Home DIY

Cheers, I've requested a variety of samples from them.

What are signs of arcing?

Blackened terminals or a slight pitting in the metal. It's usually due to the terminal screws being slightly loose.

Cool. thanks

Finally I’m getting to getting a shed. I’m looking for tips. Suggestions?

I’d like something secure. I definitely cant afford a @soul beast though.

Shed owners unite!

@stevo_com?

Come round and have a gander if you want.

Can't you just stand in the garden yourself?

Try the shed thread.

The what???

https://m.tigersheds.com/product/tiger-pent-bike-store/?option=883&gclid=Cj0KCQjwttbWBRDyARIsAN8zhbKCbzuf1X9jHGk3b2YzTDuKp6Kv8M7qwKk2WpYWL-39s3-1St3d9vEaAmO1EALw_wcB

I’d like a shed shed,rather than just just bike storage...maybe a workshop thing. Possibly the full length of my back fence to discourage climbers.

Lol

Well lah Dee dah.

I helped a friend put together one of those bike sheds, would barely handle a stiff breeze. Come over to mine Iain, there are things I'm happy with with mine but also things I would do differently. But it's not been broken into yet.

Cheers Aaron! Sounds like a plan!

Also, @Stonehedge, you FBing says you wanna help build a shed.

I'm going the self-build route, with security as a major element of the design - double skinned, hidden hinges, liberal use of builders' straps.

Materials alone are starting to cost a fortune...

I found out a 7 x 4 shed will fit:
4 bikes
2 turbos
4 wheel bags with x 2 wheels in
1 bike minus wheels on the back wall

Mine is 8x6, there are three bikes under that cover all locked to a shed shackle.

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Mine will be 1.3 deep x 2.6 wide x 1.9 high

Because metric.

It should hold 5 bikes vertically.

If it works out, I'm building an office /shed combo of 3m x 5.5m x 2m (the shed bit will be approx 2m wide, 3 deep).

Which will fit everything.

I have to get saving first though.

I would go self build next time round but I bought OTP for a first go. It was about £500 for a "secure" shed with tongue and groove cladding instead of shiplap, pressure treated timber throughout, solid wood floor and roof instead of chip board, extra floor bearers to raise it off the concrete (I put damp proof course between the floor bearers and the floor). The concrete base was more expensive than the shed.

For security I have two u-hasps and disc padlocks. I used at least double the number of screws it came with to put it all together and I epoxied all the visible hinge screw heads.

Ultimately, you could still smash your way in but my idea was just to make that as much of a pain as possible. It's in a very visible position so I think that helps deterring any chancers.

I'll have 4x4 skids as there is already a paved area - I'll have a dpc strip over them.

The frames are all tanalised 2x4, with 11mm OSB skin.

Cladding on the front and sides is 21mm shiplapped thermowood, and the rear will either be 18mm marine ply, or reclaimed feather edged fence strips (it's 100mm from a fence, son doesn't need to look pretty).

The frames and skin will be nailed, so I'm not too worried about hiding screw heads.

For security, I'll have no windows, coach bolts through the hinge (which is hidden behind the cladding anyway), a bar lock across the front, and inside a y-anchor in concrete under the shed. The frames will have builders' bands around them too.

As you say, someone can still get in, but they'll take an age.l, and they'll need a wrecking bar and curring tools.

And when they do get in, they will be face to face with a camera...

I looked at some of the steel cage reinforced Rhino sheds.

Not sure the other half would be amused if I were to try and build something like that.

Nice! Yeah, I would like much beefier frame material and to have been able to secure the corners with coach screws. Double skin would also be nice, not necessarily for anything thermal as I have no problem with damp or condensation from rapid temp change, probably due to my other damp prevention and the decently felted roof.

The shed shackle works great, but I have heard a first hand story of one being destroyed using the tools already in a shed. But theirs was much further from the house and secluded. I might still cut a hatch in the floor and fit a ground anchor now that the concrete has had a couple of years to fully cure.

The windows could be smashed, but again that would be noticed and anything they can fit through the window would be cheaper/less hassle to replace along with the glass than a fucked wall. Plus I like the light.

Is there anything wrong with pouring concrete between the shed and the fence? As an added layer of fuckyou?

0.75 tonnes of concrete might be overkill...

they wouldnt be able to get through that with wood fence and shed wall stopping them!