| Do you have a safe in your home? If so, where do | | | | swings open, other times it is opened by a remote |
| you keep it? A safe is a great way to protect | | | | control, or the simplest way is to just remove the |
| personal valuables, family heirlooms, important | | | | picture from the wall. This type of safe does have to |
| documents, collectibles and some extra cash. A good | | | | be narrow, usually no deeper than 4" to 6" (the depth |
| security safe can protect your valuables, but keeping it | | | | of the wall), and about 18" - 24" wide (the distance |
| in a hidden or secure location can help to contribute to | | | | between wall studs), but they can be of varying |
| that security. After all, if a thief has to spend extra time | | | | heights. You can even get fairly large ones that are |
| finding your safe before they can rob it, that is less | | | | designed to be located behind a door. Besides full |
| time they have trying to break into it. Time is not | | | | sized safes that can be installed in a wall, there are |
| something that a thief has a lot of to spare, they need | | | | also some really handy mini safes that are also hidden |
| to be quick in order to be successful. Let's take a look | | | | in a wall. These often resemble an outlet or switch |
| at three of the best locations to place your safe. | | | | plate. Though these cannot be used for much, they |
| - Floor - hidden in the floor is a great place to stash a | | | | are great for keeping some extra cash or jewelry. |
| safe, not a location where most thieves will think to | | | | - Bolted - If you have a large safe, it may be |
| look. These safes are most secure by placing them in | | | | impossible for it to be stored in the wall or floor. This |
| a basement where the floor is made of concrete, | | | | style safe is best bolted to the floor. Though easier to |
| making them more difficult to pry out of their location. | | | | find, it at least stops a thief from taking the safe with |
| For installation, the ideal time is during construction, but | | | | them to break into at a different location, where time |
| a hole can always by drilled later. Being surrounded by | | | | and sound is not an issue. Of course, if you can place |
| concrete also adds extra insulation, increasing the fire | | | | the safe in a closet or other place where it is not so |
| protection already offered by the safe. Regardless of | | | | obvious, that will help. Regardless of the type of safe |
| what type of floor the safe is placed into, it can then | | | | that you choose to protect your valuables, make sure |
| be covered up with a carpet so that it is not | | | | you give some initial consideration to where you want |
| immediately visible. The primary down side to floor | | | | to place the safe before making your purchase. A |
| safes is that they are small, so it all depends upon | | | | hidden safe is a more secure safe. Having a safe |
| what type of items you wish to keep secure as to | | | | makes a thief's job harder, but making the safe difficult |
| whether this type of safe will work for you. | | | | to find in the first place makes their occupation even |
| - Wall - we have all seen it in movies, the safe hidden | | | | more difficult. |
| behind a piece of art or mirror. Sometimes the picture | | | | |