Armoured doors and safes in Ibiza and Formentera

Why an armoured door in Ibiza

A certified armoured door is the most direct way to make getting into a house slow and noisy, which is what puts off most people looking for an easy target.

Ibiza and Formentera have many homes that are used very unevenly over the year: isolated country houses, villas let in summer and flats shut up in winter. In all of them the front door spends long stretches with nobody around to notice an attempted break-in.

Every Fichet door we sell is made to measure in France and classified under the European standard EN 1627, at class 3 or class 4 depending on the model.

Holiday lets: the real problem is the keys

In a holiday let, the commonest risk is not someone forcing the door but copies of the key you cannot account for: guests, cleaners, maintenance, managers who come and go.

Fichet cylinders come with 4 keys and a coded ownership card, and copies are only made at the factory on presentation of that card. Nobody can copy your key at a hardware shop.

Some models, such as Spheris HiS, and the Alicea lock accept a control cylinder, which lets you temporarily lock out people you have given a key to, such as cleaning staff out of season.

And if a key goes missing, changing the cylinder makes every previous key useless.

Homes closed up for months

For a second home left closed out of season, we recommend an EN 1627 class 4 door rather than class 3.

The difference is not in how it looks but in the time and tools needed to open it. When nobody will see or hear the attempt, that extra time is what counts.

If the house also has an alarm, door and alarm work together: the alarm raises the alert and the door holds up entry until someone arrives.

Which Fichet models fit which case

• Flat or apartment in a block: Protecdoor+ (class 3, 5 locking points, designed to fit without building work), Spheris S or Foxeo+ S (class 3, A2P BP1).
• House or villa used seasonally: Spheris HiS or Foxeo+ HiS, class 4 and A2P BP2, with 5 and 7 locking points respectively.
• Very isolated home or valuable contents: Foxeo+ XP, with 9 locking points, A2P BP3 and the Paratac system, which locks the whole mechanism if someone tries to force it.

If your current door is sound and you only want a stronger lock, Fichet's Alicea lock fits the existing door, with up to 5 locking points in the XP version.

Safes for homes and rentals

For rental properties, a free-standing safe such as the Olle 800 series is a practical choice: self-contained, anchored to floor and wall, and its electronic version with the Ocluc system offers time delay and a duress code.

To protect the owner's jewellery, documents or cash, we recommend a safe certified to EN 1143-1: the Olle Series I at grade I, the PR series at grades III and IV, or Trident, which adds protection against explosives and one hour of fire protection for paper documents.

A safe only protects if it is properly anchored. We sort that out at installation according to the wall or floor.

Sea air and finishes

In houses close to the sea, salty air is harder on exterior hardware and finishes than inland.

Fichet doors come in RAL lacquered steel, wood-effect sheets or timber panels. For an entrance exposed to the weather we will recommend the most suitable finish and protection for the outer face, and explain the upkeep it needs.

If the door opens onto a covered porch or inner courtyard, you have more freedom.

How we work in Ibiza and Formentera

A project in Ibiza or Formentera starts remotely. Call us on +34 971 246 665 or email info@panysforts-fichet.com, and with photos of the opening, rough measurements and what you need, we propose a model and a quote. We speak English, Spanish and Catalan, which helps if you live abroad or manage the house from a distance.

Because Fichet doors are made to measure, a final survey is carried out at the property before ordering. The door is then made in France and fitted on the island.

We give you a firm lead time once the order is confirmed, with the fitting date agreed with you or whoever manages the house.