Watched your video after my locked shed was broken into and my expensive bike was stolen. Used your ideas to secure my shed. Cost a few bucks but it was worth it. Should be Meth-head proof by now. Thanks, Scott.

I think it was when I saw the carriage bolts I was sure you knew what you were doing and had really thought it through. Nice job, cheap and effective, can't ask for more!

Nice job ! Just seems like a dam shame how thieves and vandals are influencing our projects and lives.

Simple but brilliant. A way of keeping things secure and I bet you got it done in under an hour. A big thumbs up.

Just bought all the parts to do this on my shed. Many thanks for video and subsequent comments. Top bloke 👍

I like that, neat and secure. No more difficult to install than a standard lock and just as easy to use but a big improvement and it just screams out "don't bother" to anyone wanting to break in.

Great video and great idea to use Unistrut for this purpose. One point to keep in mind, depending on how far the doors will swing out, looking at the position where you have mounted the "U" brackets, it looks like they would interfere with opening the doors past 90-degrees. It could easily damage the hinges if there is no fixed stop preventing the doors from opening further. I'd recommend locating the brackets further out from the doors, perhaps 10 or 15 cm. While planning such an installation, keep in mind that while it might be handy to do things a particular way because of an existing stud, you should consider everything and mount the bracket where you need it even if you need to add an additional stud or horizontal cross member.

First let me say I like the idea a lot. That said, if using the unistrut (or similar) bar you may consider putting a steel plate behind the seams of the doors where they open because without that, a simple sawzall could fit in the cracks between doors etc. and cut through that in a jiffy. With a nice thick and long steel plate behind it you may slow them down. If they were going to bring screwdrivers and bolt cutters to get into the original locks and hinges they may just have a sawzall too. A solid steel bar in lieu of unistrut could also help a lot as well. Honestly though your fix will likely deter most would be common thieves, but if they know you have something good in there then who knows. It's an unmanned building and lots of times it is nowhere near the main dwelling so making noises etc may not be an issue for them.

Thank you so much sir for putting out a video on how to secure your pub shed,I definitely need to protect my pub shed,with all these thieves around here,,someone trying to get in my shed while I was at work,I have cameras but they don't have like the SIM card or the memory card to record on it,s on who it was, I have to check on my smartphone security camera app,whenever I remember when I'm at work.,but I will go on Amazon or home depo.

Excellent idea. Thanks. These are sold in sets already made but ridiculously expensive

Fantastic job. Thank you.

very informative, Brilliant, cheers from the USA, Paul

Good security update for the shed. I can see a little issue with the positioning of the bar brackets - when the shed door is open to 90 deg it would touch the bracket and any further movement it would start to press on it and probably break the wood.

Awesome!!! I'm going to get one of those & install on my pub shed,I shared your video w/ to message so I can show it to home Depot when I go purchase that tomorrow,Thank u sir.

Just found your video. Great idea and I am going to secure my shed this way. Thank you!

Just did this to my shed today! Thanks for the great video!

Thanks for this video U.H. it is very relevant to me and I shall be looking into doing something similar, I am more than impressed with this idea. N.

Great video, that looks very secure! Your recent series of security videos have been very helpful.

Great idea. I like the heavy gauge steel parts. I might install it on my house doors.

Great video, i need to do something similar as all i've ever had on my shed is a waterproof padlock i think i bought years ago at Poundland lol. Never seized though but quite a few petrol tools in there. Thanks for tip and upload.

Just finished building my double doors and was looking for security ideas and as luck would have it I have loads of 8ft lengths of Unistrut laying about, my only issue that someone else already mentioned is that my doors would no long open 180 degrees as the brackets would get in the way, but apart from that it's a pretty good idea, thanks for sharing.

I just had my shed broken into and some stuff stolen. I'm adding a full home security package with ingress detection on all doors and windows, plus 24 hour outside video surveillance on both doors of the house. For the shed, I'm going to use your security method for the door, plus a motion inside and an ingress sensor on the door itself. I'm going to put a 160 DB alarm sired on the outside of the house and a 140 DB alarm siren inside the shed. These sirens will sound when the security system detects intrusion. When my security alarms go off, I want the cops to know they are needed without me even calling them (though the alarm company will do this anyway). Anyone inside that shed with the alarm goes off is going to need serious hearing protection within seconds, or they will suffer permanent hearing damage.

