case anymore. 

A Burglary Fire Safe is usually a composite safe that helps you protect important documents from possible fires and valuables from burglars at an affordable price. Almost all Burglary Fire Safes have passed a 1 to 2 hour 350 degree Fahrenheit factory fire test.

Safes aren’t just for burglaries anymore. In fact, their biggest utility may lie in protecting against Mother Nature herself. Fireproof and waterproof safes and chests can safeguard your most valuable items when everything else goes up in flames. In this article, we’ll share some details about how fireproof safes and waterproof chests operate.

So a thief can’t pick the lock on your safe, and they can’t penetrate the steel. What do they do? They take the entire safe home and work on it there. Even very heavy safes can be vulnerable to this tactic when a prepared thief comes by. But floor safes are completely immune. They can’t take what they can’t move. 

Here we’ll look at how to shop for a used safe and what you need to be looking for to make sure that you can get the most out of your deal and have a high quality safe at a discount price.