{"id":969,"date":"2014-04-01T12:34:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/?p=969"},"modified":"2015-02-17T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T20:05:02","slug":"10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know Before Buying a Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/safes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-973\" alt=\"safes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/safes.jpg\" width=\"792\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/safes.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/safes-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/safes-1024x568.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When you want to keep your most important documents or valuable items secure, you need a <a title=\"Safes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/safes\/\">safe<\/a>. However, not all safes are created equal, so take a moment to learn more about safes before you buy a safe<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Fireproof Safes are Just Fireproof<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a safe is simply listed as a <a title=\"Fire Rated Safes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/safes\/fire-rated\/\">fireproof safe<\/a>, and not as a fireproof and burglary safe, do not use it to store valuable items. Just keep your important documents in there. It is not difficult for a burglar to access a fireproof safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Know the Safe&#8217;s Rating<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get to know the safe rating system. For example, when you are storing items that are worth around 5000 dollars or less, a B grade safe will do. At the opposite end is the U.L. TRTL-30X6 rating, which stores 1,000,000 dollars worth of items and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Find the Right Sales Company<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want a good safe, you need to go to a good safe company. Look for a company with experience, good reviews, and conduct that clicks with you. Always get to know a company before you let them put a safe in your home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Anchor It\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A safe is useless if a burglar can simply haul it off with a dolly and saw it open at their leisure. A good safe company will anchor their safe to your floor, preventing this from occurring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Placement is Everything<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A properly placed safe is accessible, it has enough light in the area to see the safe and the contents inside it, and the floor is reinforced to prevent damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Skip the Wall Safes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wall safes look cool, but professional burglars know to look for them. Because <a title=\"Wall Safes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/safes\/wallfloor\/\">wall safes<\/a> are simply set into the wall, the burglar then knows that a saw can be used to cut the safe free. Opt for an anchored free-standing safe instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Fireproof Safes Don&#8217;t Protect Digital Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Digital media like DVDs and thumb drives suffer from heat and humidity long before paper items do. Find cloud storage for these items, and do not expect a fireproof safe to keep them in good shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Don&#8217;t Choose a Floor Safe for Fire Safety<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Floor safes don&#8217;t keep items safe from fire as long as free-standing safes do. If you want to be as sure as you can about keeping your documents and belongings safe, use a free-standing safe.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>The Right Safe, The Right Size<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember to think about what you need to store before you buy the<a title=\"Home Safe\" href=\"http:\/\/soslocksmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/homesafes.png\"> safe<\/a>. A good safe is one that will hold everything that you need, which prevents you from having to make bad decisions about what gets protected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Buying the right safe takes time and effort, so consider what you are purchasing or ask the expert at SOS Locksmith.<br \/>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_title_c=\"10 Things to Know Before Buying a Safe\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><div id=\"social-essentials\" class=\"se_left\"><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:72px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?locale=en_US&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2F10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:85px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe\/\" data-text=\"10 Things to Know Before Buying a Safe\" data-via=\"SOSLocksmithNYC\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe\/\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"button_count\" share_url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2F10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe%2F\">Share<\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:60px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><g:plusone size=\"medium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe\/\" count=\"true\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:65px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2F10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe%2F&media=&description=10+Things+to+Know+Before+Buying+a+Safe\" class=\"se-pin-it-button\" always-show-count=\"true\" count-layout=\"horizontal\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><su:badge layout=\"1\" location=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/10-things-to-know-before-buying-a-safe\/\"><\/su:badge><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you want to keep your most important documents or valuable items secure, you need a safe. 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