5 Easy Steps To Buying The Best Safe


by Kenneth Elliott - Date: 2009-06-19 - Word Count: 434 Share This!

1) What Are You Protecting

If you're considering purchasing a safe, make sure you purchase one that is best suited for your needs. If it is for home use, you may simply want to protect documents, jewelry, cash, or even a firearm. If it is for business use, you may have large amounts of documents that need proper protection that might be more secured in a fireproof filing cabinet system instead of a traditional security safe. If your business is storing media, drives, backup tapes, etc. you may want to consider a safe that has shelving or drawers that are designed to hold specific types of media.

2) Think about what type of protection you need.

Are you seeking protection against burglary or are you looking for a fireproof safe that also protects against smoke, water, and fire damage? When shopping for the best security safe, you'll notice that the prices begin to increase with the levels of increased fire protection. These fireproof safes will have a UL rating indicating how well it will protect the contents in the event of a fire. The most common are 1 hour safes and 2 hour safes. With a 2 hour safe, it translates that the safe can be exposed to temperatures of 1700 degrees for 2 hours and that the contents inside the safe would not exceed 350 degrees F in that amount of time.

3) Determine what type of locking mechanism you want to use

Depending on how you use the security safe will help you determine the best locking method to use. If you have multiple units a key based or digital PIN based locking mechanism might be your best bet. Combination safes are also popular, but generally take longer for a user to access the contents inside. This can also be burdensome if you have multiple safes or fireproof file cabinets to open every day.

4) Determine the safes location and the maximum dimensions that will fit into that space

Do you have enough room for a large safe or just enough room for a small safe that will fit inside your closet. Safes are a large investment in the protection of your documents and data. Before you buy a safe, make sure you measure the space where you want it installed to make sure you buy a safe that fits promptly.

5) Consider delivery

Many security safes weigh several hundred pounds. Choose a company like iShopit.com that offers custom shipping to make sure that the safe is installed easily and correctly.

For more information on how to choose the best security safe for your home or office, visit iShopit.com

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ishopit has a large selection of security and fireproof safes in many sizes and shapes. They also specialize in gun safes.

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