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Good quality security safes are often very difficult to maneuver because of their size and weight. This will guarantee you the safe is strong and tough and cannot be avoided if you want to ensure the security level and strength of your safe is of a high grade. Many modern “light grade” safes (often found in office supply companies and hardware chains) are super easy for burglars to steal and break into due to the fact that they’re often lighter in weight and typically constructed of a very thin metal.
In the professional safe industry, the term “light” indicates the safe is under 100kg, which means a criminal may have little trouble taking the safe with them, so they can take it to another location where the thief can take their time to break into it and access your valuables. As statistics show that crime rates are forever going up in Capital Cities such as Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as these regional areas. Also police statistics show a large percentage of these crimes involve home and business break ins. So be prepared not a statistic and protect your valuable possessions in a high quality safe and don’t let unscrupulous and uncaring thieves who give no thought to the hard work you have done to acquire your valuables or maybe your safe is protecting important confidential documents or irreplaceable family heirlooms no matter what it guards for you as well as having a high security safe, it is just as vital to fix your safe to a secure position so it cannot be easily stolen by a burglar. Ideally it should be secured to the floor or wall using the best available methods. We’ve listed here a few types of bolting down, anchoring down and fixing down installation types available for you to secure your safe.
Concrete Flooring
Dyna bolt was the most common “anchor” found in the market, they are cheap and relatively secure. Recently, there is a new anchoring solution that is on the rise in the market for bolting down safes, that is the the combination of Chemset and the Bursons type concrete screw, also known as concrete bolts. The concrete bolts have been used for a long time and worked well when installed properly into a concrete floor or wall. In some instances it is not always possible to fix your safe to a concrete floor or wall using dyna bolts or concrete screws another common method used to attach a safe properly and securely is adhesive industrial strength glueing although not as strong as anchor bolting, it will provide a strong fixing when properly applied, bonding with an industrial sealant which provides a very firm fastening and is therefore regularly applied in practice by professional safe installers and safe locksmiths. A good bonding adhesive to be used needs to have no shrinkage, no cracks or seams after application and provide an adhesion to non-porous material, easy for a good result.
Wooden Flooring
When bolting a safe to a wooden floor, the biggest challenge is locating bearers or joists to bolt the safe through or alternatively using thick coarse wood screws to secure the safe into joists or bearers. This will help prevent a thief from removing and stealing the safe and remember most safes have pre-drilled bolt down holes in the base so make sure the bolt or screws nuts are located inside the safe when installed. When wall or floor studs cannot be used it is best to place a steel plate on the underside of the floor if possible and the nut must be placed on the inside of the safe alternatively. Some instances it is not always possible to use fixing bolts or wood screws so another common practice used to attach a safe properly and securely is commercial strength industrial glueing this is only advised if anchor bolting or screw fixing is not possible. This method, will provide a solid fix when properly applied with a bonding industrial sealant that will provide a very firm fastening that is why this glue method is regularly applied in practice by professional safe installers and safe locksmiths. An excellent bonding adhesive must allow no shrinkage, no cracks or seams after application and give an adhesion to non-porous materials as well as providing a good result. It is important for you to understand the importance of securing your safe no matter where you decide to install it. You wouldn’t want to fall under the false belief that it is enough to leave the safe there because it is heavy. We always recommend anchoring or bolting it down properly to avoid the misery of losing your safe in a burglary or theft attack.
Wall safes are quite popular, however it is important to note that the use of wall studs to secure your safe at home will make removing the wall safes much harder for the criminals to remove and steal it. Steel frames are often used in construction and provide exceptional security to a wall safe when used as fixing points and will give a great defense in the case of an attack. Our Security Safe Specialists team and safe locksmiths have also installed hundreds of in-floor safes, or underfloor safes over the years, and we’d be delighted to talk to you about it. If you have any questions, just give us a call on 1300 764 971.
In situations that bolting a safe down is impossible or in violation of the building owner’s regulations, gluing is becoming more popular. There are numerous excellent gluing solutions on the market nowadays. If you have a need to relocate your safe or install a new safe and want to be sure that the safe is anchored properly, contact us today to discuss it with our security specialists by emailing us on projects2@safeguardgroup.com.au or calling us on 1300 764 971.
