New secure shed needed for bikes
The Big Cheese
Posts: 8,651
Righto, this is rather worrying given the amount of 'my bike has been stolen' threads.
As my bike collection is growing I need to start getting them out of the house and the girlfriend doesn't want them (and never did) in the house.
We are thinking of buying a decent metal shed that has no windows, no weak areas and a damn secure door(s)
2 sides of the shed will be against a brick wall in the garden so that leaves the front and one side accessible.
It has to house three bikes plus the usual other crap.
Price isn't a problem and Im thinking we may have to go 'custom' rather than B&Q
Does anyone know of any places that specialise in such things....
Thanks in advance :?
As my bike collection is growing I need to start getting them out of the house and the girlfriend doesn't want them (and never did) in the house.
We are thinking of buying a decent metal shed that has no windows, no weak areas and a damn secure door(s)
2 sides of the shed will be against a brick wall in the garden so that leaves the front and one side accessible.
It has to house three bikes plus the usual other crap.
Price isn't a problem and Im thinking we may have to go 'custom' rather than B&Q
Does anyone know of any places that specialise in such things....
Thanks in advance :?
0
Comments
-
These are compact but work:
http://www.trimetals.co.uk/bicycle.php? ... lAodJllvOA
Or buy a basic wooden shed and place it on a concrete base (or at least ensure there is a concrete panel/heavy slab) below the floor. Cut through the wood floor and attach one of the many floor bolt systems to the concrete. Then thread a long heavy duty chain through all your bikes and into the eyelet of the hook. These hooks come in all shapes and prices. The more you spend, the more of a deterrent it will be. The Allen key bolt heads can be prevented from releasing by packing in ball bearings (one per bolt - and supplied with the bolt). Expect to spend £100 on the hardware. Worth it though.0 -
0
-
Can you not build your own to your specific requirements ? As most -if they're not meant for use in the building sector- can easily be jemmyed open or bolt cropped.Try seeing what your local authority gardners,park keepers use, as they are normally theif proof.
Davyboy0 -
Like Davyboy said, can you not build your own, or get one built? For the price of the one in your link, can you not have a brick one built? Dont know how much this type of thing costs but i cant imagine it'd be stupid amounts? If they use the existing two brick walls of your garden then they'd only need to build two walls? Or am i living in a pre-inflation world of my own?0
-
It's the missus - she wont go down the 'brick' road again
She wants a shed - ie bolted to the floor and standalone...
The walls are only 4.5 foot high with fencing on top (if you see what I mean)
have another week or so to look into other options - it is a lot to spend I know - but there will be close to 5k in bikes by then..... :shock:0