Inexpensive way to keep those thieves at bay and away from breaking into your shed.
How to put a lock on a shed door.
The siding into the frame of the shed.
If your shed is built with a solid frame and a full door you have the option of a deadbolt.
5 best locks for your outdoor shed.
Easy to install simple to maintain effective in improving your shed safety.
Many locks of this type have a latch bolt spring bolt as well as a deadbolt.
Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of the bolt.
Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws.
The door catch secures into a strike plate or keep fixed to the frame of the door.
The simplest type of shed door latch is the turn button.
This means one that cannot be cut with a pair of bolt cutters.
View of a rim lock set from the inside.
For example if you are planning to use a hasp and padlock setup you must use a top quality hasp.
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On the outside of the door all that can be seen is a discreet brass plate so this fits in well with most shed door designs.
This type of shed door lock is convenient to use and quite unobtrusive as the body of the lock is on the inside of the shed door.
To the door lining.
These offer the a high degree of security because they are internal to the door frame and door and cannot be cut with a lock cutter.
A main drawback however is that they cost more to install.
I would recommend making them out of a hardwood such as oak.
A lock is only as good as the materials it is attached to.
The lock is fixed to the inside of the door with wood screws.
It also means you need to use security bolts to firmly attach the hasp to the shed and shed door.