5 Reasons to Keep Your Valuables in a Safe

Where do you keep your passports or birth certificates?

What about your precious jewellery or spare cash? Even your precious photographic memories, where is the safest place to keep these items? If you keep them lying around your home, it could spell a ‘recipe for disaster’.

If you want to keep your important and precious valuables safe, what could be better than a safe?

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep your valuables in a safe:

1. Your items are protected from theft

This may seem like a very obvious reason, but a safe is a great deterrent against would be thieves. Good quality safes are made from very heavy steel, for example, over 100kg of solid steel can be used in the construction of a safe. Safes can also be bolted to the floor with a process of anchoring the safe to the concrete with a minimum of one Dyna Bolt. This creates a strong bond and helps to prevent thieves from walking away with your precious items. Premium domestic safes, such as the Dominator range, also feature secondary relocking devices and offer the perfect combination of home security with an efficient use of space. With one of the best forms of defence being concealment, ideal space saving, below ground In-Floor Safes are also available, adding extra strength and protection of concealed security.

2. You can protect your items from fire

If you purchase a safe that is fire resistant, your important valuables such as photographs - printed or digital, birth certificates, wills and other important records can be protected from fire for a certain period of time. Fire Resistant safes are made from engineered concrete with a steel composite body, secured by a solid, thick steel plate door. The interior walls are also lined with thick fire retardant paneling to further protect from fire.

Keeping your papers and identification documents and insurance papers safe is also very important these days, especially with identification thief becoming more of a problem now that mini loans can be attained on line or over mobile phones. The Dominator range has both fire and security protection, so important documents, such as power and rates bills which could be used to steal your identity, would be protected from identification thief, and also covered in case of a fire.

3. Your items and important documents are protected from being misplaced or lost

It can be quite easy to misplace important documents such as birth certificates, wills or insurance papers. And it can be particularly worrying to not be able to find them, especially at times when you need them most. With the purchase and installation of a safe, you will have peace of mind knowing exactly where your important documents and valuables are located.

4. Your family will know where to find your important documents

If access is needed to your documents in a hurry, for example, your ‘Power of Attorney’ following a significant event. Then instead of having to search through your house, your family members will know exactly where the important documents are located. One less thing to worry about, especially in times of great stress.

5. It is a cost-effective way to keep your valuables safe

Keeping your items in a safety deposit box at a financial institution will most likely attract an annual fee. As well your items will not be as instantly accessible as they would be if held on hand in your own safe. Insurance cost for items held at a financial institution is also another factor to consider. Insurance for your items may be compromised as the contents of a safety security box are often kept private with only the person who rented the box knowing exactly what is inside. This then makes it hard for the financial institution to determine the value of the items being kept and insure accordingly. If you have a safe installed, after the initial outlay, there is no more to pay as there are no further ongoing costs, (other than installation if need be). The contents of your safe are also conveniently accessible, and usually covered under your home and contents insurance (if specified).