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John Hill:
My shed has basic security in the way of locks etc but it also has an old telephone button pad mounted in a little glass fronted cabinet,  the 'cabinet' has a little keyhole apparently so you can unlock it to gain access to the buttons.  There is also a cheap flashing LED that blinks day and night and is actually powered by the doorbell power supply!

Dont tell anyone but the buttons are not connected to anything and the glass fronted cabinet would not open if you you had a key to put in that little hole!

sbwhart:
Hi Jay ?

I've got one of those B&Q alarms fitted to my shop, plus bars on the window, and a curtain that I close when I'm not in there, a good yale lock and no screws head on the outside of the door. and a movement outdoor light so the shop is illuminated if any one aproaches it. All that and the fact that its well away from site, seems to work for me (touch wood).

Stew

Twinsquirrel:
Hi Jason,

Great looking workshop, just think of all the things that will be born in there. Mrs. Twinsquirrel calls my workshop the "playhouse" and she is quite right.

As far as security goes, I have a small alarm, covered screws and bolts and curtains at the windows but I'm sure none of this would stop the determined thief. Give your local cop shop a call and ask to speak the the crime prevention officer, they will usually offer to pop around and give you some advice about cheap things you can do around your property to make it less inviting to the scum who may have their eyes on yor kit.

My workshop is on a piece of leased land at the end of my garden with a public right of way in between so I am not allowed to put the barbed wire and electric fences that I wanted to down there but the the police recomended spikey shrubs and good lighting to make it less inviting, seems to have worked so far, touch wood.

David

ja2on:
B&Q just got some more of my money

4 zones 2 sensors and 2 door switches
maybe overkill but i can have a pir in each section and a switch on each door all wired up to a different zone for fault finding if needed  :zap:
I went for the slightly dearer option as it has optional battery back up
also bought a nice interior door for the partition
at £17 it's not worth making one   ::)

bogstandard:
Nice one Jason, money well spent.

That will put your mind at ease.

John

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