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HS93:
why not spend the same amout of money as you would on a Vice and buy a dual zone detector Pacif/ultosonic both have to alarm at the same time for it to go off, and a simple alarm unit also think about a pasive out door detector with an indoor buzzer so you can tell if anybody is out side , with the amout of equipment and the engines /projects it is well worth it.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_External_Index/Security_Lighting_Index/PIR_Detectors/index.html
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Alarm_Index/Alarm_Pir_Dual_Tech/index.html
Peter
Powder Keg:
I've had a couple more little things gone missing. nothing major, just scraps that might have used for crazy inventions. We've now installed new locks and dead bolts on the house and shop. 2 of the 3 doors didn't have dead bolts. I use Vice-grips to lock the car door from the inside. The gates are always locked now. It's not too big of a pain now that I'm used to it. I'm making a security screen out of re-bar (I welded up most of it today) to go over the window on the man door in the shop and there will be a curtain on the inside. I have a cubbyhole for all my metal stock now. It will be moved there this weekend. When done it will look fenced off. I keep things I want in the back now and lock the doors when I leave. Even for a few minutes. My trailer now has a spot inside the fence and it will soon have a cover made to keep prying eyes out...
~Wes~
I'll post a few pictures this weekend.
Davo J:
Hi,
Sorry to here of your problem with thieves. I am going through the same thing here at the moment.
Just on a month ago I had someone cut my rear chain wire fence and come up the paddock and steel my 2 dogs that where in a fully enclosed compound. The dogs where only a Labrador and a jack Russel so not expensive, but I think it was done so they could come back at a latter date, as these 2 would go off barking if anyone was around.
They were not after them for value as I have another dog further up which is a staffy bull terrier and worth a lot more than those 2 put together.
It had me worried as the last I saw them was at 11:30 at night and they where gone in the morning, so I started looking around for security cameras and stayed up each night and slept in the days until they arrived and where installed. I have a lot of gear in the shed and my some has $20.000 + tied up in motor bikes.
This is the set I ended up buying
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/280674690847?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
And then I bought 4 more to make up the 16 cameras and some long leads to reach down the paddock.
We also bought a pack of stickers and put them all around to deter them from coming in.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160616648812?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
This might be an idea for you even if you don't put them up, though a couple of dummy cameras would make it look good.
I have added locks to every gate, double locks to the sheds and put everything away in the sheds so it is harder to get to. We have lived here for 30 years and never had one thing stolen and previously we used to leave things laying around the yard as our yard has 6ft plus high fences all around except for the back one in the paddock and nothing is visible from the road. We only have neighbors on each side as we are semi rural, which have lived here for as long as us and are nice people.
I keep to myself around here so I am not sure who it is, but it's not a good felling knowing someone has been in.
They must of had leads for the dogs as they always ran up inside or to the back door when we let them out.
I will also be doing the windows like you are and look forward to seeing your pictures.
Years ago for the roller doors, I drilled a hole in both vertical tracks halve way up and welded nuts to them. I then bent a bolt at 90 degrees to go into them which screws up against the door to stop it opening. This bolt jambs the door between the bolt and the front of the track and the corrugations wont allow it past.
Dave
snoopdog:
I am on a private dead end road with a fenced yard,
This is my security system. Works great. Its been so many years since iv locked my house or shop that I not sure where the key is.
Powder Keg:
I welded up a screen to go over the window on the man door. It's made up of number 3 Re-bar and some old broken tools.
We'll paint the letters so it can be read easier. Now I just need to move some more stuff\o/
~Wes~
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