The Shed of Dread. Or my new workshop.

[CJay]

Finally, I have a space to build my workshop, a brand new 10'x8' insulated and solid wooden garden building (shed) has been ordered and will be installed in the next couple of weeks (I hope)

But, before I move my beloved and hard won gear into it, I want to make it secure.

The internal walls will be plywood lined so I'll be adding a mesh of wires behind that to connect to an alarm in case somene decides they'd like to smash their way in, there'll be an IP camera inside and out and the door will have a chunky lock as well as a battery backed RFID system, the frame and hinges will be hardened and, from prior experience, the roof will be having a few extra bolts added as well as having the wire 'mesh' connected.

So, any tips, ideas etc to make it a bit more secure?

[MosherIV]

Re-enforce the door and door frame.

Use security screwns if they are exposed outside.

Bars or wire mesh over the windows.

Cuboards to hide stuff from view when not in use. Also kmake the cuboards lockable.

 

[VK5RC]

1. A four legged friend or two.
2  A "Danger High Voltage" sign. With a nice big old insulator nearby.HiHi

[Aeternam]

Mustn't... Can't... No... MUST NOT...

BAAAAAH



Install one of these.



DOH!

 

[MosherIV]

  I was tempted to post that as well 

Seriously, I forgot another measure is to install one of those lights connected to PIR sensor.
Has the advantage of lighting your way to/from the shed.

[nctnico]

If someone wants to get in, they will get in. Just make it harder to steal your stuff then the neighbour's flat screen.

[schmitt trigger]

A good old-fashioned PIR detector connected to a 110dB wailing siren and a strobe light.

Connected, of course, to a keypad to disable it.

[nctnico]

A good old-fashioned PIR detector connected to a 110dB wailing siren and a strobe light.

Both disabled with a hammer in less than 5 seconds. And nobody is going to call the police.

[Towger]

Security Cameras, the pikies hate them.  Don't want your test leads striped for their copper.

[jadew]

Don't want your test leads striped for their copper.

LOL

[TerraHertz]

Just remember, man-traps are illegal. If the body is ever found.

[CJay]

All good answers, there's always the worry that marking something out as needing to be secure makes it more of a target.

Unfortunately I can't afford a robot minigun and I quite like my kids so leaving them as mincemeat on the lawn isn't an ideal solution.

I think I've got it covered, I know from experience that they will get in if they want to, I just want to make it as inconvenient as possible for them and as easy to catch them if they manage it.

[netdudeuk]

Finally, I have a space to build my workshop, a brand new 10'x8' insulated and solid wooden garden building (shed) has been ordered and will be installed in the next couple of weeks (I hope)

Got a link ?

[TheNewLab]

I don't get the "Dick Smith" joke. May not want to.

Regarding stealing your copper Ha! Ha! listened to a TED of a guy in Fresno, CA that uses 6 huge Newfoundland dogs. Says in the rural areas people have gone after the copper in stuff, and the aluminum...(Area was hard hit from 2007 and has not yet recovered...)

[CJay]

I don't get the "Dick Smith" joke. May not want to.

Regarding stealing your copper Ha! Ha! listened to a TED of a guy in Fresno, CA that uses 6 huge Newfoundland dogs. Says in the rural areas people have gone after the copper in stuff, and the aluminum...(Area was hard hit from 2007 and has not yet recovered...)

Dick Smith, Australian retailer of cheap electronics tat I believe...

Road signs and railings wre/are a target for metal thieves here, a non zero number every year die as a result of trying to steal copper from live electricity substations, the reports in the news usually mention 'a small fire', I'm lead to believe it's the person who was attempting to make off with the copper.

A few years ago some particularly stupid metal thieves stole a mile of telecoms cable and cut off an entire town from the telephone network. Unfortunately it was fibre optic...

[janoc]

Unfortunately I can't afford a robot minigun and I quite like my kids so leaving them as mincemeat on the lawn isn't an ideal solution.

A good old paintball gun mounted on a robotic turret could be very effective though. Non-lethal, but paintballs do hurt quite a bit and getting splattered in bright paint may not be the preferred disguise for any crooks trying to steal something.

[GreyWoolfe]

I find that my 2 "dog bells" are a deterrent.  They go off if a fly farts 2 houses down.  They even have a special bark for the UPS truck.

[CJay]

Unfortunately I can't afford a robot minigun and I quite like my kids so leaving them as mincemeat on the lawn isn't an ideal solution.

A good old paintball gun mounted on a robotic turret could be very effective though. Non-lethal, but paintballs do hurt quite a bit and getting splattered in bright paint may not be the preferred disguise for any crooks trying to steal something.

I played paintball and have had the bruises to verify that. And the knackered knee from slipping on sheep shit, which put me out of the game.

[BBBbbb]

paintball gun turret is just screaming "steal here" and the turret would be stolen as well.

[DTJ]

If you had not already ordered a shed I'd have suggested getting a used 10 or 20 foot sea shipping container.

They are pretty cheap and very secure. You just need to line it & maybe put a heat shield on the roof if you live in a very hot or very cold area.

[med6753]

You must post pictures when you get this shed and set it up.

[janoc]

paintball gun turret is just screaming "steal here" and the turret would be stolen as well.

Well, if you could still move after a turret has unloaded a magazine of paintballs in your face or chest you could as well have it. In that case you are most likely some kind of Terminator or superhuman and I am glad you took only the gun.

[BrianHG]

A good old-fashioned PIR detector connected to a 110dB wailing siren and a strobe light.

Both disabled with a hammer in less than 5 seconds. And nobody is going to call the police.

Make that siren 150db at 10-14KHz and the strobe a 5-15kw xenon flash lamp with reflector used in old spy planes to photograph land at random timed pulse between 0.5 and 2 seconds.
No one will get near enough to the siren to steal or damage it without their head burning in too much pain to take their fingers out of their ears...
Getting too close to the strobe light will blind them and any uncovered skin will burn and they will need medical attention, but, it wont be lethal, I hope....

[CJay]

You must post pictures when you get this shed and set it up.

Absolutely, I was planning a timelapse of the build etc. At the moment it's a vegetable patch that's a bit overgrown.

[voltsandjolts]

I use these locks on my shed up&over door and side door. They are sturdy.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221174375033