"Bike Sheds"
 

Does anyone know where you can get one of those steel insurance approved bike sheds from? I've seen countless adverts for them in magasines but can't remember who makes them.

Cheers
Jase

http://www.airflowsafe.com/ is the company that makes 'em.

Nice one!!! :D :thumbsup:

Just because the company that makes them say that they are insurance approved, it does not follow that you will get a significant reduction on your premium to make it worthwhile.

Most insurance companies ask is your garage brick/block built.

Do your homework on this before you commit. If you cannot get a deal that will pay off the cost of the bikesafe in a few years, you maybe better off byying a cheap wooden shed (£200) and using a ground anchor inside. Most of the security comes from the fact that your bike is not in view.

Matters not to me, mine's in me living room :wink: :lol:

Good point on that one, I think I will speak to my insurance company first but I know that my dad's mate has one of those for his bike which makes his insurance significantly cheaper than it would be if the bike were outside.

I have a bit of an issue with using wooden sheds for bike storage, given wood is very good at being set alight.

Homework time all the same though.

Yeah I got a bike barn for less than £200.

Quick and easy to build and use, lock the bike to a ground anchor as that provides the security.

The most important thing I did was put up a tall fence so the barn and bike are not in view to passers by.

That is more important than any fancy alarm or lock in my opinion. If people don't know you have something then they won't try to steal it.

The savings on insurance in my middle of the range postcode from saying it is garaged are tiny.

Done a touch of research with a call to my insurance company. I'm currently insured through Choice Quote, with my actual policy being with Equity Red Star. I was advised that the Bikesafe shed is approved as coming under the class of your bike being "garaged" so it will obtain the same benefit as one which is in a brick / concrete etc garage.

I was told that not all insurance companies offer a discount at all for the bike being garaged though. You live and you learn.

I think that bikesafe are the only approved one..i may be wrong though

waste of money if you ask me, the security on them is usually rubbish - i'd get a premade concrete garage and cement it in - they are cheaper..

And need planning permission where as bike barns dont.

Im considering getting one now .. Im planning on upgarding so did a few quotes, can save over £1000 on insurance on a brand new mille if its garaged.

Concrete garages may be cheaper, but you're not factoring all the costs in there at all. You will also need a solid concrete base for a garage, which is not a service that garage vendors offer so you'd either need to do it yourself at cost of materials or get a builder in.

Also as Viney said, you also need planning permission.

you don't need planning permission for a pre-fab garage

they're still cheaper overall, a TriMetals shed big enough to fit 3 bikes in was about 1500 quid.

try www.nucrete.co.uk

Yes you do need planning, also note that £1500 is double the price of a Bikesafe shed. Cheaper overall, me thinks not.

yes you do need planning perm i know someone who had to take one down,
at my last house i didn't have a garage so i got a 10x8 timber shed made with a 3ft door and extra support in the floor, timber is good because you dont get condensation where as my concrete garage ive got now is terrible for it.

It depends on your council. Got a prefab garage being put up as I type this. The rulkes for my area are as long as the construction has no combustable materials (ie wooden roof joists) at is no larger than 50 square meters and I can't remember what the height was as well. Other restrictions are as to where it's placed on your property not coming out further than the house etc.

I kept the emails from the council just in case.

my cousin is going to build a blockwork garage in his back garden and walsall council just said as long as its 5m away from your house and does'nt exceed 3m high he would be fine, the one that had to be taken down was in cannock.