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Moving a Safe: Weights, Stairs, Floor Loading and Why It Is a Specialist Job
Safes are heavier and more awkward than they look. What a professional safe relocation involves, the equipment used, floor loading and how to prepare your site.
In-Floor, In-Wall or Freestanding Safe? How to Choose for Your Home
Concealment, capacity, fire protection and installation compared, so you can decide whether an in-floor, in-wall or freestanding safe best suits your home.
10 Things Australians Store in Home Safes (And 3 They Shouldn’t)
Most Australians can name two or three things they’d put in a home safe: cash, jewellery, maybe a passport. But the full list of what actually…
Going on Holiday? Here’s How to Secure Your Home Before You Leave
A break away from home should be something you look forward to, not something that keeps you checking your phone for alerts. Most Australians know they…
Do Home Safes Need to Be Fire Rated? Understanding Fire Ratings
A home safe is one of the most practical investments you can make to protect your valuables. But when it comes to fire protection, not all…
How to Choose the Right Home Safe: What to Look For
Most Australians choose a home safe based on price or size, then discover their insurer won’t cover the contents, or that the safe can be walked…
Residential Safes: The Homeowner’s Complete Buying Guide
Most people buy a home safe after something goes wrong — a break-in, a near-miss flood, or a house fire that destroys irreplaceable documents. The better…