In-Wall Safe with Keypad and 2 Manual Override Keys - Protect Money, Jewelry, and Passports at Home or Business by Paragon Safes (White)

Just finished installing this wall safe. A few comments on the installation. There are no installation instructions but it's all common sense and there's a few You Tube videos out there to show you what to do. The safe itself fits exactly between two studs. IMO - Having a good stud finder made all the difference. I purchased a JAXWQ stud finder on Amazon and it worked great. Also, I added a 2X4 on the bottom for the safe to sit on while installing the screws into the studs. Use a level to make sure everything is straight. The safe is no frills but solid. Installing the batteries and passcodes was easy. So overall, there were no surprises on install which I appreciate. You really can't go wrong with this safe for the price point.

I read many reviews and was holding my breath a little when I ordered this one. I am relieved to tell you this turned out to be a great buy. - This fits between the wall studs (US building code) without any issues. - Easy to install, included the mounting hardware and directions for setting up lock codes. - As with all between the studs wall safes, the middle shelf has limited use since much of its space is taken up with the locking mechanism. - The shelves can be removed if needed. - The top an bottom shelf have a decent amount of room to store what you need to. My biggest concern was finding a wall safe that would fit between the studs. Many other products had reviews that indicated they did not fit between the studs without having to trim the studs. - This safe fits between 16" on center 2x4 studs. - The in wall width is 14.25" giving you 1/4" of wiggle room for framers that missed by a little bit. - I had no issues setting the unlock codes. - You can set up to 2 codes from 3 - 8 digits each. - after 3 failed attempts safe will lock you out for 20 seconds No it is not fireproof, nor does it not claim to be. This is a good solution for keeping items locked up and out of reach. Some people have reviewed that they could easily pry open this safe. While I do believe a determined person might be able to do so, it would not be easy.

I have installed several wall safes in different homes and thought I would try this one out since the price was significantly less than other brands and it had all the features of a good wall safe. For the price, I am really pleased with it based on its solid quality and ease of use/installation. In comparing this to another leading brand I installed that is much more expensive, this ones main drawback is that it is not really flush to the wall if you want to mount a picture over it. You will need to build a shadow box frame around this safe if you want to cover it with a picture. This is because the outside flange/door sticks out (almost 1/4") and in addition the combination lock protrudes out from the face (adding almost another 1/2"). The other brand I used before had a recessed door and uses a very thin keypad so it does not protrude out from the face --allowing a picture to cover it by just hanging it over the safe or using a simple piano hinge to hold the picture on the side. That said, Paragon's design does give you a little more shelf space depth than others, although the second shelf is mostly unusable since the interior locking bolt mechanism is very thick, taking up most of the second shelf (the other expensive brand has a mechanism half the size of this one). Setting the keypad combination was easy by following the instruction sheet. While this safe did NOT come with any wall installation instructions, it was easy to install with the provided 6 wood screw lag bolts for the side walls. Tools you will need are a level (must be level or the heavy door may not spring open), drywall saw, stud finder, a compact electric drill that can be used inside the safe to drill holes sideways for the lag bolts, as well as a ratcheting wrench or nut driver to screw in the lag bolts. When measuring, be sure to watch out for fire-stop studs that sometimes intersect the regular 16" on center wall studs (I had to raise the safe up higher to avoid the fire-stop cross stud in my home). I suggest you cut a small hole in the drywall first, then explore the inside of the wall with a coat hanger wire to make sure nothing is in the way before you cut out the full size hole for the safe. Make sure the studs allow enough space to fit the wall safe in between them.

