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Whether your valuable items were gifted to you, or whether you paid for them from your own hard earned money, keeping them safe and protected from harm, is your number one priority, even if their value is only sentimental.

To protect your valuable items and prevent them from being damaged or stolen, here are some simple steps you can take:

Keep an inventory and make sure it’s always updated

By creating a detailed catalogue of your valuable items, you can be clear on exactly what you own in the event that anything should go missing, and if you need to make an insurance claim or prove ownership to the authorities, you’ll easily be able to do so with an inventory.

You can keep electronic records of scanned receipts and purchase notes, and even use a video recording to itemize your valuables.

Update your catalogue as often as needed, and keep it in a secure place.

Store your valuables in a ‘safe’ location

Even if you have a space in your home to store valuable items that you believe only you know about, or you don’t think you’ll ever fall victim to a burglary, it pays not to be complacent when it comes to protecting the things that are precious to you. Don’t rely on ‘secret’ hiding spaces; instead, invest in a high security safe that you can store such items in, and hide it in a much better way. As soon as you take ownership of a new item that is of a high monetary or sentimental value, pop it into your safe and add it to your inventory.

For high value items of jewelry, you might benefit from a specialized jewelry safe, and your local safe supplier will be able to talk you through your options.

Be sure to choose your safe from a reputable manufacturer, and always have it professionally installed to ensure that not only can a burglar not find it, but should they locate it during a thorough and determined search of your home, that they’re not able to break into, or make off with it. 

Make sure your valuables are adequately insured

Always talk to an insurance agent when it concerns items in your possession that you’re particularly keen to protect, as a regular homeowner’s policy may not cover certain items, even if their value falls within your limit for damages. You’ll most likely need to catalogue and separately insure high value items, and don’t just plump for the first policy you come across or that’s recommended to you by your insurer; do a little research to make sure you find the right kind of protection.

It doesn’t take a lot to protect your items of value, but remember, if they’re not stored securely in a safe, it might not take a burglar much to find and steal them. For more security tips and advice, talk to a local security specialist.