Deer Park Locksmith Pros · Toronto
Safe Installation & Servicing: getting ready
Locksmith · Toronto, Ontario
The office is moving three blocks over, and the old commercial safe that has sat bolted to the concrete for fifteen years now needs to come out, travel across town, and go back down just as solidly.
Worth answering before the call
Are there stairs or narrow doorways between the entrance and that spot? When were the batteries last changed, if it is electronic? Roughly how much does the safe weigh, if known?
How do I know what rating of safe I actually need?
Start with what will be inside it. Cash, jewelry, and firearms mainly need protection from tools and time, so the burglary rating matters most. Paper records and digital backups mainly need protection from heat, so the fire rating matters most, and digital media needs a noticeably lower internal temperature than paper to survive. Many households and businesses end up choosing a unit built to both standards rather than picking just one.
How do I decide between a bigger safe now or upgrading later?
It comes down to how much the amount being stored is likely to grow over the next few years. A safe sized with some room to spare avoids an early repeat visit, while a unit sized exactly for today's needs can be outgrown within a year or two for a growing business. Anchoring and lock work do not change much with size, so the main trade-off is simply the footprint the larger unit takes up in the room.