Advantage of Floor Safes

Floor Safes Are In Concrete, Hidden from Theft

Because floor safes are place in concrete within the foundation of their home, they are easily camouflaged by placing them under the carpet, tiling, wood floors or any other flooring you have. This makes them extremely difficult to find in a burglary attempt. 

Other safes, such as gun safe and home safes, will be easily located in a burglary attempt. Even if an attempt to hide them is made, during a burglary when everything is tossed about, they will likely be discovered.

Not so with floor safe placed in concrete. We've had customers in their homes for 10 years before they discovered they had an existing floor safe.

Floor safes are ideal when you are security VERY valuable content. Precious metals, very expensive jewelry, etc...

Floor Safes Offer Better Security than Almost All Other Safes

A good burglary rated, massive gun safe or high security safe may look intimidating, but they'll always have a week point. The body of the safe. Most of the security is within the door. In fact, the door represents about 30% of a typical safe's body weight. If the safe's body can be assessed, that's were a burglar will attack. 

But since floor safes are in concrete, the only true access is through the door of the safe...right were all the security measures are installed. Floor safes typically have 1/2 solid steel doors and relockers that fire off in an unskilled opening attempt, and drill resistant hard plate.

Because access can only be made through the door, without using a jackhammer to get the safe out, you remove the weak spot of the body as a way to break into a safe.

A high-end burglar rated safe, such as TL-15 or TL-30 may over just a little bit more secure than a discovered floor safe, but they also can cost tens of thousands of dollars more than a floor safe.

Limitations of Floor Safes

Size

The biggest limitation of a floor safe is its size. Both the size of the door and the size of the safe. You'll never reach the storage capacity of, say for example, a gun safe. That said, there are some larger floor safes, the largest being the big Hollon B6000 floor safe we carry, is only approximately 3.5 cf. 

In addition, the doors of the safes are rather small. I don't know of any floor safe with a door larger than 16" by 16". So to get bigger safes, floor safes add side compartments. This can make accessing the content rather difficult if you're not young.

Difficult to Install

The best time to install a floor safe is during construction, before the concrete is poured. After that, you have to jack hammer out the concrete to install a floor safe.

It's Best to Use Combination Dial Locks

Combination dial locks are entirely mechanical and can be serviced regularly. They can handle any additional moisture or dust that get into them with regular maintenance. 

Floor Safes Q&A

Q: Can you put an electronic lock on a floor safe?

A: Yes, you can. And if you keep an eye on it, you'll get years of use from them. However, since the door of a floor safe is underground, the lock will get exposed to moisture and dust. Because of this, most manufacturers will not warranty the electronic lock.

However, if you are going to be using the safe very often, or very infrequently, a digital lock will offer a good deal of convenience, and you won't forget how to open it (whereas a dial requires a specific opening method).

If you want a digital lock, consider the new dual dial / digital safe locks on. These locks have both pin code digital access and mechanical code access for the best of both worlds.

Q: Are floor safes fire rated?

A: Floor safes do not carry any fire certification. However, floor safes are surrounded on all sides by concrete and dirt so they are inherently fire protected. The door to the floor safe may be exposed and heat up during a fire, and this is not prevented. To protect from this, purchase a fire/waterproof bag such as these on Amazon for things that may get damaged if wet.

Q: Are floor safe waterproof?

A: Floor safes are not waterproof and as a low spot in the home, any water on the floor that goes into the cavity of the floor safe door, will likely get into the safe. To protect from this, purchase a fire/waterproof bag such as these on Amazon for things that may get damaged if wet.

Q: Do you sell AMSEC floor safes

A: We do! We just stock very many AMSEC floor safes in our stores, but we can ship them direct to you in just a matter of days. Submit your AMSEC floor safe inquiry and we will get you price. 

Summary

In-Concrete Floor Safes offer:

• Superior security when installed correctly than any other safe
• Are excellent for high dollar valuables

But:

• Are not fire rated or water tight
• Are space limited