Securing your overlap wooden bike shed

We don’t sell overlap wooden sheds because we think that a tongue and groove 'shiplap' design is overlap stronger and more resistant to a crowbar attack. Overlap is less effective at keeping out water, which is the last thing you need!

Security Measures

If you are using a overlap shed for your bikes, there are measures you can take to make them less attractive to an opportunist thief:

1. Install on a sound foundation and bolt it to the floor. A cheap, low height shiplap bike store 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 windows in translucent or better still opaque material to keep your bikes out of sight.

8. If the door frame is wide and deep enough, attach an external security bar across the door and a hasp and staple latch with padlock.

9. Replace hinge screws with clutch screws to make removing the door significantly more arduous.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with using a overlap type shed as a bike store, particularly if you’re happy to undertake some or all of the above measure. It’s just that we think tongue and groove sheds are simply the better choice.

NB Please read your warranty before modifying your shed.