You want to keep your valuables
secure. Fire and theft are the two biggest threats to the security of your
vital documents and other valuables. It is not merely a matter of keeping
things away from prying eyes. You don’t want such things to grow wings and fly
or be carted away. Yet you need to be wary of making too much of a song and
dance over the kind of protection you’ve planned. Firstly, it announces to the
world at large that you have valuables and their specific location. It also
seems to send a covert challenge to thieves to come and get the loot.
Keeping the Swag
Secure
You could install
a fireproof diversion safe. Cash
and paper documents should always be stored in a fire proof location.
Metallurgists have devised alloys which are more secure and can withstand
attacks by blowtorch, crowbars and even chemicals with great success. The doors
are reinforced with solid steel locking bolts and most have a heavy-duty vault
hinge that results in a pry-resistant safe. Or such a safe could be disguised
as a soda can that’s in the refrigerator or a can of degreaser that’s in the
garage. Most
fires burn typically at 1400 degrees Fahrenheit and important documents can be
ruined with heat around 451 degrees Fahrenheit. A fire resistant safe is
designed to keep the inside temperatures within 350 degrees Fahrenheit by
emitting moisture inside the safe.
Keeping it Out of Sight
However, most diversion safes
are not fire resistant. You might also want to secure
your valuables in a hidden wall safe. Wall
safes are a protection against break-ins and can be concealed behind paintings
or inside bookshelves or sliding panels. The modern security safes use
electronic locks that cannot be tampered with because only the owner is
provided with a unique code or a biometric lock that alone can open the vault.
When buying security safes, it is always advisable to browse through different
company websites selling such products and research well to get one that is
right for your home or office use.
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