Safes in Surrey

A safe that will not open in Surrey is usually a dead battery, a forgotten combination or a bolt that has jammed against a warped door, and none of those need a drill.

We work through the non-destructive options first: manipulation, the change key, a fresh battery pack, a bypass on the electronic lock. Drilling comes last, it is quoted before it starts, and we repair the hole and re-certify the lock afterwards.

Our van leaves the shop at 4105 Macdonald St in Vancouver and reaches most Surrey addresses in 30-45 minutes over the Pattullo Bridge or Highway 99.

You get the price on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and the technician confirms it at the door before starting work.

• Residential safe opening: from $150
• Combination change: $80-$150
• Commercial TL-15 or TL-30 opening: from $300

Delivery, anchoring and installation are quoted per safe because the weight and the floor decide the job. The showroom range is on the safes page.

Two ratings matter and they are not the same thing. A fire rating says how long the inside stays below a temperature in a house fire. A burglary rating (RSC, TL-15, TL-30) says how long it resists tools.

An unanchored safe is a box with handles. Anchoring is the cheapest part of the purchase and the part that decides whether the safe is still there afterwards. The reasoning is set out in our guide to fire ratings, cash ratings and bolting.

Delivery and installation in Surrey is quoted per safe because the weight, the access and the floor decide the work. A 300 lb residential unit going into a ground-floor closet is a different job from a TL-30 going up a flight of stairs.

Concrete floors take a wedge anchor straight into the slab. Wood framing needs the safe located over a joist and through-bolted, not lag-screwed into subfloor that will pull out. In a strata we check what the building allows before drilling anything.

Combination changes are $80-$150 and are worth doing whenever a safe changes hands, the same way a house gets rekeyed after a purchase. Business safes with staff turnover should be on a schedule rather than an afterthought.