AMSEC VD8042BF Vault Door (Out-Swing)
Price: $10,690.00 $8,017.50
- Burglary Rating: RSC I
- External Dimensions: 83.13"H x 48.5"W x 11.25"D
- Weight: 1139 lbs
VERIFIED PROTECTION RATINGS:
Turn a Room Into a Vault With a Solid Steel Door
The AMSEC VD8042BF out-swing vault door turns a closet, basement corner, or purpose-built room into walk-in secure storage — for firearm collections, business inventory, records, or anything that has outgrown a freestanding safe. A half-inch solid steel plate door, lined with AMSEC's proprietary DryLight fire barrier, stands between that room and both forced entry and house fire.
Out-swing hinging keeps the full room usable inside, with right- or left-hand swing to suit your layout — and a standard panic lock that makes the space work as a safe room, not just storage.
Engineering & Security
- Half-inch solid steel plate door — A full 0.5-inch steel plate forms the door — the solid-plate construction AMSEC uses across its BF vault door line.
- Standard panic lock — Occupants can secure the door from the inside and stay protected even while the combination is being worked from outside — a genuine safe-room feature.
- Out-swing for maximum interior space — The door swings outward so shelving and contents use the whole room. Storm-prone site? The in-swing VD8042BFIS opens inward so fallen debris can never trap the door shut.
- Your choice of locks and finishes — Mechanical or electronic lock options, five textured body colors from White to Black, and custom color quotes — including color-matching to your specification.
Fire Protection & Interior
- DryLight fire barrier — American Security's proprietary seamless, lightweight, high-performance fire fill lines the door, putting a fire-resistant layer between a house fire and the room behind it.
- Two-stage dual fire seals — A silicone seal on the door jamb plus an expandable Palusol seal on the door close the gaps that heat and smoke would otherwise find.
- Sized for a true walk-in — The 83.13" × 48.5" door assembly fits a 79.5" × 41.5" wall opening, giving full-height walk-in access to the room you choose.
- American-made and warranted — Built in the USA and backed by AMSEC's one-year parts and labor warranty.
Ideal Buyer & Use Cases
The VD8042BF fits homeowners and business owners converting a room into what a freestanding safe cannot match — a gun room, document archive, inventory store, or family safe room secured by the panic lock inside. Budget for professional delivery and installation: the door assembly weighs 1,139 pounds and must be hung precisely to seal correctly. If your site calls for an inward-opening door — storm shelters and debris-prone exits — the VD8042BFIS in-swing variant shares the same construction. Either way, you get vault security without giving up the floor space a vault-class safe would claim.
Burglary Rating
RSC I
Total Door Thickness
2 inches
Total Steel on Door
0.5 gauge
External Depth
11.25 inches
External Height
83.13 inches
External Width
48.5 inches
Weight
1139 lbs
Burglary Rating
RSC I
Total Door Thickness
2 inches
Total Steel on Door
0.5 gauge
External Depth
11.25 inches
External Height
83.13 inches
External Width
48.5 inches
Weight
1139 lbs
