How to select a hidden wall safe

Hidden safes are practical investments to protect your valuables from theft or destruction. Find out what to consider when setting up wall safes for the home, business or office.

How to choose a safe

Determine your needs Know your reasons for keeping a safe. If you want to keep valuables such as jewellery, collectibles (coins, gold, and the like) and some cash, you might want to consider a safe that is large enough to hold these things. However, if you just intend to keep valuable papers, such as passports, last will and testaments, you can choose a simple wall safe. There are also specific safes that are meant for jewellery complete with drawers and lined with soft material to keep your valuables in a good condition. Invest in a fire-proof and tamper-proof safe The amount of money you are willing to spend will buy you a quality tamper and pry proof-safe. Fire-proof ones will ensure that valuable documents such as birth certificates, stock bonds, investment bonds, and savings accounts will not be burned. The kind of locking system on the safe also affects the security of secret safes, such as dual locks, key, time lock, or electronically locking systems. Each kind has its advantages. Get a reputable company to install the safe for you There are quality safes that can be installed easily. However, if you do not know how to build one on your wall, hire a reputable company that can do the job for you. You might pay a bit more for this, but letting professionals install a wall safe is the best option to ensure that it is properly mounted.

Where to locate a wall safe

You have seen it all in movies, wall safes are cleverly hidden behind a picture or a piece of furniture. A hidden wall safe should be "hidden" from view, but at the same time, accessible when you need your valuables. They should not be put in bedrooms where thieves are likely to look for them. Choose a spot where thieves will least likely search for them. For example, the wall behind a storage closet can be a good spot. You can even build a fake closet to cover a wall safe and put lots of things in it. Hiding the wall safe Nowadays, there are safes that are ingenuously made, such as clock safes, wall socket safes and similar types. Whatever you choose, remember that disclosing the location of a safe or its existence to anyone is a risk. Therefore, you should be the only one to know that you have a wall safe at your home or office.