Shed Lock

[clivvy]

guys, a while back I was looking for a shed lock, and im sure I found one on ebay, that was a sliding bolt, but the handle was lockable, im sure of it, does such a thing exist? I cant see COMBI ones, but not one where the handle is the lock, or am I imagining it?

[briggie]

guys, a while back I was looking for a shed lock, and im sure I found one on ebay, that was a sliding bolt, but the handle was lockable, im sure of it, does such a thing exist? I cant see COMBI ones, but not one where the handle is the lock, or am I imagining it?

timothy woods will probably have one ...... or that new screwfix direct place near macdonalds on leeds road ..... btw did you know screwfix is a part of b+q ?

[Deleted account DD]

Locks are for honest people and will not stop anyone breaking into your shed.

Ive seen hundreds of shed breaks and the only ones that failed were clearly attempted by incompetent fcuk wits who probably cant tie their own shoe laces.

Put a chunky lock and bolt of any description on but make sure you reinforce behind it and use coach bolts or peen the inside. Dont use screws as they can be so easily undone. This wont stop them but it will slow down or make it that bit harder.

We have a lock on each shed that has a motion sensor in it theyre bang on and the noise is sudden and earsplitting. they came from a motor cycle equipment supplier @£15 each

The reason they are a decent idea is because what may put the thieves off is light and noise, they WILL move on if ones available to a quieter darker target.

Consider a dawn to dusk light or a motion sensing light with a protective grill to illuminate and as many shed alarms and alarmed locks you can be bothered with.

[(RIP) PLANK]

Locks are for honest people and will not stop anyone breaking into your shed.

Ive seen hundreds of shed breaks and the only ones that failed were clearly attempted by incompetent fcuk wits who probably cant tie their own shoe laces.

Put a chunky lock and bolt of any description on but make sure you reinforce behind it and use coach bolts or peen the inside. Dont use screws as they can be so easily undone. This wont stop them but it will slow down or make it that bit harder.

We have a lock on each shed that has a motion sensor in it theyre bang on and the noise is sudden and earsplitting. they came from a motor cycle equipment supplier @£15 each

The reason they are a decent idea is because what may put the thieves off is light and noise, they WILL move on if ones available to a quieter darker target.

Consider a dawn to dusk light or a motion sensing light with a protective grill to illuminate and as many shed alarms and alarmed locks you can be bothered with.

Good advice, I lock things up like nobody's buisiness and still get repeatedly robbed :( I have even seen shed broken into by having the roof ripped off!

if the shed is more valuable than the contents just leave the door open :thumbs

[jims-terrano]

I think my Labrador may be a bit of a deterant:thumbs when shes out in the garden:doh

Jim

[clivvy]

well, theres nothing valuable in the shed. The shed construction is pretty solid id say, as I built it myself. A thief cant take the door off, because the hinges are inside, the windows wont smash because they are perspex he would have to take apart the whole shed to get in, but I just need a decent door lock. I know nothing will stop it being broke into, im not worried about that I have house insurance that covers it, I just want a decent, easy to operate door lock. The one i thought I saw was a simple sliding bolt, but the handle had a lock on it. The problem I have is that the usual mortice lock wont work-the keys are not long enough, thats how thick the construction of the door is.

[(RIP) PLANK]

i have a friend who "had" two vicious pit bull cross grard dogs, so bad half his staff were frightened to go near them or had been bitten. One morning they found one dead the other was never seen again, and over £20k of gear gone!

cluprits and vehicles caught on cctv - but no one caught!

It's a crazy world!

[clivvy]

thats awful, poor things. but you are right, its a crazy world and if someone wants to steal something, they will. im not too worried, i dont have anything worth stealing, unless they want hay. The shed is at the back of the garden, in full view of all the houses in our row. We have mutliple motion sensor lights, and cctv.

anyway, the lock, if i cant find the bolt type im thinking about, is it possible to get longer keys for the mortice locks?

[jims-terrano]

Trouble is if you make the lock easy to operate for you it may also make it easier for the scrotes. A friend of mine made a hasp and stapple but the hasp was the width of the door.

Jim

[briggie]

Trouble is if you make the lock easy to operate for you it may also make it easier for the scrotes. A friend of mine made a hasp and stapple but the hasp was the width of the door.

Jim

just staple a copy of my joke book to the door clive :lol:lol:lol

[kbekl]

big flashy locks and gurd dogs shows the theving gits you have somthing to rob no lock or out they tend not to bother unless they know somthing is in their

i live in manchester and i have accidently left the car unlocked many a time (never locked them in cornwall so was just a habit) not had a problem yet

[Deleted account DD]

A thief cant take the door off, because the hinges are inside, the windows wont smash because they are perspex

Not being funny but whatever you do dont put a large bet on that, you are guaranteed to loose ;)

he would have to take apart the whole shed to get in,

and that has been done on may occasions too usually using a crowbar nicked from a building site or B&Q :thumb2

The problem is your good self looks at it from a decent persons point of view. A scrote wanting to get in will not. If they dont know whats in there they will have a look in irrespective of any damage they cause.

