Key safe for 2 keys

Murmansk

I too have a "rock" with a plastic box in the back containing a key, and it's burried in the garden in a place I know. The key is in a plastic bag liberally bathed in oil to keep it from rusting. Only really suitable as a last resort and not for anything more regular! 

p00hsticks

beckstar1975 said:

We have one that looks like a rock that's under a bush in the front garden along with other 'real' rocks. 

you can also get a variety of cast iron garden ornaments with hidden compartments that do the same job - e.g 
Woodside Cast Iron Outdoor Garden Spare Home/Car Key Hider, Decorative Trinket Storage, Frog/Toad/Tortoise/Hedgehog, 3 Pack : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

flaneurs_lobster

Under the gnome with the fishing rod - it's traditional. 

elsien

It’s also fairly obvious to anyone else living on the street unless you hide it in the back garden rather than the front if it’s been used on a regular basis. Which does of course depend on having access to the back garden from the street. That’s why I changed from that to a key safe in the first place. 

flaneurs_lobster

elsien said:

I don’t worry about the key safe being jemmied from the front of my house - neighbours would notice and intervene 

You are very lucky to have such neighbours, why not just leave a spare key with them?

Round my way the neighbours would probably pop out with a spare crowbar if Bill the Burglar had forgotten his. 

elsien

Because when I accidentally lock myself out at 1am walking the dog, they are unlikely to answer.
 And the one I did trust to keep a key moved. The current lotwould notice burglars but I don’t want them to have access to my house. 

knightstyle

We had a digital lock on our back door for this kind of thing. Worked well for years and not affected by rain etc.

flaneurs_lobster

knightstyle said:

We had a digital lock on our back door for this kind of thing. Worked well for years and not affected by rain etc.

Presumably a mechanical lock with digits rather than a "smart" digital lock?

Do these count as deadlocks as required by most household insurance policies? 

victor2

Those "combination" key safe locks are a doddle to open with nothing more sophisticated than a strip of paper. Just look on YouTube! My DD bought a house and it had a locked keysafe in its porch which they didn't have the combination for. Took me 5 minutes, including watching the video, and I'd never done it before.

casper_gutman

flaneurs_lobster said:

How hard would it be to jemmy that thing off, nip round the corner with the angle-grinder and then come back and open up?

Surely someone equipped with - and willing to use - a jemmy and an angle grinder will have a very good chance of getting through into your house with or without a key safe?