Local company stresses the emphasis of keeping valuables safe and offers advice on how to do it.
(prHWY.com) January 20, 2013 - Surbiton, United Kingdom -- It's an all too common occurrence: tragedy strikes. Your home is damaged or lost in a fire. Your home gets burglarized and family heirlooms are taken, never to be seen again. Dandlock, a prominent locksmith company in Arizona offers homeowners in the Mesa area this advice: Prevent the problem before it occurs.
1) Inventory your valuables. Make a physical list. Valuables include everything from cash to important documents, coins, jewelry, items with sentimental value and anything you don't want just anyone to see or touch. If losing it or having it fall into the wrong hands could be damaging either financially or emotionally, it's valuable. Put it on your list.
2) Estimate the value of everything. Try to come up with a number that is at least somewhat accurate. If you don't know the value of certain coins, gems or metals, have them appraised. It's always good to know their approximate worth.
3) Ask yourself what you're doing to keep them safe right now. If you're protecting your documents with a strong box, even a fireproof one, there is no guarantee that they are safe. The same is true for a floor safe that can be carried away.
4) Consider installing a wall safe. A wall safe will survive most household tragedies including fire and flood, and unlike a floor safe it can be hidden so as not to be discovered by a burglar. It is also secure enough to deter most burglars from trying to access it.
5) Don't do it yourself. Call a locksmith. It may surprise you how low the cost can be to have a safe professionally installed in your home. Dandlock, a licensed
locksmith in Mesa offers consultations and estimates and can work within most homeowners' budgets. Their website is
http://arizonalocksmith.org
6) Most people who install wall safes invest pennies (or less) on the dollar of what their valuables are worth. When approached from that angle, the value of such a solution becomes apparent.
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