Vault Door Recommendations

[McCree]

We're in the beginning stages of a home project, poured the basement today, and I need some recommendations for a good vault/safe room door. Anyone with experience have any recommendations? Thanks,

 

[Theringworm]

All depends on how much you want to spend. IMO, Brown Safe is top tier followed by Graffunder. These two are way ahead of the rest of the pack. Next I would look at Liberty, Fort Knox & American Security.

 

[Dukhtr3]

I don't have any input on a door but I pour residential concrete for a living. I strongly recommend putting a floor drain in the vault room or a drain pipe so you can install a dehumidifier in it if necessary.

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[repins05]

Agree that at the top Brown and Graffunder. I have installed several Graffunders.

I wouldn't get stuck on a "name brand" if you are focused on security. Look at the construction of the door and in particular the gauge of plate steel being used.

If the door is primarily to protect from fire then quite a few of the vault doors on the market will probably fit your needs.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Graffunder

 

[Chris in TN]

The sky is the limit on what you can spend here.

We went with a Sturdy Safe vault door. I'd do it again. It's more utilitarian in finish but I like it overall.
I will say this - when you build your vault, be absolutely certain that your concrete crew knows what they are doing. We poured with the door 'in place', built into the concrete forms before the pour and there was no room for error. I, and my builder spent a whole lot of hours getting the door and doorframe 'right' before the day of the pour. Not close, but 'right'. I basically held my breath for the entire pour and many hours afterwards - really, until the day came that I could pull the buck off the door and see if it opened. It did. It's perfect. But that didn't happen on accident.

 

[Geewhiz]

Out of curiosity will this vault have a concrete ceiling as well as walls and floor? I have seen many "vaults" with big heavy doors and concrete walls only to have a typically framed wood floor/ceiling above it. Makes me laugh.

 

[huntsman22]

find an old turn-of-the-century San Francisco bank vault door that survived the devastating earthquake and fire.....

 

[turbobrick]

I can get you a price on an AMSEC with minimal markup if you're interested. They just changed to a new style of door, its supposed to be even easier to install than the previous generation.