Making your plastic bike shed secure

We don’t sell plastic sheds because we think that they offer the least protection compared with other types. There’s also the psychological element – they just look less secure, like the kind of garden store that should be easy to break into. But, if you’ve already got one, there are measures you can take to make them less attractive to an opportunist thief.

Security Measures

1. Install on a sound foundation and bolt it to the floor. A lightweight plastic shed can be pushed over – don’t let that happen!

2. Sensor-activated lighting in your garden will deter some thieves and are worth considering to flood light your back yard.

3. A non-secure shed must be positioned out of sight of the front of your property, and preferably behind tall fences and locked gates.

4. A PIR motion sensor alarm can be placed inside larger sheds: the screeching siren will deafen and startle many an intruder.

5. Lock bikes to a fixed bike rack and tether cycles to each other to make manoeuvring them very difficult. The stronger the lock and thicker the cable, the better.

6. Anchor your bike chain to a concrete base

7. Cover any windows in translucent or better still opaque material to keep your bikes out of sight.

One thing that’s difficult to do, unfortunately, is to reinforce the locks or door mechanism, so there may be some basic weaknesses that you can’t overcome. So, if you are determined to keep expensive bikes in a plastic shed, we recommend angling security cameras towards the shed and bringing your cycles inside the house when you’re away for any length of time.

NB Please read your warranty before modifying your shed.