The Dangers of Moving a Safe on Your Own

Whether you have just purchased a safe or already have one in your home, you might wonder how to move a safe. The best way is to hire a professional company do it for you. Moving a safe on your own comes with risks to your safety and the safety of those who help you. Moving a large, heavy object like a safe can lead to damage to both your home and the safe. Below are just a few of the dangers you can avoid by hiring a professional service like us at MOVE A SAFE.

​Risk of Serious or Fatal Injuries

The greatest danger of moving a safe on your own is that you could be seriously injured during the process. An average homeowner’s safe weighs around 500 pounds and larger safes weigh well over a 1000 pounds. Moving a safe of any size can risk a back injury or worse for you or your helpers. Dropping a safe can not only cause damage to yourself or property, it can also cause serious damage to a safe. Just as when a thief tries to break into a safe, the internal re-lockers may engage rendering the safe useless until a locksmith drills it open. 

​Damage to Your Property or Safe

Trying to maneuver a safe through narrow hallways, door frames, up or down stairs, or on a loading ramp is a dangerous job. Without the proper equipment and experience you could end up costing hundreds of dollars in home repairs and damage the finish on your new safe. 

The Benefits of Hiring a Professional

Due to the massive size and weight of most safes, moving one on your own is dangerous, and our MOVE A SAFE team does NOT recommend it.  Whenever possible, please hire a professional to deliver your new safe or move your existing safe. A professional safe mover (that's us!) knows how to move a safe without jeopardizing anyone's safety or causing damage to your home, business, or your safe.