If you add a couple more brackets on the central supports of the doors and slide the bar through all 4, you can stop a potential thief from easily forcing the doors inwards.

Just finished installing this on my shed came out great! wish I could post a pic and show you. thanks for the video!

By putting the brackets so close to the edge of the door frame, you have limited how far the door can be opened. With the hinges that you have on that door, it looks like you could have originally opened it 180 degree (assuming it didn't bind on something else). With your bracket location, you've probably limited it to around 90 degrees. If you moved it a bit further back, you could open the door quite a bit more -- moving it back the thickness of the bracket + washer (looks to be 2" or so) would give you another 45 degrees.

Sick project brother. Very easy to follow.

Another very handy & constructive video. Top man ......

Great job

In America, out in the country, I use a motion sensor security light and a sign displaying a picture of my Smith and Wesson Security System. The system comes with 16 little buddies to help me out. No problems yet.

Thank You

With battery power tools available nowadays. It would be simpler to go around to the back of the shed out of sight and cut a hole with a circular saw. I've lined my shed with reinforcement steel grid used in making concrete slabs. Same applies for metal sheds.

Very nice... gives me my own DIY idea, anything is better than those cheap Stanly hasp they sell at Home Depot and Walmart.

Fantastic idea!!

Not bad. Would stop your average opportunistic thief. A battery powered angle grinder to the bolt heads would have it off, but that would make some loud noise.

I copied this design for my shed,it’s a great idea

Great video.

You could have used Nyloc nuts on the back instead of two normal nuts.No chance of those loosening even if turned from the outside. Great idea and video.

We’ve just had our outbuildings burgled - hence watching this good video - and will follow to the letter. We have Abus Granit locks on the doors which they couldn’t break - so they unscrewed/wrenched the hinges off. (I personally would like to have kneecapped whoever was involved and then dissolved them in quicklime - but my husband said stop with the fanciful ideas.) Sally Nolan

Any chance we can get a list of materials that you used? Thanks!

That's a great idea, thank you.

Very nice. I like the use of the unistrut. It's almost like it was meant to be used with that lock :) What brand is the lock?

Wow. That's another project I need to do. Subscribed! Nice one

Nice job!

Great video! I just did exactly this with my shed and it worked a treat. I only need a solid padlock now. Which kind did you use and what size would work best with unistrut? Thanks!

Easy build but I'd also consider tamper proof hinges as that would be the weak link apart from brute force on the wooden doors.

Nice one Chez!

Great idea

Puh! This won't work once you've built me my Terminator! A great idea though, & although some might think this is overkill, you make an important point about the "weakest link". When I worked at Homebase, I had a contretemps with another member of staff for putting a cheap number pad-lock on the tools cupboard. Do you know the ones I mean? They sometimes come in packs of three. I had to quit the talk, & show the bloke how easy it was to twist & buckle the padlock off! Some insensitive words were slurred in exchange for my wisdom!! But I stand by my statement that most small padlocks are useless.

Story put a flat head screwdriver int key hole of that lock you may find that the " anti drill plate" will pop out and so will al the inards

This stops someone from opening the doors toward the outside. What stops someone from kicking the doors inward, going under the bar, and taking items from the shed?

Brilliant idea Thanks Hi...Is this standard size unistrut? 41mm x 41mm?

Great and lock it up

Great system. Perfect for what I need for two of my sheds. I went to my local Lowe’s and HD, but no luck on finding the brackets. The bar I can find, just not the brackets. Trying to find some other supply source. If you or anyone else here in the U.S. has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated.

what size bolts are those ? Thanks for the reply. I figured out a slight improvement. I noticed while using a similar lock as you did "ABUS 82/63 Monoblock Solid Brass Padlock" when locked and in place it can be pushed up to expose the shackle to bolt cutters but if you take about four 1/8 inch thick washers with a hole big enough for the shackle to fit through and grind it down to fit inside the uni strut you can take away all that slack that allows this to happen thus completely protecting the shackle. Just put some epoxy on each washer, grind the assembly to fit inside the channel then epoxy it in place. Another thing I'm doing is mounted to each door on the inside bottom and top I'm putting a slide bolt that will securely latch into two 1/2 inch nuts inserted into a hole I drilled out for them. This way when I'm working in there in the winter and it's nasty as can be the doors are securely shut and also I can latch them both, exit out my side door and know it's about as secure as it can be coupled with your idea using the unistrut across the outside. Thanks for the idea as it was the best solution after much research. :)

3-4 well placed Punji traps would add significantly to the security.

