Rhino Metals gloss-finish vault door in a striking crimson color, out-swing design, showcasing a 5-spoke handle and heavy-duty hinges for high-security entry.
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Rhino Metals - Vault Door Out-Swing Series

$6,518.00
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Key Features

Protection Level Enhanced Protection
Security Level 6
Fire Rating 120 min at 1400°F
Capacity None
Weight 39963 lbs
Made in USA Yes
Warranty Limited Life-Time
Rhino Metals | Vault Door VD | Out-Swing

Rhino Metals - Vault Door Out-Swing Series

Choose your configuration

Current Price $6,518.00
Choosing out-swing over in-swing changes more than which way the door opens. On the Rhino line the out-swing door is 5.38 inches thick, with a quarter-inch steel face across its full area and a quarter-inch outer frame at 120 minutes. The in-swing door is thicker on paper at 5.79 inches. It is 12 gauge formed steel around a quarter-inch core with a 10 gauge frame, rated at 90 minutes. The thicker number is the lower specification, which catches out most people comparing the two.

Who This Safe Is Best For — and When to Consider More

Choose this model if:

Choose the out-swing door if you want the higher specification and your layout can give up floor space outside the opening. It fits when the room is being built or adapted with the door in the plan rather than added afterward. If wildfire exposure or a long-burn scenario is part of your thinking, the additional thirty minutes and the heavier frame are the reason to choose this configuration.

Best For:

You want the higher-specification door and you have the layout to support an outward swing. Your room is being built or adapted with the door in mind rather than fitted around an existing plan. You would rather understand why one configuration carries more steel and a longer rating than choose on floor plan alone.

Not Ideal For:

If the space outside your opening is a narrow hallway or a landing, an out-swing door will make the room awkward to use. It is also the wrong choice if the header over your opening will not carry up to 1,137 pounds without reinforcement you are unwilling to do. If your budget is set at the in-swing figure, the in-swing door is a legitimate answer rather than a downgrade.

What Makes the Vault Door Out-Swing Different

A UL listed mechanical dial or UL listed electronic keypad sits behind a ball bearing drill plate that turns under a bit rather than allowing a cut. A spring-loaded relocker deadbolts the mechanism if the lock is punched. A tempered glass relocker provides a second, independent trigger, firing a remote spring-loaded relocker if the glass breaks under attack. The patented anti-tamper clutched handle disengages under force so the boltwork never sees it.
The door measures 5.38 inches thick with a quarter-inch steel face covering the full door area, and the outer frame is quarter-inch steel as well. That combination is what separates it from the in-swing door, which uses 12 gauge formed steel around a quarter-inch core and a 10 gauge frame. Full coverage is the specification to check rather than overall thickness, because a formed body can read thicker while carrying less steel where it matters. Doorbolts are 1.25 inches in diameter with three-sided protection, 16 on the narrower models and 17 on the wider two.
The clamshell design closes the assembly around the rough opening, which is what lets one door suit walls from 6 to 12.5 inches thick. A concealment panel kit extends coverage to the full 12.5 inches where you want the frame hidden. Standard and reverse opening are both available within the out-swing configuration, so the hinge side follows the room. An internal release and a panic room lock-in mechanism handle access from within the room in both directions.
Rhino Metals | Vault Door VD | Out-Swing open view
The inside face carries the internal release and the panic room lock-in mechanism. That is what makes a strongroom usable as an occupied space rather than only storage. You can open the door from inside without the lock, and you can secure it from inside when you choose to. Everything else about the interior is yours to specify, since the door imposes no shelving, racking or layout of any kind. Rooms we install into range from converted closets to purpose-built additions.
The standard out-swing door ships in a textured or gloss finish with decorative finials and a pull handle included. Because the door swings outward, the finished face is the one you see every day. Finish choice carries more weight here than on a safe tucked into a basement. A concealment panel kit is available if you would rather the opening not read as a door. Weight runs 907 to 1,137 pounds across the four widths.

Security Construction & Burglary Protection

The out-swing configuration puts a quarter inch of steel across the full door face and another quarter inch in the frame. That is where its advantage sits. Doorbolts at 1.25 inches with three-sided protection engage the frame, and two independent relockers cover the lock. What neither configuration changes is the surrounding structure: the door is one wall of the room and the other surfaces have to be built to match. We look at framing before we look at doors.

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Quarter-inch steel across the full door face and outer frame, with 1.25 inch doorbolts and two independent relockers.
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Certified Fire Protection & What It Means

The out-swing door carries 120 minutes at 1400 degrees against the in-swing door's 90, and the reason is construction rather than swing direction itself. Quarter-inch steel across the full face and frame holds heat differently from a formed 12 gauge body around a core. A dual intumescent seal expands to close the door gap as temperature rises. Rhino states that fire protection varies with installation and room construction, which is the qualifier that matters most. A door rated for two hours in a room framed to ordinary residential standards will not deliver two hours of room protection.

