Shed Security

[Plax]

Ok, for my forthcoming birthday my dad come up with a 6 x 4 shed for me (we put it up yesterday - I was very good at making tea and handing him nails).
Now, I was thinking of putting my old bike in it as I very rarely use it nowadays. It hasn't got any locks on it as of yet, and it doesn't look very secure to me (you could probably just get a cordless drill and unscrew the door off rather than break the lock, or smash the plastic window and climb through it).
Anyways, any ideas on the best way to make it more secure? The garden gate is aways padlocked anyway, so they'd have to try and lug stuff over the wall/fence if they did break in (my garden is across the road to the house). I was thinking about getting a padlock for the door, and then some kind of mounting bracket type thing for the inside to screw to the wall/floor to lock the bike / lawnmower etc to as an extra treat for the potential thief.
The floor base is wood, the floor bracket I saw in B&Q yesterday is probably OTT as it is meant for concreate. any ideas on brackets I could use?

 

[wafflycat]

Here you go..

http://www.torc-anchors.com/proddetail.php?prod=ShedShackle

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Hi, Plax. You could consider one of these wee beasties assuming there is soil beneath your shed floor. You could cut a hole just big enough to get the anchor through the floor, then when the anchor is all snug and tidy, replace the floor with just a small hole for the shank of the anchor.

http://tinyurl.com/6eygcp

 

[Arch]

I've heard good reports of the shed shackle..

You might also want to replace the screws in the door etc, with security screws - you can tighten them, but not undo then, thanks to the shape of the slot in the head. (I guess if you ever want to dismantle the shed, you have to drill them out and start again...)

 

[Night Train]

To save the trouble of security screws just drill out the cross in the pozidrive screws.
A ground anchor is a good idea, I have one to secure my trailer. Just be sure that, if it is a long anchor, you don't screw it into a drain.

You can also get a wireless shed alarm that sounds in the house so you know is someone is messing at night or evening.

 

[Aperitif]

Hi, Plax. You could consider one of these wee beasties assuming there is soil beneath your shed floor. You could cut a hole just big enough to get the anchor through the floor, then when the anchor is all snug and tidy, replace the floor with just a small hole for the shank of the anchor.

http://tinyurl.com/6eygcp

That's a good, simple, flexible one Gerry. 10/10

 

[Mr Pig]

We've got five bikes in our little shed and it's really insecure. Just the other day I had to spend an hour reassuring it that we're not getting a bigger shed soon ;0)

 

[domd1979]

Coach bolts are another option - I've used them to secure the hinges on my garage side door which for some reason has shed-door type hinges. As they go all the way through the door, I'd imagine they're a lot more difficult to prise out than screws are.

To save the trouble of security screws just drill out the cross in the pozidrive screws.

 

[4F]

Just be sure that, if it is a long anchor, you don't screw it into a drain.

I am guessing that you put that one down to experience ?

 

[Maz]

In the garage, I lock my bike to the big steel frame of a bunk bed. I think this will deter any would-be bike thief.

 

[longers]

Another vote for coachbolts, they're holding the hinges on my shed and I put two new locks on with them as well. I put decent padlocks on too. I feel much happier now

 

[Arch]

In the garage, I lock my bike to the big steel frame of a bunk bed. I think this will deter any would-be bike thief.

But what about any would-be bunk bed thieves?

 

[4F]

In the garage, I lock my bike to the big steel frame of a bunk bed. I think this will deter any would-be bike thief.

You make your kids sleep in the garage ? makes note to self to look up the number for childline "hello, can I speak to Esther please"

 

[Night Train]

I am guessing that you put that one down to experience ?

Other people's experience, I just fix 'em.

Coach bolts are good and you don't need many either.

 

[Maz]

But what about any would-be bunk bed thieves?

Yikes! I never thought about that...