Gun Vault Construction, A Step by Step Guide

Building a security vault in a new home can be accomplished in several ways. Many vaults that are built inside the home are made using a concrete block wall or poured concrete walls. Often times a vault that is built in a basement will have poured walls, while a free standing vault in a garage area is generally of block construction.

Over the course of the next few months we'll be posting blog entries to give you an intimate look into the construction of a gun vault and utilizing the Schwab Vault Door from Schwab Safe. Our goal is to provide custom home builders and architects with an intimate view into the installation of a vault door including the frame, setting the door and a view of a finished gun vault.

The picture above is a standard block wall room that will be used a security vault when the construction phase is complete. The owner has chosen to use a Schwab 2-hour fire rated steel vault door and has left a rough opening (RO) of 42.5" W x 83.5" Wide. This rough masonry opening will accomodate a Model # 7832 vault door.

As the construction process continues this blog will feature a video for the installation of the fire insulated door and the step by step photos from opening the crate to mounting the door into position.

To learn more about fire rated vault doors please visit www.klsecurity.com

Vault Door Security

Homeowners across the country install vault doors in their homes during the construction phase to build both safe rooms and gun vaults. Over the years we have worked with hundreds of contractors and construction companies to ensure that they get the best vault doors with the most features.

Our Schwab Corp doors are available in 1,2,4 or 6 hour fire ratings depending on the application and distance to fire department. Soon we will be showcasing a door installation in a custom built home and provide photos of the entire process.

Sentry Safe

This week Sentry Safe (proud new owner of Schwab Corp Safe Company) announced a 50% increase in sales in spite of an economy that is swaggering. While this news has come to us with confidence our company continues to be focused on the positive, providing the best support and service before and after the sale and giving our clients.

As 2009 quickly approaches we look forward to launching our new and improved websites to better serve our clients and provide the best online experience possible. You can and will always be able to call us Toll Free 1-866-867-0306 at any time and speak directly to a safe and data storage hardware expert.

Thank you to all of our clients who have helped make our progress possible! We look forward to continually serving your data storage and document storage needs!

FireKing Safe

For more than 50 years FireKing has been providing businesses worldwide with fire safes and filing cabinets to store and secure vital business documents, records and removable computer media. We have been very fortunate to work with such a great manufacturer and customer service team at FireKing Security Group and want to say thanks for all of your assistance over the years helping us become a more successful company today.

As we look ahead we are focused on business growth and continuing to provide the best support, service, locksmith technical service and only the best fireproof safes and file cabinets possible.

Shredding On Site

Document security is an essential element of doing business. When considering a mobile paper shredding service you should ask yourself a few questions to determine if it may be better to buy a paper shredder.

How much will a full year of mobile shredding cost you? The cost of a mobile shredding service will increase & never go away. With the rising cost of fuel and surcharges you could easily pay for a paper shredder very quickly.

Do you know the actual person shredding your documents and are they trustworthy? While most companies have strong reputations you have opened yourself up to a security risk by allowing papers to be taken off site.

Who has access to the paper bins at your office? If documents have confidential information, how secure are they now?

If the information is not shredded on site, where does it go and who else gets to see it?

No matter which service takes your documents, you are ultimately responsible for all the information.

Secure Filing Cabinet

Your office has plenty of paper records stacked in boxes, in desks and you simply don't have the time to scan and digitally archive each and every document. It's time to itemized those vital records and put together a storage plan, buy a filing cabinet and protect the assets that are key to keeping your business going strong in a safe and secure cabinet.

No matter what size your business is, it's important to be able to protect important business papers from fire, flood, theft, etc. You've got several options to choose from including FireKing, Schwab Corp. and many others including Sentry to offer both security and fireproof storage protection.

All fire file cabinets should carry the UL fire-resistance rating for 1-hour, if you need more protection you can also add an impact rating or bump up to a 2-hour fire file for maximum protection. Typically if you are located in a city you will only need the 1-hour rating, 2-hour ratings are certainly more important to rural areas.

Always keep in mind that sensitive internal documents and customer records may need to be shredded on site or with a business-class paper shreddder. Proper document destruction can prevent your business from being liable for lost or stolen records which can be quite damaging to your reputation.

Computer Water Damage

While many computer users take steps to protect digital data from fire damage it is important to remember that water damage can cause severe problems to circuit boards as well as data.

Today there are computer hardware manufacturers that engineer computer hard drives and backup systems that are waterproof and fire safe. It's best to research your options and determine how much data you need to store as well as if your data storage needs will grow in the future.

For more information you can visit www.hddfiresafe.com