Your garden shed will often be the first place on your property that burglars will target. Most of the time there are not enough security measures in place, and they can contain machinery, DIY tools, valuable equipment, or personal belongings (i.e. bicycles).
We have asked our security specialists for their top tips on garden shed security and this guide should help you to stay safe.
1. Keep Out Of Sight
Your shed should be positioned in your garden so that it is hidden from the point of view of anyone who is walking on the street, but should also be somewhere in the garden where you can see your shed from your house. If it does end up being targeted by intruders, then you don’t want them to be able to break in unnoticed.
2. Replace The Door Hinge
If your garden shed is over 5 years old, then the shed door hinge is one of the weak points. These are usually assembled with short screws that can easily be removed or forced off. For added security, you could replace the screws with nuts and bolts.
This should make intruders think twice about trying to pry open the door of the shed!
3. Choosing The Right Locks
A standard shed door lock won’t do much when it comes to keeping out intruders. In order to secure your shed lock, a hasp and staple with a strong padlock will be more secure by securing with lock plates and round-headed bolts. These are much harder to remove than just screws and are a lot more secure.
Closed Shackle Padlocks can also do well with protecting your shed from being broken into with hacksaws as they only have a small section of the shackle unprotected.
4. Install Garden Shed Security Lights, Alarms & Camera
The following security measure is going to be essential for your garden shed, keep things safe, and act as a natural deterrent for intruders.
Install Security Lights: motion sensitive/solar-powered security lights can come in handy when trying to find your way to your shed in the dark. Also can make it harder for intruders by illuminating the areas near your shed and preventing thieves.
Install Alarms: An intruder alarm can help deter thieves by greeting them with a loud alarm when they enter your shed! Alarms can be triggered in several ways; movement near the shed, mains powered, battery powered or wireless depending on your preference!
Install a Security Camera: Install a motion-triggered security camera in the direction of your shed, that is positioned higher up where it can’t be tinkered with. This can be used as footage which can be streamed directly to your phone for your convenience.
5. UV – Mark Your Belongings
As a final measure of safety, it is advisable that you use a UV pen, as an advanced marking system. This safety measure can increase the chances of identifying your stolen garden equipment by marking them.
You can register your items with immobilise.com, which can help the police to assist you with your stolen possessions.
Get In Touch Today
Garden shed security is important to keep things secure in your garden and prevent any future break-ins from happening.
We hope that these tips can help you. If you have any questions or require further help securing your garden shed, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
