Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership is offering the following tips to improve the security of your shed, outbuilding or garage this summer.
- Cover any windows with a curtain etc to stop prying eyes.
- Lay gravel around the door area (hard to walk on quietly)
- If possible fit bars on the inside of windows.
- Consider using extra internal bolts that drop into the floor for Up & Over garage doors.
- If you have wooden shed doors, check that the hinges and fixings are secured with coach bolts and not just screws.
- Fit a quality padlock and hasp, not a cheap one.
- Consider fitting a security light that has a built in sensor.
- Consider fitting a garage / shed alarm, no wires and can be fitted in about 5 minutes.
- Always lock your garage and when possible keep the doors closed.
- Security mark all your property, Use engravers or punches to mark your postcode and surname etc.
- Use permanent property markers on other types of property such as bikes, lawnmowers, strimmers, hand tools, electrical tools, patio and garden furniture etc.
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