Home Insurance Guide

So you have a safe that’s fireproof, is it waterproof too? The reason I ask is because where there’s fire, they’re often going to be a lot of water as well because when the firefighters arrive they will be spraying water everywhere. Not only that but they’ll be spraying a lot of water everywhere because most people, myself included, would rather have their possessions dripping wet than turned to ash.

So, you have a safe that’s fireproof but not not waterproof? One easy way to protect your possessions is by putting them in ziplock bags. One word of advice though, you do run the risk of melting the plastic onto the paper if the response team isn’t fast enough. So, an even better piece of advice is to put the papers inside a folder or other protective layer and then put it in a ziplock bag. That way, if it melts, it melts onto the folder and you can still extract your papers with a little more work.