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120 minutes at 1400 degrees, thirty minutes above the in-swing configuration, with a dual intumescent seal.
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Lock Type & Access Options

The lock is a UL listed mechanical dial or a UL listed electronic keypad, and the hinge side can be specified standard or reverse within the out-swing configuration. The internal release lets anyone inside open the door without the lock, which is a requirement rather than a feature in a room people enter. The panic room lock-in mechanism secures the room from the inside when you want it. Households with children should work through both directions with us before the door is set.

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Standard or reverse opening, internal release, panic room lock-in, and floor space preserved inside the room.
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Interior Storage, Shelving & Organization

An out-swing room gains usable floor space inside, because the door does not sweep into it. That matters more than it sounds once shelving and racking go in along the wall next to the opening. The internal release means the room never feels like a place you could be shut into. Room-scale humidity is handled through ventilation rather than a container dehumidifier, and it is worth designing in rather than adding later. We work through fit-out during the build rather than after the door is hung.
The inside face carries the internal release and the panic room lock-in mechanism. That is what makes a strongroom usable as an occupied space rather than only storage. You can open the door from inside without the lock, and you can secure it from inside when you choose to. Everything else about the interior is yours to specify, since the door imposes no shelving, racking or layout of any kind. Rooms we install into range from converted closets to purpose-built additions.

Installation, Placement & Bolting Down

Installation planning often determines long-term satisfaction. Your rough opening has to be right before the door arrives, and the four models need openings from 80.25 by 30.5 inches up to 80.25 by 45.5. Wall thickness has to fall between 6 and 12.5 inches and the header has to carry up to 1,137 pounds. We check the framing, the opening and the route during a site visit, measuring doorway width and any stair access between the entry and the room. The frame is then anchored into the surrounding structure so the door becomes part of the wall.

One of the simplest ways to increase resistance is proper anchoring.

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We install both swing configurations regularly and we assess your opening and header before anything is ordered.
Two workers guide a shrink-wrapped safe on a skid steer beside a house on a dirt lot

Is This Protection Level Enough for Your Situation?

Swing direction is a specification, not just a layout choice

Choosing out-swing over in-swing changes more than which way the door opens. On the Rhino line the out-swing door is 5.38 inches thick, with a quarter-inch steel face across its full area and a quarter-inch outer frame at 120 minutes. The in-swing door is thicker on paper at 5.79 inches. It is 12 gauge formed steel around a quarter-inch core with a 10 gauge frame, rated at 90 minutes. The thicker number is the lower specification, which catches out most people comparing the two.
Step Up If:There is nothing above this door in the Rhino range. Stepping up means moving toward certified vault construction, where the walls carry a rating alongside the door, and that is a build rather than a purchase. We consult on those projects, and the right time to start is before framing goes up.
More Than Needed If:If your layout suits an inward swing and your fire exposure is ordinary, the in-swing door is a sound choice at a lower figure. What you give up is frame steel and thirty minutes of rating. For a room inside a house with no unusual exposure, that trade is reasonable and we say so regularly.

Rhino Metals Vault Door Out-Swing

Technical Specifications

Models: VD8030 / VD8035 / VD8040 / VD8045

VD8030
Weight
907 lbs

VD8035
Weight
967 lbs

VD8040
Weight
1043 lbs

VD8045
Weight
1137 lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

What separates an entry vault door from a high-specification one?
Where the steel sits, not how thick the door measures. This door carries a quarter-inch face across its full area plus a quarter-inch frame, where the in-swing uses formed 12 gauge and a 10 gauge frame. What we see is buyers comparing overall thickness and reaching exactly the wrong conclusion.
Will the door's fire rating protect the room against a wildfire?
No, and this is the misconception worth correcting early. The 120-minute rating covers the door under test conditions, while wildfire exposure can run much longer and attacks the whole structure. Room construction carries most of that load. In the North Georgia foothills we plan the room differently than we would inside the perimeter.
Why does the out-swing door carry 120 minutes when the in-swing carries 90?
Construction rather than direction. Quarter-inch steel across the full face and frame behaves differently under heat than a formed 12 gauge body around a core. The dual intumescent seal is identical on both. What we explain in the showroom is that swing direction only correlates with construction here.
What does installing a door this heavy actually involve?
A prepared rough opening, a header sized for up to 1,137 pounds, and a route to the room that will take the weight. Unlike a freestanding safe, the frame gets anchored into the surrounding structure, so the wall and the door become one assembly. The failure we see most often is an opening framed before anyone checked the door's dimensions.
Can my wall and header carry this?
That depends on how the opening was framed, and it is worth answering before you order rather than after. These run 907 to 1,137 pounds, all of it hanging on a header rather than resting on a floor. We assess the framing on site, and where it needs reinforcement we say so before the door is specified.

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