The way this is put on, the brackets will prevent the door from opening more than 45 degrees. This would be a major pain in the rear for a shed. The doors can't fold back.

What lock is that you’re using, please? I’ve done exactly same with my shed after being broken into recently, using Unistrut brackets, but I can’t find a container lock with the 60mm clearance I need to fit over the 55mm bracket.

My take on this project would be to install an Abus High Security hasp and staple with backing plates,drill through and bolt.No chance of levering them off. Second,replace all hinge screws with Torx Pin Security bolts,with nylocs on rear.Even if thief has the correct tamper proof bit,they will only loosen less than 1mm,before just rotating in the hole. Yours is a great visual detterent as well though,and screams "Go away,thieving schwein!" LOL

What kind of lock is thst i like your method.

Do the doors have a stop at the top, or bottom? If not, it may be possible to undo the hinges and swing the door on the axis of the unistrut to gain access.

Could you still not take the screws from the hinges and push the door in then duck under the bar?

I was going to comment on someone just cutting the lock.Then i saw the lock you use. Looks like the setup would stop almost everyone except the very determined.

Awesome video. I did the same. However, why do you use carriage bolts if you're going to double nut the back or use nylon lock nuts? I somewhat feel that carriage bolts are better cosmetically, but isn't it redundant to have BOTH carriage bolts and some form of method to lock the nuts. I just feel the redundancy forces us to unnecessarily damage the threads - which is suboptimal if you might ever desire to reuse the carriage bolts. What's your opinion on this?

nowadays they've got battery operated grinders, easy access, and if they brought an extension chord they can use the outside outlets on your own house if they wanted to

Can't find those brackets.

Where can I buy those end brackets??? Thnx

thanks!

This is great! What kind of lock was used at the end?

is you're house a home or a prison? first its camera's and alarms now its shed clamps lol. but on a serious note have you been burgled or something? because you're very security conscious. great vid btw

great video i have just bought the unistrut part to make mine. just a quick question about the lock and were you purchased it, as i'm struggling to find them to fit the brakets. great job

Of course one lock will suffice 👍

Hello mate. Would you have any links for where I could purchase both the Unistrut and the Unistrut saddle clamps. I found a few sites that either sell one but not the other. Got a new shed coming in 2022 and would like to secure it just like you did here in this video. Cheers mate. Happy new year👍👍👍👍

Great idea, any ideas for an inward opening door?

Hi can you tell me what bolts you used as I’m struggling to find the same ones?

Hi, do you think this could be fabricated to be used on the inside to hide the fact you have something you really want to keep secure? Great vid.

What kind of lock is that? I'd like to get a secure lock. From what I hear, most locks are pretty weak.

Hello. Do you have a link for the padlock you used please? Thank you & Regards

Getting ready to do this project. I was thinking of mounting the brackets further out on the next set of studs on either side of the doors. Do you see any issues with that? Thanks for posting.

Just thinking, what's in that she'd? It's like fort knox haha. Great video as always :)y

Great video. Do you have links to the unistrut and lock? Cheers

2 hacksaw cuts or even possibly 1 and that bars coming off.

Great video. Also instead of double nuts, could 1 sheer nut be used?

Another good vid, have you tried hitting the end of the stud with a hammer. Never come loose.

I understand there is a lock on one side of the bar, what is on the other end??

Can you not just force the doors in rather than pull outwards and duck under? If you added a bar bracket to each door as well then all points are connected

What size lock did you use ? I’ve seen this type of Security Shutter lock with an opening of 40mm upward.

Great job. Can you use nylon locking nuts on the inside to make the brackets more secure?

Where can I get this type of material

What type of lock is that? Thanks

I cant find the metal bar you used? Where do you get it? I looked on ebay...

Trouble is though that the unistrut is only 2.5mm? Not very thick to cut through?

Hello , what kind of lock is that called that you used at the end ?

Reet good idea that pal

what size lock are you using

where did you find that padlock? I'm struggling to find a rectangular one large enough for the unistrut bracket...

Where could one purchase that lock? Nice video by the way

You would be able to cut that Uni-strut bar with a pair of tin snips!!!

5:20 So why bother damaging the thread, When you cut it off anyway ?

What’s them padlocks called buddy and where did you get them 👍👍

The best you can do is to put two electric wires night time 220 voltage and the thieves will give up for sure😃