A home security safe can be a great addition to your home security. Most times we have several small items that will easily and conveniently fit into a safe.
Even though computers are very popular and can be useful with home security, a home security safe can still be very useful. You can use one for legal documents like a will, car titles, old pictures or smaller collectibles like jewelry or stamps. A samller security safe is a much better place for these type of items than just leaving them out around the house or in a dresser drawer.
Home security safes can be found in a variety of sizes to suit most any need or purpose and for a price that will not destroy your budget.
Small wall safes not only look good, they can easily be hidden as well. There are even smaller safes that you can put in a closet that are fire proof too. Smaller wall safes can be hidden behind paintings or other locations in your house that are hidden, but easy to get to. Some wall safes can be be turned sideways so they can be put into a floor, too.
Other options range from small safes that are small enough to fit into a desk drawer, to ones that are large enough to fill a room. The ones that are large enough to fill rooms are not only found in banks, they are also used as panic rooms or safe rooms. Larger safes are great for storing items such as rifles, where the smaller ones are good for items like jewelry, disks and papers.
The range of materials is equally impressive. Some are just hard plastic with a simple combination dial or key lock. Others are made from inch-thick walls of titanium alloy. The latter provide not only increased intrusion prevention, but may offer fire protection. Remember, though, it isn’t enough simply to have thick walls. If they heat up readily, the interior can get hot enough to melt jewelry or plastic, or combust paper.
Several styles depend as much on stealth and disguise as they do on strength. So-called ‘can safes’ look like ordinary household products, such as deodorant cans or coffee pots. They could be easily broken, but because they look just like household items no one would think to look inside. For those on a tight budget these are often no more than a few dollars. But don’t be tempted to brag too widely about your clever ‘safe’. Word can get around.
Electronic or computer-integrated models are all the rage now, since they can be programmed. Just as banks do, you can program them to only allow access at certain times of the day. That’s handy if you have curious kids who might easily discover the combination.
Electronic models have other forms of protection, too. They can be equipped with fingerprint sensors so they can only be opened by authorized persons. That’s also handy because it eliminates the need to remember a combination or password.
Regardless of the type of home security safe you decide to buy, just taking a little time to research the different safes available will help you find the right one for your purposes.