Sturdy Vault Door Construction

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Metallic industrial vault door with a plaque on a warehouse background

extra wide vault door in a warehouse setting with stacks of boxes in the background.

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Large brown metal vault door in a warehouse setting

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Large stainless industrial vault door in a warehouse setting

Metal vault door frame with a platform inside a construction or warehouse setting

Metal vault door in an industrial setting

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Large metal vault door with 'Anderson Armory' branding in an indoor setting.

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The true strength of a vault door starts with its steel. Thicker, higher-grade steel means greater protection. It’s harder to cut, pry, or breach in any way.

Sturdy Safe Vault Doors are crafted from exceptionally thick, high-tensile American steel. Our Vault Doors begin with a .38" plate, which is 3/8" thick — far beyond what most manufacturers use at this price range. This kind of steel gives our doors the sheer mass and rigidity you can feel the moment you grab the handle.

For those who want even more brute strength, we offer carbon and stainless steel upgrade packages that increase overall thickness and transform your vault door into a fortress-grade barrier.

Behind that front plate sits a reinforcing 3/16” steel frame, creating a 3-inch total door depth — maximizing interior clearance while producing a door that simply won’t bend under pressure.

Engineered for Maximum Protection

Built with integrity, reinforced for real-world protection.

Most vault doors are made to look good, not to be truly tough. Because of this, many use weak “cold welds” or short, spaced-out welds that save time but don’t hold up under pressure.

At Sturdy Safe, every seam is hot welded, meaning we fuse the steel together with intense heat for maximum strength and long-term durability. These deep, penetrating welds create a single, solid structure, not just pieces stuck together.

Our vault doors are built without flanges by default, allowing them to be recessed as deeply into a wall as you like. Perfect for hiding.

For those who prefer a visible frame (like the one shown here), we offer an optional 2" protruding flange on the right, left, and top sides. Each flange is formed from 3/16" steel plate and secured with Sturdy's plug welds, which are shaped into durable weld rivets for maximum strength. The flange can be positioned on either the interior or exterior of the frame to suit your installation needs.

Sturdy Vault Doors have frames made from 3/16", bent several times for more strength. Whether you choose an in swing or an ousting, the frames are bent equivalently and offer equivalent in-pressure protection.

We use only American-made A36 to Grade 50 steel. The result is a safe built for true security, where the thickness of the steel makes all the difference.

vault door lock mechanism showing unlocked and locked positions with 'UNLOCKED' and 'LOCKED' labels.

Panic Lock Option

The new Panic Lock turns your vault door into a secure, self-locking system ideal for panic room and storm room use. Instead of a push button, this version uses a spring-loaded turn lever mounted on the interior of the door.

To lock yourself inside, simply push in the lever and rotate it into the locked position. This action blocks the path of the deadbolts and disables the exterior dial, preventing anyone outside from spinning the dial or operating the lock.

To unlock, just rotate the lever back to its original position—the spring releases, restoring normal dial function and allowing the door to open as usual.

If the Panic Lock isn’t engaged and someone intentionally spins the exterior dial to lock the door from outside, you can still safely exit in roughly three minutes using a couple of basic tools, thanks to the door’s accessible internal design.

Cross-sectional diagram of a vault doors thermal insulation system with labeled layers.

Up to 3.5"of 2300° Ceramic Wool & Glass Blanket

When fire strikes, most Vault Doors don’t stand a chance. That’s because they’re lined with the same drywall (aka fireboard) found in your home’s walls, cheap material that crumbles and falls apart long before the flames die out. A Sturdy Vault Door is different. We build every fire-lined Vault with the exact same insulation used in industrial ovens and kilns which are designed to handle over 2,300°F of relentless heat. These materials don’t just “slow down” heat, they block it, holding their shape and strength even after being exposed to extreme temperatures. And we don’t skimp on it. Sturdy gives you more of this premium ceramic and glass insulation than most manufacturers. Thicker layers, denser coverage, and complete protection from top to bottom. While others cut corners to save costs, we pack in every inch of heat-blocking material your safe can hold without weak spots. The insulation is perfectly compressed so it won’t shift, sag, or leave gaps over time. A rugged 16-gauge steel interior liner helps compress and cover the insulation material.

Damage-Resistant Linkage. Built To Take a Beating.

At Sturdy Safe, we designed a locking system that’s completely different from most Vault Doors. Unlike competitors’ vaults, which use clutches and shear pins that break under force—sometimes even from accidents—our system has no weak parts. With up to 80% fewer moving parts, it’s simpler, stronger, and more reliable. Everyday mishaps won’t damage it, and you’ll only need a locksmith if you lose your combination. The result: a locking system over four times stronger than necessary, giving you complete peace of mind.