Month: November 2018

How to Choose a Bar Maker

Attracting customers to your bar involves much more than having shelves full of the latest drinks and cocktails. Competition is fierce in this area so you need something special to make your establishment stand apart from the rest but how do you set about choosing a company that will help you become one of the star attractions?

Reputation

The most important factor when choosing someone to design your new bar is reputation. You need to investigate different design companies that have recently worked in creating various bar projects. If you know of any rival bars that have had successful makeovers try to find out who was responsible for their stunning designs. What was their experience like of the company that did the work? Were schedules on target? Did they come within budget? Moreover, how closely did they translate the vision and plans the bar owners originally had? Personal recommendations are important in choosing a bar maker as they give you first hand knowledge of the working relationships they established.

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If you think you may have identified a company you could rely on then you need to be sure they will translate the ideas you have into a reality. Many contemporary bars are based upon a theme such as an underwater tropical paradise or a Caribbean hut filled with reclaimed timbers. If you are short on ideas try a Google search for images of bars you admire or think you would like to visit yourself if you were a customer. Innovative bar makers and designers will be able to help you out with a theme. If they are imaginative you need only supply the faintest idea for them to work with and they will create a choice of designs you are sure to like.

Efficiency

Renovating a bar can be … Read More

5 Things to Consider Before you Buy a Home Safe

  1. Items for Safe Storage

Home safes aren’t always crammed full of gold bars. More often than not they are used for the safe storage of items that would be regarded as worthless by an intruder. Some of the most commonly stored are irreplaceable possessions of sentimental value and important personal documents. A home safe provides secure storage for belongings you want to keep at hand and that might otherwise be accidentally lost. Large sums of money or gold bullion is best stored in a bank vault.

  1. Fireproof

One of the advantages of opting for a fireproof home safe is the extra security it provides for vulnerable old family photographs and necessary household documents such as insurance policies or wills. Home safes with fire-resistant qualities will withstand the intense heat of a fire for one, one-and-a-half or two hours. When choosing, consider the length of time it would take for a fire engine to reach your home. A fireproof safe is also designed to withstand the impact of an explosion.

  1. Location

Think carefully about where your new home safe is to be situated. It must fit perfectly flush with a solid, even surface such as a concrete floor or wall. Any gaps will provide convenient points of access for burglars to prise it away. It must never be fixed to floorboards as intruders have been known to simply saw through the planks. Don’t draw attention to your safe but disguise it to blend in with the surroundings of the room.

  1. Size

Safes are available in a variety of sizes. Larger versions are usually designed for storage within commercial establishments whereas the average home safe is relatively small. Consider the nature of the items you want to store. Documents such as passports or computer files with vital data stored on them will … Read More