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To keep valuables and possessions safe in a regular cabinet does not ensure that it can protect it from fire. Fireproof safes are the best to protect the belongings from theft and fire disasters. These kinds of safes ensure proper protection and safety of your valuables.
Fireproof safes are available in different shapes and sizes. Small and compact safes are good for home purpose whereas large fireproof safes are best for businesses. These fireproof safes are made up of thick metal and to make them fire resistant they are designed with an insulating material. The ability of safes to resist temperature varies according to the insulation layer.
Underwriters Laboratories is a sovereign, product testing and third party organization which provides grading to fire proof safes according to their resistant to fire. Thus, a low UL grading of fire safe means that they are more resistant to high temperatures.
Fireproof safes which protect paper documents should have a grading of 350 as paper starts burning at 400 degree Fahrenheit. The fireproof cabinets for documents come in different and variety of shapes. You can have vertical fireproof cabinets for files, side tab cabinets or lateral cabinets. You can choose your fireproof safes according to the size of files, documents and hoe you want to organize the files.
Also fireproof safes which are apt for protecting files are not suitable for electronic media files like floppies, CD's and DVD's. These delicate files can easily catch fire. To protect these electronic files it is advisable to have fireproof safe of 125 UL. Fireproof safes also protect the files from humidity, dust and magnetic fields. Due to its high protection service, they cost a little more than the normal safes.
Nowadays these safes come in very sleek and rigid body which can make the installation work very easy. They can be concealed in the wall or floor, anyway you want. Floor safes are very strong and have to be installing under the guidance of an engineer such that he can assure and assess the strength of the floor to support these safes. The security of wall safes depends on the wall into which it is fitted.
Fireproof safes come in varied prices which depend upon the resistance property of them as well as the locking system and size. While a low quality fireproof can cost up to $50 and high quality fireproof safe can be of $7000. You can protect your belongings and valuables from fire and theft with a good fireproof safe.
