Home Security Information

If you want to limit the persons that have access to your home, the Master Lock 5400D Select Access Key Storage Box is often a good choice. Whether allowing Realtor s to show your home, giving access to vacation rentals or preventing lock out from your own home, the box keeps a key secure for use by those who need access. It might even be useful to keep a spare vehicle key secure.

The shank of the key box is made to fit around a standard doorknob. It could be locked around many other secure metal parts of a home or vehicle. For more permanent installation, Master Lock makes a similar device that can be secured to the home using screws.

Master Lock lets you choose the combination for the lock. If you have more than one property, you might want to set all to the same combination. If the security of the box is breached, the combination can be changed easily to keep your home secure.

If others need access to your home and you cannot be there, the key box is an ideal option. Realtors often use these lock boxes to allow showing of properties by other realtors. There is no need for the owner to be at home for the showing. The key can also be used by inspectors than must have access to the home to close the deal. It can also provide access for those that need to make repairs to close the deal.

With vacation properties, installing a key box means that the owners do not have to meet the renters each week to supply a key. Simply give the new renters the combination once they have completed their contract and payment has been completed. The can arrive at their leisure and you can be busy with other tasks.

Anyone that has ever locked themselves out of their own home will know how valuable a lock box can be. If you have teens that seem to be unable to keep up with a key, the combination box can allow them in the home when school is out. The cost of a box is only a fraction of the cost of one visit from a locksmith. It offers much greater security than hiding a key under a rock or doormat.

The lock box could even be used to store a auto key for quick access. Since it is not waterproof, the box should probably be attached to the vehicle when you arrive at your destination. It would be a great solution for keeping everything secure while at the beach with no fear of losing the keys. If attached to the vehicle while driving, you should install the box somewhere that it is not going to be exposed to water or excess heat from the motor or exhaust.

A Master Lock 5400D Select Access Key Storage Box can be used to give access to authorized persons when you cannot be at the home. The combination can be changed as necessary. It offers affordable security for your home.

Guard against burglars and thieves with a SentrySafe X055 Security Safe. Give yourself peace-of-mind, knowing that your valuable and sentimental articles are protected.

Unfortunately, the economic recession has brought more than just lost fortunes — it has brought desperation into many people’s lives. Desperation leads people to do terrible things, and has led to an increase in burglaries in recent years. Many of us know someone who has had something stolen, and the effect that can have on their life.

The X055 is the perfect size for smaller items: jewelry, photographs, memory cards, CDs or important documents. Its interior measures 8.5″ x 13.6″ x 8.7″ (height x width x depth), equivalent to 1/2 cubic feet capacity. It is small enough to be easily concealed, yet large enough to store your smaller items. Its floor is carpeted to protect your delicate valuables from scratches, yet its solid-steel structure is strong enough to resist persistent thieves. It also includes the mounting hardware necessary to attach it to a floor or other solid structure.

The hardened steel lock plate protects the electronic lock from tampering, resisting drilling or prying. It has a pair of live-locking bolts, and its door has concealed hinges and is pry-resistant. It comes with two keys, which can override the electronic lock in case the batteries are worn-down or you forget the code. Its electronic lock is programmable with a code of 2-8 digits, with three LEDs to indicate status.

Choosing a code is the first step setting-up your safe. The code you choose should be something you can remember, but it shouldn’t be a number anyone else would know (birthday or anniversary). Sequences of numbers should also be avoided (1234 or 9876). Your safe should be mounted securely (using the included hardware) to prevent a would-be thief from taking your safe to open at his leisure. Suitable surfaces would be the floor or a heavy piece of furniture. It could even be attached to a wall, but you should be sure to secure it to a stud (not the drywall or plaster).

Also important is your safe’s location. Your safe should not be the talk of the neighborhood, proudly displayed on the coffee table. It should be concealed out of the way. Good places include basements, attics, closets, or inside of cabinets. It could also be attached to a heavy desk or table that is unlikely to be removed by a single burglar.

The two keys also deserve great consideration. They should not be in an obvious place (like a key-ring) or even in the same room as the safe. It’s worth considering putting one of the keys in a safe-deposit box. The other should be hidden on an overhang, in a cookie jar or in the sugar container. Someplace no one would think to look (except you, of course).

Your SentrySafe X055 Security Safe can help to put you at ease, knowing your personal and valuable articles and heirlooms are protected. (The preceding suggestions are by no means complete, and no safe can provide 100% security)