Browse Forums Outdoor Living Re: garden shed security 5Mar 15, 2011 8:28 pm Or do what i did and run a sensor from the alarm into it!! Re: garden shed security 7Mar 27, 2011 1:51 pm ledgend80 ........ All padlocks do is keep the honest people out. If someone wants in bad enough they will get in. I'd agree, If they've gone to the trouble of getting into your backyard this already shows they're not the "honest" type of person. If they brought anything larger then a large screw-driver with them, then whatever is in your (average) shed is theirs to take to the local Crime Converters dealership. I understand that microwave intrusion sensors are better then PIR's for high-heat areas, but that pre-supposes you've got a security system in the house and a way of connecting it to the shed. Failing that, borrow l80's dogs !! P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: garden shed security 10Mar 27, 2011 8:34 pm S&M would anyone know the process of running your existing alarm from your house to your shed? Step 1 : Do you have, can you arrange at least one pair of wires from existing alarm panel to shed ? (Two pair will allow you to power the sensor, one pair and you'll need 12v from a plug-pack in the shed) Step 2: Do you have a spare "zone" on your existing alarm panel ? Step 3: If not, You'll have to use an existing zone Step 4: Connect sensor (from Step 1) to available zone (from Step 2 or 3) Step 5: Relax, Your shed is as secure as it's going to be P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: garden shed security 11Mar 27, 2011 10:39 pm Pepsi_Drinker S&M would anyone know the process of running your existing alarm from your house to your shed? Step 1 : Do you have, can you arrange at least one pair of wires from existing alarm panel to shed ? (Two pair will allow you to power the sensor, one pair and you'll need 12v from a plug-pack in the shed) Step 2: Do you have a spare "zone" on your existing alarm panel ? Step 3: If not, You'll have to use an existing zone Step 4: Connect sensor (from Step 1) to available zone (from Step 2 or 3) Step 5: Relax, Your shed is as secure as it's going to be P_D lol ... Relax! Good explanation Pepsi drinker. Re: garden shed security 13Apr 03, 2011 11:00 am If you have anything particularly valuable, you'd be better to keep it in the garage - which can be properly secured or alarmed without going to much trouble. We have our mower, line trimmer and mulcher in the shed, plus various BBQ and gardening paraphenalia, and just a padlock to secure it. Things that are more attractive to thieves, such as ladders, power tools, bikes etc, are all safely stowed in the garage. Exterior sensor lights are a bit of a deterrent, and a cheap investment. But we've never had a problem with shed break-ins in 25 years of home ownership.... My philosophy is: lock it up, make sure it's insured and stop worrying. Re: garden shed security 14Apr 03, 2011 11:45 am Pepsi_Drinker S&M would anyone know the process of running your existing alarm from your house to your shed? Step 1 : Do you have, can you arrange at least one pair of wires from existing alarm panel to shed ? (Two pair will allow you to power the sensor, one pair and you'll need 12v from a plug-pack in the shed) Step 2: Do you have a spare "zone" on your existing alarm panel ? Step 3: If not, You'll have to use an existing zone Step 4: Connect sensor (from Step 1) to available zone (from Step 2 or 3) Step 5: Relax, Your shed is as secure as it's going to be P_D I've got a NAS Alarm System and it "talks" to a sensor in the shed which is powered by three AA's...when I turn the house alarm on it sends a message to the shed to arm the sensor. Every six months or so the alarm will beep to tell me the power in the batteries are a bit low...you can punch the code in to stop it annoying but will reset in 24 hours to make sure you change the batteries. Don't see the need for hard wiring. And I've got a couple of motion detecting solar spotlights on the shed. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Is it possible to render an old corrugated iron shed.I have heard that it can be done if it is covered with chicken wire first.Not sure of the ratio of the render mix and… 0 4896 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5407 Hi, I am sheeting the inside of a 5.7 x 8m shed with gyprock. Unfortunately the shed wasn't designed for internal cladding but I have been framing it up as strongly as… 0 3423 |