Vault Doors

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"When you've outgrown all your safes, the next step is a vault door added to a reinforced room to create an entire room to store valuables in. You can also use it for a safe room as well. Installing a vault door allows you to store large items that will not fit into any size safe, such as artwork, heirlooms, or other large collectibles. " John Dean Owner, Dean Safe Different Types of Vault Doors: In-Swing vs. Out-Swing: The first decision to make when choosing a vault door is the type of swing you want, and this completely depends on your application. To get an accurate idea of how they work, after you enter the combination, you "push" the in-swing door in, away from you, to enter the vault room. With an out-swing vault door you "pull" the door out, towards you, to enter. In some situations, if there is not enough clearance for the door to swing out, an in-swing vault door is the only option. We strongly recommend working with a general contractor or someone who has experience installing vault doors to advise you on type, style and fit before purchasing. You'll also notice that in-swing vault doors will be constructed with internal hinges that are not exposed on the outside whereas out-swing vault door will have the hinges exposed externally. All of the out-swing vault doors we carry add steel deadbolts behind the hinge side to prevent the door from being able to open after someone attempts to cut the hinges off. The door just stays right in place. Left-Hand vs. Right-Hand: When combining the two options for door-swing, things can get really confusing really fast. The easiest way to understand left-hand swing vs. right-hand swing is to think about where you want the hinges. Simply enough, Right-Hand Swing has the hinges on the right side and left-hand swing has the hinges on the left side. Don't try to think about which hand you use, just think about which side you want the hinges on. For example if you want the door to swing or push in and the hinges on the right,