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Right looking at getting a new shed but going with the full security so concrete base and ground anchors etc. How much do you reackon it would cost for me to do this with all the hardcore for the concrete base and shed etc.
Any pics of your sheds would be helpfull as well to get a look at what you have
I'd compare with the cost of good home insurance, M&S only wanted 1 padlock on the door to keep 4 bikes inside. Defeatist I know but short of building a bunker out of concrete fitting a 3" steel door and buying some big dogs the buggers will get in.
Other options would be a good alarm system, make enough noise to make it unbearable to be in there.
my bike is insured on the house policy so doesnt matter
and more chains than Marley's ghost
Simple padlock on outside (stealth), gravel outside shed (noisy), bikes on wall mounts with front wheels removed (thieves can't ride them off), New York Kyrptonite chain and d lock holding them all together, 110db alarm on shed door. M&S insurance. Photos, reciepts and frame numbers in a safe place. Oh and a large dog.
Is it legal to link a tear-gas dispenser to the alarm unit?
Used a local 'only pay for what you use' concrete supplier (they mix it/you barrow it) for the base. I recall it cost about £100 for an 8'x8' base (10 years ago). I used a small bucket to leave a socket in the concrete base. When the shed arrived I cut a hole in the base over the socket and filled it with concrete - that way I had a concrete surface at floor level in the shed to fix a ground anchor into.
Anything that makes it harder for a thief is better than nothing. I have one of those rape alarms rigged up to the door plus 3 chain/lock combinations on the bikes. Two basic shed locks and two padlocks secure the door. The windows are covered internally with an old bedsheet which still lets light in. I then fixed our old mesh childrens fireguard over the windows intenally. I also leave the wifes Hardrock unlocked basically as bait - I figure that a thief might be happy with one unlocked bike rather than try to overcome my locks.
I used a small bucket to leave a socket in the concrete base. When the shed arrived I cut a hole in the base over the socket and filled it with concrete - that way I had a concrete surface at floor level in the shed to fix a ground anchor into.
Thats a superb idea actually!
When I had my last garage built, I had a ground anchor fabricated from two lengths of 50mm diameter high yield reinforcing bar, fillet welded together and case hardened attached to a 20mm thick steel plate. The anchor was located in the corner of the garage with bikes on top/in front, so access was a bitch to attack it. The two layers of reinforcement for the base slab passed through the anchor, effectively securing it to the base slab.
In addition:-
Walls, 220mm thick concrete block (two layers on edge).
Window/door on garden side, UPVC high security with security mesh over the glass.
Door on lane side, industrial galvanised steel electric roller shutter
PIR 500 watt security lights inside and out, linked (you move inside, the outside 500 watt light shines right through my bedroom window.
Full home-spec alarm system, also linked to house alarm with panic button and link to 24 hour monitoring.
The garage fits 3 cars, or two cars, motorbike and loads of bikes.
Total cost, £7k, but added this a couple of times over to the house value. Especially if you then sell it to a bloke who likes cars, motorbikes and bikes.
Forgot to add, if you scale this down to a large shed, you could probably do it for a grand.
I want your garage. Have you got anti missile defenses built in as well?