Any recommendations please

[appollo1]

I am soon to move house and will be going to a property that unfortunately does not have the current luxury of a garage.

The new house does have a nice big garden so i will be looking at getting a shed of some sort to store my bike and numerous childrens bicycles etc.

OMO What do you recommend?

I have searched before somebody tells me to do a search and not come up with any conclusive ideas.

Has anyone bought a "shed" to store their bike and if so which one?

Is wood better than metal?

What extra security measures can you use when the bike is inside etc etc etc?

Thanks in advance

[Bibio]

don't get metal they are crap. if you do go down the wood route get a good one and it will pay for itself in years to come.

big feck off locks and good hinges with deadbolts in the checks. sometimes you can make it look to secure and people wonder what's so special that requires all the locks

[Paul the 6th]

sometimes you can make it look too secure and people wonder what's so special that requires all the locks

"If it's worth locking up, it's probably worth having..."

[Raymondo]

Stick to wooden sheds as very easy to put up and more water tight and very easy to repair and secure. Regarding security very easy to secure but remember massive locks look good on the doors but you still have windows and wooden sides..... if there was high chance of theft i would line the inside with sterling board or any other cheap sheeting and this will also insulate further etc, also i would either run a shed alarm or just buy a screamer lock for it.
Metal sheds are made of very thin sheet can slice them open with sharp knife and leak so bad all the joints in mine needed sealing. and soooooooo many pieces to put together..

second hand sheds are fine but will need new roof felt as they get torn when dismantling.......

[Sir Trev]

[QUOTE=Raymondo;2862579]Regarding security very easy to secure but remember massive locks look good on the doors but you still have windows and wooden sides..... QUOTE]

Window glass can be replaced with laminated quite cheaply so they're harder to get through - just remember to coach bolt them in securely with strong battens so the panels cannot be levered off. A good lock on the door can be beefed up with hinge bolts and security screws.

A determined thief will as always get through all this but if the sides are strong and the visible security is strong the opportunist will (hopefully) go elsewhere.

[Raymondo]

^^^^ totally agree, very very easy to secure wooden sheds. Nothing can ever be 100% secure, just trying to lessen the appeal to the opportunistic scum bag.

[wyrdness]

For securing your bike, I'd suggest a bucketful of concrete with a ground anchor set into it, and a decent chain. You might be able to bury the concrete under the shed somehow.

[punyXpress]

. . and a fierce-looking German Shepherd?

[andrewsmith]

Get a wood shed and treat it.
With the hinges and locks drill through and put countersunk screw head bolts with a standard and nyloc nuts on the back.

If your putting paving flags underneath, get a oxford anchor and drill a couple of hilti bolts into them

[JamesMio]

Just to go against pretty much everything the others have said...

These are what they've got 8 of out the back at the Buccleuch -

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/motorcycle-storage

They're very, very good - doddle to get the bike in and out of, watertight yet ventilated to prevent condensation and rust etc.

Size-wise - I've had my SV & Blade in the standard one, Fallout's fully loaded Tiger goes in there fine too - unless you're planning on swapping for a Goldwing any time soon I'd say that one would be fine. Larger one would let you stick the kid's push-bikes etc in there too.

[Raymondo]

its a container im sure it would look very nice on a site somewhere.

[Icanopit]

Another suggestion "IF" funds stretch far enough, now available in many sizes and tend to be of better consruction is the Log Cabin type, much better looking and can be partitioned off inside.

[JamesMio]

its a container im sure it would look very nice on a site somewhere.

http://www2.nykline.com/liner/container_information/img/container.gif

Yup, same thing.....

:rolleyes:

[Owenski]

It could be of no use what so ever but if others are reading this thinking a shed is possible option, big sheds cost big bucks. If you're reaching nearly £1k on the shed budget, consider the following...

IMHO you're always better off building in brick/block.
Pack of block will build about 7sqm of walling.
At 2m tall each pack of 72 blocks builds about 3.5m of wall, to build a 3x6m garage you'll need 5 packs, 6 if you're not using a standard garage opening.
Pack of blocks costs around £80-£90 depending on your supplier. £600 if you include the motar required for building.
Cheapest way to make the blocks look nice is to render the lot £200 again for the gobbo. Take another £200 for the roofing if you go with timber frame and pressed concrete sheets, similar if you plywood and felt it.

Basically if you've got £1000 build a block work garage... if you've not got the budget go wood. A firm in York (shop on ebay) do fantastic rates.

[Pricey12]

For securing your bike, I'd suggest a bucketful of concrete with a ground anchor set into it, and a decent chain. You might be able to bury the concrete under the shed somehow.

^^ This.

I don't have a ground anchor but chain my bike to about 80kg of cast iron weights.

I'd go down the brick shed route if you can. Insurance companies will class this as a garage as long as it has a lockable door, so will also bring your insurance premium down too.

[appollo1]

Can't do the brick shed thing as suggested.

Looking at wooden sheds.

Will I have to strengthen the floor for the bike to sit in?

[Bibio]

depends on the quality of the shed. if you have the cash get a good one.

do a search for the one dizzy had built and it will give you a rough idea of what quality is.

[Raymondo]

the floor is not a problem as very simple to just drop a piece of 18mm ply.....

as earlier ground anchor and a decent cover

[Dicky Ticker]

Depending on the access to your back garden,but a cheap and solid alternative is a box van body[laminated sheet type]------we use an old one[16ft] with double back doors as storage in the yard,two big padlocks and a cheapo battery motion alarm fitted inside.You may not need one as big but you can get then 12 or 14ft depending on how big you want.
Allows space as a workshop for maintenance and the total cost would be in the £6-700 region. Bit of paint on the exterior Bobs your auntie.