Home DIY

Havent paid much attention to it, but ill take a look tonight.

(surely it shouldn't be that easy?! Whats the point of the lock then to secure ones property?)

It normally is that easy. It's why people will always suggest you put at least one coach bolt in each hinge.

See priority 1

http://securityforbikes.com/wooden-shed-security-advice.php

That's the site for pragmasys, they post in the locks that work threads quite a bit and seem to know their onions.

I used two part epoxy in the screw heads

I used cheap screws and rounded the bit the screwdriver goes into.

I didn't fancy re-hanging the door.

Can always drill them out.

You could, but then if it's got to the point where they're more heavily tooled up, you have to jump up significantly in cost for each additional security measure.

They could take the roof off.

The could kick through the middle of the door/wall.

I think I just nailed the extra security, @biarittz is going to sleep in my shed. I'll cut a flap so I can pass food in. He can collect water from the hole in the roof.

I don't lock my shed, it gets opened every couple of weeks but nothing gets nicked. Everything in there is too bulky or not worth nicking (old mower, strimmer, paddling pool, garden tools, etc) or locked down (the bikes in there are secured nicely).

When I did try and lock it I had the lock cropped once and the hasp prised off once. I decided that if I bothered to secure it any more then they'd just smash their way in and do even more damage before they realised there was nothing worth taking.

Ah, on a related note, I've just finished building a posh shed (garden office) and my thoughts have turned to security. Wall construction is: cladding - OSB - kingspan - OSB and the only door is a lockable upvc French door thing. The weak spot is the polycarbonate skylights, which are just those double wall sheets screwed to the upstands (roof same construction as walls more or less).

Should I worry about the skylights? Should I alarm it? That link posted above has some good advice. Chiefly that it's best to not rely on an alarm and to keep baddies on the outside of the building. A moat, perhaps?

I'd help them take the lot.

Side gate blew off in the wind last night and already had some scammer claiming to be from ADT calling around and asking to come inside and "lean against a table" to talk about what security we had. I said I work from home and next door has a fuck-off great big dog so we're good thanks.

"What do I do? I'm a murderer, normally I work from home but yes, there is a certain amount of travel involved - woods, industrial incinerators, that sort of thing".

Put some photos up!

Photo of the shed. It was raining and I was in my slippers so not got one of the Windows. They're basically two holes in the roof about 60x90cm each. Polycarbonate conservatory panels screwed on to the upstands.

Shed isn't finished by the way - needs some trim around the door etc. Taking me ages as I'm doing it all single handed

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Those floating shelf brackets look a bit excessive, also you'd probably have to cut the housing out for the plate bit on them which might be a bit of faff now your thing is all glued together.

I'd have thought something like this would work: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13pcs-Glass-Mirror-Hanging-Plate-Picture-Bracket-10mm-Dia-Silver-Tone-/361386309705?
hash=item54244d7849:g:wtEAAOSwKtlWrxnM

Is there a good reason not to make your own pegboard by drilling a big grid of holes in 3mm board?

The inevitable lack of perfect regularity would give me a fit of the screaming meemies.

I've yet to do a proper job of anything in my life, so I'll carry on that tradition with this project.

Have you got a pillar drill? If not you will get bored, lose concentration and start getting slightly wonky angles.

Meh. The little metal hooks are good and bendy.

Drill your grid straight into the wall.
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Got the plumber in at the moment and builders fitting kitchen - getting some quotes for flooring as well as worried our deadline is fast approaching...

You can do the flooring yourself. It's not the most difficult and you're a practical sort of fella.