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The place where you want to install your safe is a defining factor in the choice of your safe. This factor is often overlooked at time of purchase while it is a major element in the choice of your safe model.
The safe placement depends on several criteria: – Its size – Its weight – The usage – intensive or not, what you want to do with it and who should be able to determine access to your safe -The quality of the support (of your walls or floor): the safe must be fixed so as to resist all attempts of tearing and extirpation. It is also wiser to properly choose your safe and secure it effectively rather than inventing hideouts.
In general, avoid placing your safe behind a TV, a mirror, a large picture, or even an age-old trick – behind a picture. Avoid also any partitions made of fragile materials such as the plasterboards or plaster tiles. Any wet rooms that could over time compromise electronics or even cause some rust are also to be avoided. It is officially prohibited to cement your safe to a heated floor.
Speaking of locations behind a piece of furniture, a false wall or a false door, in a closet, a wardrobe or in a closet… the frequency of use and the intended mode of use of your safe are important factors. If the accessibility to your safe is an important factor for you , then choose a not-so-popular room, such as a bedroom or a study. But remember, regardless of the location, you must first make sure that the wall or floor is made of stable and solid material (concrete, brick, cinder block…).
Conversely, if you use your safe very seldom, then you can give priority to complicated access such as embedding in the floor beneath a big piece of furniture, behind a wardrobe or in a relatively location inaccessible, which would require, for example, to move multiple objects. There is risk, however, that valuable items or papers could be left unprotected because you yourself may be discouraged by difficult access to the safe.
Often, it is unnecessary to try so hard to conceal your safe. If it is well cemented or properly embedded, with an adequate level of protection, then it will deter the vast majority of burglars. The criteria for your safe selection are the size, the weight, the mode of use, accessibility and quality of support, which will enable you to determine a location and finally decide between a free-standing safe and a wall-embedded one.
Free-standing safes are fixed by simply dowelling and screwing through pre-drilled holes. They are cemented to a load-bearing wall or stand on the floor if weigh too much. It is usually recommended to favour cementing to the ground which better prevents the risk of tearing.
Wall-embedded safes are more secure but require to excavate a cavity in a wall which has to be thick, solid, strong, and good (without moisture). Preferably, the safe should be embedded in a load-bearing wall or in a stone work or concrete blocks whose thickness must exceed the width of your safe by at least 15 cm. In addition, if your housing is too old, the wall can be worn and your safe could be torn off; if it is new, you need to check the thickness of your walls as newer buildings rarely have thick walls due to the quality of the high-performance concrete used, which is highly resistant to compression. Wall-embedded safes offer a high level of security but if you are not the owner of your residence, you need to obtain the landlord’s consent before excavating a wall. A constraint to be taken into account when selecting your safe and its location.
The last thing to consider that can determine where to install your safe is the water, gas and electricity utility lines. It is important to pay attention not to cut electrical wires or drill through a water or gas pipe in a wall or could be buried in the floor, which is especially the case for heated floors. Therefore, as well as for security reasons, it is best to entrust the masonry work to a professional.
