20
Jul
2016
By Calvin at 11:26 GMT, 7 years ago
Two things happened to me at the weekend: I drove past a car boot sale and I started to clean out my shed. So why do I mention both these occurrences in the same sentence? Because stuff nicked from sheds often ends up at a car boot sale!
To demonstrate the value of a shed’s contents here’s a list of just some of the stuff in mine; together with a rough replacement value should they get nicked.
- 2 Electric Drills £400
- Dremel Drill/Engraver £150
- 2 Electric Sanders £190
- Electric Jigsaw £120
- Electric Reciprocating saw £180
- Socket set £40
- Drill and screw bit sets £50
- Garden blower/vacuum £110
- Lawnmower £200
- High-pressure jet cleaner £150
- Spade £40
- Other garden tools £300
- Total - £1,930
I reckon the contents of my shed are very typical and if I added in all the other contents (screws, nails, gas bottles, timber, tumble drier, etc) the total value wouldn’t be too far short of £4,000.
Fortunately, I thought about security from the outset (when I got the new shed) and so it’s been properly secured and alarmed, but I know that I’m in a minority.
There’s lots of advice on this website about outbuildings and how to secure them and so maybe this coming weekend you could have a look at your shed and work out what you might want to do to protect its valuable contents - and make sure you mark everything with your postcode and house number, in case you lose stuff and spot it at the car boot sale.
Also, don’t forget that burglars often break into sheds to get the tools they need to force their way into your house, so put that shed dread to bed with better security!
Security for Garden Outbuildings http://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/preventing-theft-from-the-garden/606/security-for-garden-outbuildings/
