How to Get a Safe Into the House

[Scooter22]

If it's a big heavy safe get some pros with insurance. MAKE SURE your stairs and floor will hold it especially when filled. Theres been some bad accidents with stairs, ramps ect collapsing. Last thing you want is someone crushed with a safe. JMHO

 

[legendary_lawman]

It's weird how that works.

If I loaded a piece of farm equipment on my company truck, or had one of my employees injured doing so, I would not be insured even though I have several million dollars worth of insurance.

I'm insured as a safe and vault company, not a farm implement dealership. I'd ask for a copy of their workman's comp policy, and have them highlight the listed occupation that covers the safe deliveries. I suspect it doesn't exist. I do business with dedicated safe retailers who aren't even properly insured.

Thanks but I'm good with the John Deere dealership. They wouldn't be as large as they are, been in business as long as they have or have the reputation that they do without being properly insured and standing behind their deals. I would be surprised if they had not had to address some sort of mishap, given the volume of safes that they sell and the length of time they have been in business.

I do appreciate your thoughts. Thanks again.

 

[a1abdj]

Thanks but I'm good with the John Deere dealership. They wouldn't be as large as they are, been in business as long as they have or have the reputation that they do without being properly insured and standing behind their deals. I would be surprised if they had not had to address some sort of mishap, given the volume of safes that they sell and the length of time they have been in business.

I do appreciate your thoughts. Thanks again.

You're reinforcing exactly what I'm suggesting everybody do. You feel good about what they do. You suspect they do what they should. You'd be surprised if something was amiss.

The one thing you haven't done is seen any evidence. Anybody who does this type of work should have copies of their policies on them. Each of our trucks has a copy of our commercial vehicle insurance, liability policies, and workman's comp. Instead of guessing, you can simply ask and verify.

It would take a person less time to verify proof of insurance (and licensing in some states, since doing this type of work may require security or other contractor licensing) than it took me to type this response. Anybody who hires a professional, of any type, should verify these things. We have a few "legitimate companies" in our area that are not as legitimate as they claim. Don't take anybody's word. Don't assume.

 

[Jim K]

Everybody makes it sound so easy: Get some plastic pipe. Ger a dolly. Use straps. Call a mover. Take the door off. Just roll it in off the truck.

Some or all of those might work for some houses. But none will work for a large safe in some houses. Stairs are weak. Turns are impossible. Floors are weak.

Sometimes the modular safe, in spite of its drawbacks, is the only reasonable answer.

I do note the guys who insist that nothing with less than 5" thick armor plate can be called a safe or be worth even looking at. One man I know installed a climate controlled room (about 30x40 feet) under his back yard, with 2 inch thick steel walls, a foot thick door with two combination locks, three alarm systems, etc. But he has a lot more money than I do.

And it all is pretty worthless if someone says, "open it up or we'll hurt your kids."

Jim

 

[CB900F]

Holy exaggeration Jim K man!! The U.L. standard to be termed "safe", rather than Residential Security Container is ONE QUARTER INCH plate steel, not the 5 inches you stated.

900F

 

[khari]

Holy exaggeration Jim K man!! The U.L. standard to be termed "safe", rather than Residential Security Container is ONE QUARTER INCH plate steel, not the 5 inches you stated.

900F

I'm curious. Graffunder B series has 1/4" steel. Aren't they still considered an RSC?

 

[CB900F]

khari;

The Graffunder B level is a safe.

900F

 

[Savage99]

Safes are made that come in pieces. Snap Safe, etc.



When I got my safes decades ago they came out of industrial buildings being torn down and delivered into my basement by industrial riggers.