Home Safe | Burglary & fire resistant — Belgium

The most requested home safe is one for everyday items: jewellery or a watch you wear regularly, a laptop or tablet, spare keys, a credit card, some cash or a firearm. Items you want to store quickly and retrieve just as fast.

The majority of burglaries are carried out by opportunistic thieves who are inside for only a few minutes and have neither the time nor the tools to attack a safe. Everything left lying around is taken. A safe — even one of a lower security class — is sufficient in most cases to prevent this. But protection goes beyond theft: a safe also prevents unauthorised access. Think of firearms that need to be kept out of reach of children, or cash and valuables you do not want left in plain sight when people come to your home.

For this type of safe, accessibility and anchoring are the two key factors. Place the safe in a logical, easily accessible spot — in a study or dressing room — but out of sight. Built into a cupboard is ideal. A safe that is awkward to reach is a safe you will use less. And a safe that is not anchored will simply be taken.

For this purpose, a burglary resistant safe of a lower security class — sometimes referred to as a personal safe — is often sufficient. Fire resistance is generally less of a priority for everyday use: jewellery withstands high temperatures, and it is worth making that decision consciously.

Safe locks have standardised dimensions, which means that on most models it is possible to replace a key lock with a code lock or install a combination of both. Feel free to ask us for advice.

A key lock is reliable and works independently of batteries or power, but key management remains an important consideration: safe keys are often long and impractical to carry around, and if lost, an intruder has direct access. For this reason we generally advise against a safe with only a key lock.

A mechanical combination lock is also independent of power and less sensitive to moisture — a good choice for a safe that is used sporadically. Changing the combination requires some practice; we are happy to help you with this.

An electronic code lock is the most user-friendly: you change the code yourself easily, as often as you wish. Some models offer additional features such as an emergency key, a dynamo, a time lock or connection to an alarm system.

On most safes from approximately 60 cm high, a combination of two locks is possible — key and code, or two code locks.