This is my second wall safe and I'm very happy with this one after making some adjustments. Comparing to the Stack-On PWS 15522, this one is cheaper but may be a bit more solid. It uses 6 bolts into the studs instead of 4. However, the Stack-On allowed me to turn off the button beeping without modifying it. I also found the Stack-On to have sturdier shelves. As for the Paragon 7725, the first thing to note is after unboxing, I tried the key with the safe flat on my table, the safe door facing up. The key didn't work until it was tipped upright. I almost thought I had a problem since I had read a review about the key not working. Installation was as expected. It fit easily between the studs which were just slightly wider than the safe width. I added a piece of 2x4 at the bottom to help with installation. I use a Kreg Mini Jig Pocket Hole Kit to attach to the studs on either side. The door had a little play to it which I found irritating when hitting the keypad if I didn't hold the door closed so I added a piece of 1/4" weather stripping to the inside of the door jamb, lengthwise. (photo attached) As many have noted, the beeping is too loud for my purposes. I didn't want to use a solder gun on the circuit board. Instead, I removed the cover to the circuit board and used a small screwdriver to carefully pop off the cover to the speaker (photo attached). Under the cap was a small metal piece which amplified the beep. With that removed, it made a very muted, barely audible beep when pushing the keypad buttons. This was perfect for me, although I realized I was proceeding at my own risk. Please proceed at your own risk if you attempt the same. Overall, great product for protecting a few small items out of sight.

Works great. We use it in several of our escape rooms. No problem with keypad. Ours get used a lot. We do have to replace them about once a year mainly due to people turning the handle the wrong way (we add arrows) and break off the plastic handle. Again lots of uses per week.

I purchased this a few weeks ago. The price is great, it looks nice and sturdy, and with an average rating of 4 stars - it can't be THAT bad, can it? Well, I finally had some free time to install it this weekend, and I'll warn you now - yes, it really IS that bad. 1. The safe I received had light chipping around the edges, which must have happened during manufacturing because there was plenty of padding in the box and no obvious damage to the box itself. It didn't look terrible, but it was still noticeable. They painted over the damage. 2. The keypad on the safe was very noticeably off-level. They must have drilled the holes at an angle as well, since the keypad does line up with the keyhole and lock mechanism. I noticed it as soon as I took the unit out of the box (my level confirmed it's at an angle). The wife came in to see how I was doing, and she mentioned the keypad looked tilted (without any prompting by me). Other reviews have said the same thing, but I was hoping I'd get a good unit. I guess not. 3. I could have lived with issues 1 and 2, but the key stopped working after ONE USE. I managed to open the safe once, take the manual out, close the safe, and do a bit of reading. I marked the studs in the wall, drew a level line, then used the key to try to re-open the safe once more. It wouldn't open! When I turned the key, it felt like the metal inside was maybe shearing - it had a mushy feel to it. In any event, I literally can't open the safe anymore with either key. That was the final straw for me, so I'm returning it to Amazon. In summary - don't buy it if you're looking for quality. I really wanted to like this item because it seems like a GREAT value, but if you sort the reviews by "newest first" you'll see their quality control has gone downhill. You might get lucky (as some obviously have) and not have the problems I've described, but I'm reading the other reviews and I see lot of other people are in the same boat. There's a reason they're selling a $400 MSRP safe at $90 - they have quality control issues and it's cheaply made.

This came fast, was easy to install and easy to set the combination. The measurements listed on the website are for the hole are fairly accurate and it fits very well between studs that are on 16” centers. The beeping doesn’t bother me, however if you are using it for emergency firearm storage I can see how that would be the case. The only thing That could be improved is the seal. The door clanks around on the safe when your punching in the code. This could be resolved with some adhesive rubber cabinet bushings more than likely. I would recommend if you are looking for something to keep some documents, however I do not believe it is fire proof.

I like this product. Probably not super armored but definately a theft deterant. It has 6 3/16" lags that security it within a stud bay. Most studs are on 16" centers so there is 14.5" inbetween in theory. This is almost never the case in reality so you'll Be happy to know that this wall Safe width is 14.25". Very thoughtful. I just found a stud near where I wanted the safe and cut into the area to the right and determined exactly where the opening between studs was. Then cut horizontally across until I reached the width of 14 3/8". Then Used a 2" level to plumb down 20 3/8". Used a level to get nice straight lines. Used a drywall saw to follow my layout lines. Set the safe in the hole and drilled pilots holes and then used an impact driver to set lags. The hex head is in metric. 5/16" is too small and 3/8" is just a hair too small. It was close enough that I could use the 3/8" socket to drive the lag in. Never done that in 10 years of contracting but it worked and I didnt have to track down a metric driver set or socket set. Easy to follow instructions. Simple to use. Batteries included. Pretty straight forward. Feels very secure.