Light and noise and that and the above actually straight from the horses mouth :naughty

[Deleted account DD]

We have mutliple motion sensor lights, and cctv.



did you know most thieves and burglars couldnt give a toss about cctv whatever the sky programs say?

as a prevention theyve been shown time and time again to be a waste of electricity.

also not much better after the horse has bolted.

monitored and in real time a slightly different story though ;)

[briggie]

our crime prevention occifer once told me to imagine i had lost my keys , how would i get in .....

[makeitfit]

It's at times like these and the stories above, I'm really glad I live out in the sticks :D
We dont have a key for the back doors and the one for the front door is always kept safe in the porch :lol
Garden shed does have a door on it but that's it:rolleyes:
If things change I may forget to look before using my gun in the garden:naughty

[Deleted account DD]

It's at times like these and the stories above, I'm really glad I live out in the sticks :D


Thats where we want to move to :D

My missus was on about monmouthshire the other day :eek: not sure Im ready to emigrate.

[Fez_uk]

It's at times like these and the stories above, I'm really glad I live out in the sticks :D

I will drink to that. :clap

Just got to watch out for pikeys 'looking' for scrap and antiques.

[laurieash]

I will drink to that. :clap

Just got to watch out for pikeys 'looking' for scrap and antiques.

one of the best things i find is a baby moniter one in the shed and the other in the bedroom you can hear everything, also a loaded air rifle in the bedroom,a couple of rounds of lead in the back of the neck works fine.:thumbs

[makeitfit]

also a loaded air rifle in the bedroom,a couple of rounds of lead in the back of the neck works fine.:thumbs
Sod the lead, what you want is those little feather tipped darts, they really smart :naughty
OR if you really want to upset the little urchin, file the tip of the pellet then hollow the end a bit with a countersink, then he'll bloody jump :lol:lol

[(RIP) PLANK]

It's at times like these and the stories above, I'm really glad I live out in the sticks :D
garden:naughty

for low criem, give me a town anyday, the horror stories on crime are usualy in rural areas. I have been robbed endless times this year, and all out in the sticks in a very exspensive area. I own a house in a so called 'deprived ward' (according to the regeneration stats), and there is comparitively no trouble.

Statistics show that the firther you live from your nearest neighbour the more likely you are to suffer from a violent crime in your own home! so wherever you live, lock your doors, basic security is always worthwhile. :thumb2

[jims-terrano]

Used to have my shed at my old house wired into the panic circuit of the house alarm with a key switch in the house. Inside the shed I had two sound bombs and trust me you aint gonna hang around near those things. Now guess what came with me to the new house and is currently in the garage:thumbs Don't keep much in the way of value in the garage but it'll be fun if anyone does set it off:lol

Jim

[makeitfit]

Statistics show that the firther you live from your nearest neighbour the more likely you are to suffer from a violent crime in your own home! so wherever you live, lock your doors, basic security is always worthwhile. :thumb2
Oh rubbish, it's a well known fact that 99% of statistics are made up :doh
Anyway, that stat. above just proves my point, no neighbors to here the wife scream :naughty

[Peasgood]

Statistics show that the firther you live from your nearest neighbour the more likely you are to suffer from a violent crime

My neighbour lives approximately a mile away. Crime at my place does indeed usually end in violence.

[4wheel]

The guys are right,you can actually break most decent locks with two number 17 spanners if you know how!! Here is an old trick worth a try.Put a motion sensor light in the shed.
Connect a siren to the light via a hidden switch and that's it.Switch the siren on once the light has settled and switch it off before/as you enter.Light and noise for next to nothing.If you happen to be away it will only sound for as long as you have set the light timer.So,no neighbours upset with a constant alarm but bad barstewards on the run.
You can use a 220v siren or 12v via a cheapy variable transformer.

[Deleted account DD]

The guys are right,you can actually break most decent locks with two number 17 spanners if you know how!!

You dont need that much stuff, the innocuous and perfectly lawful gear to get past most b&q level padlocks is available from your corner shop for about 75p if not already in your possession :thumb2

[tezzer]

Sod the lead, what you want is those little feather tipped darts, they really smart :naughty
OR if you really want to upset the little urchin, file the tip of the pellet then hollow the end a bit with a countersink, then he'll bloody jump :lol:lol

just buy flat tip pellets and put a small ball bearing in the back, only any good with a .22 though, they wont come back after one of them up the jacksy. :augie:naughty

[makeitfit]

just buy flat tip pellets and put a small ball bearing in the back, only any good with a .22 though, they wont come back after one of them up the jacksy. :augie:naughty

Ooo, never thought of a bearing up the pellet,mmmmmmmm,think I'll have a quick practice :lol
I used to use .22 bullets on the end of the air rifle barrel lodged into the muzzle, they made a nice bang, but no idea where t'bullet went:augie
I used to do target shooting at local gun club, but once all those nancy boy gun rules came out , things were a bit less fun. I mean why they wanted to count bullet shells I dont know :augie:naughty