Home safes

How to choose the best home safe

The right choice of a home safe relies on a meticulous analysis of your own needs. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but a thoughtful process that leads to the perfect product. To navigate among the numerous models to find the best home safe, it is crucial to consider some key factors that determine its efficacy and functionality in a home setting:

• Value to protect: the overall economic and sentimental value of the goods to be safeguarded is the first determinant in defining the necessary level of safety needed. A higher value corresponds to a higher-level safe.
• Type of installation: the structure of the home is determinative. A load-bearing brick wall is ideal for a wall safe for the home, while in other cases a home furniture safe anchored to the floor and/or wall can be more versatile.
• Dimensions and internal capacity: It is important to evaluate not only what needs to be protected today, but in the future as well. Legal documents, jewellery, watches, digital media, weapons: each item has its own footprint. It is advisable to choose a slightly larger safe than necessary.
• Safety Certifications: A secure home safe is a certified safe. European regulations, such as the EN 1143-1 for break-in resistance and EN 15659 and NT FIRE 017 for fire resistance, represent an objective guarantee of quality and robustness, tested by independent third parties.
• Lock type: the choices range from traditional key locks, to mechanical or digital combinations. The decision rests on the level of practicality and security sought after.

Types of home safes: wall safes, furniture safes and hidden safes

The range of home safes from Bordogna Casseforti is designed to integrate perfectly into any domestic setting, offering specific solutions for every installation and discretion requirement. Understanding the differences is the first step in making a conscious choice. Here are the main home safe recommendations to guide you through different types.

The wall safe for home: Discretion and safety.

The hard-walled home safe, or built-in safe, is the solution par excellence when maximum discretion is sought after. Installed within a wall, it can be easily hidden behind a painting, a piece of furniture, or a mirror, making it virtually invisible. This type of hidden home safe exploits the sturdiness of the surrounding masonry as an additional element of protection on five out of six of its sides. The Lorica Plus model by Bordogna Casseforti stands out for its door resistant to cutting tools and a frame designed to form a single body with the wall, preventing rip-out or lever attempts. Installation requires masonry work and is recommended on walls of adequate thickness, not drywall.

The furniture safe for home: Versatility and high capacity.

When wall installation is not possible or more space is needed, a home furniture safe is the ideal choice. These models, like the Ares and Horus series, are designed to be placed inside wardrobes, furniture, or anywhere in the house and securely anchored to the floor and/or wall using specific plugs. Their single-piece structure, made of special steel, provides 360-degree resistance. The versatility allows you to choose from a wide range of dimensions, from compact models to real armoured cabinets for the storage of collections, bulky documents or weapons.

Secure home safe: the importance of certifications

What makes one home safe more secure than another? The answer lies in the certifications. A real safety deposit box is not only judged by its weight or the thickness of the steel, but by the tests it has passed. The European standard EN 1143-1 is the most authoritative benchmark for burglar resistance. It classifies the safes in grades (from 0 to XIII) based on their ability to withstand break-in attempts with manual, electric, and thermal tools.

A secure home safe with an EN 1143-1 certification at level I or III, like the Brixia Uno or Brixia Tre models, already offers an excellent level of protection for a domestic setting. Each grade corresponds to a “conventional insurable value”, which helps to dimension the safe based on the value of the goods to be safeguarded. Choosing a certified product by Bordogna Casseforti means entrusting a safe tested and guaranteed by an independent third party, a peace of mind that no uncertified safe can offer. In addition to protection against theft, fire resistance, guaranteed by standards such as EN 15659 and NT FIRE 017, ensuring the protection of paper documents for 30 or 60 minutes, is also important to consider.