Buyers guide – Garden Sheds
A dull subject ??? perhaps so, perhaps not. A garden shed is just a garden shed?? Oh No… As the recession hits, garden crime is increasing at an alarming rate. What do we mean by garden crime?? – Somebody pinching your daffodils?? – No. Tool theft is the problem. They are expensive, untraceable and usually uninsured. The trend is to break in to a shed and:
1: Steal the tools and sell them
2: Use your tools to break into your house
The solution? A decent secure storage unit.
So what are the Garden Shed options:
No Shed: You can always leave your tools in the garage. As with our bike storage guide, not everybody has a garage and often they have a car in them!
Wooden sheds. In the same way we don’t supply cheap bike locks, we don’t supply cheap, wooden sheds. Why?? They offer no virtually no protection from theft and require constant maintenance (refelting, painting, rot protection) So, a “bargain” £99 shed ends up costing you time and money in the long run. Typically a wooden shed will only last a few years. No matter how many times you apply weather guard to the structure, it will begin to rot. Also, from a theft point of view, a wooden shed offers little or no protection.
Wooden Garden Sheds
Metal sheds:
Good quality, weather proof sheds with decent locks and a built in floor will save £££s over the years. Look for a galvanised finish as this will ensure the shed will be weather proof and rust proof. A full metal construction ensures the unit will be theft resistant – assuming the shed is made from a decent thickness of steel. Also look out for an integral metal base. A lot of entry level sheds don’t have a base (that’s why they are cheap). Without a base, the shed will leak, have condensation issues and will be easy to lift up or push over. The shed construction is also important -how is the shed put together?? Asgard sheds are built inside out. So there are no exposed screw heads on the outside of the unit – looks good and stops thieves from unscrewing the door from the outside. Finally, historically the biggest issue with Metal Sheds has been condensation, cold metal and a warm lawn mower = moisture = rust. Asgard use air vents hidden in the roof eaves on all units – actually the Flexistore range has even more ventilation with additional fascia slots.
Sneak Thieves Are About
The metal shed options:
The Vangard
Asgards entry level, low height garden shed. Just because it’s our baby shed, this does not mean it’s not a tough one. With excellent double door access, this little shed is big enough for most small to medium gardens. A thumb turn lock is included for you to add your own padlock for security. Even though this is our little baby shed, it still comes complete with an all weather galvanised construction, a full metal integral floor and built in (to the roof) condensation vents. An all round excellent package, most popular with gardeners for general garden storage. Supplied with a ten year warranty.
The Vangard Metal Shed
The Flexistore Range
Designed by our customers as a mid range super tough garden store. Available in three standard sizes 5 x 5, 5 x 7 and 5 x 11. We are really excited by this new range, we have managed to take many of the features of our top rated Centurion metal sheds and squeeze oodles of them (and more) into these excellent value metal sheds. So what is so good about them?
Flexistore Metal Garden Sheds
The Flexistore range is:
Made from galvanised weather proof steel
Has a 10 year warranty
Built in hidden roof vents to reduce condensation
Extra front fascia vent to reduce moisture even more!!
Ideal for hot lawn mowers on cold days.
Uses the same tough 3 point locking system using the pick resistant euro cylinder found on our insurance approved units.
Full metal floor – Check out the competition – no one else gives you this as standard.
Built from the inside so no exposed screws or easy access points for thieves.
Shelf and hook packs available for even more flexibility.
Free ground bolts to secure the shed to the ground Easy self assembly
Weighing in up to 39 stone this shed is going no where
1.1meter extensions available to make your shed as big as you need it
Currently at a reduced introductory price – so hurry up!
Recommended by gardeners UK wide
Free mainland delivery – to most locations
All backed by a ten year warranty
The Centurion heavy duty metal shed
If you want the ultimate in garden security then this is the shed for you.
With an incredible high build quality this all metal weather proof shed has our top rated 5 point locking system. This shed is so secure we sell thousands into schools and collages across the UK as sports storage units. The Centurion is often left unattended in the middle of a field for days on end, full of several thousand pounds of sports equipment. To date we have had only one successful breakin attempt – When a car was used to ram raid the shed.
Centurions are all 5ft wide (depth according to model)
Centurions are:
Φ Made from galvanised weather proof steel
Φ Has a 10 year warranty
Φ Built in hidden roof vents to reduce condensation
Φ Uses a really tough 5 point locking system using the pick resistant euro cylinder found on our insurance approved units.
Φ Full metal floor – Check out the competition – no one else gives you this as standard.
Φ Built from the inside so no exposed screws or easy access points for thieves.
Φ Shelf and hook packs available for even more flexibility.
Φ Free ground bolts to secure the shed to the ground Easy self assembly
Φ As used by the nations schools and collages
Φ Weighing in up to 52 stone this shed is going no where
Φ 1.1 meter extensions available to make your shed as big as you need it
Φ Recommended by gardeners UK wide
Φ Free mainland delivery – to most locations
Φ All backed by a ten year warranty
The Gladiator
If you want the ultimate in garden security – but need a little extra width then this is the shed for you.
The Gladiator Metal Shed
With an incredible high build quality this all metal weather proof shed has our top rated 5 point locking system. This shed is so secure we sell thousands into schools and collages across the UK as sports storage units. The Gladiator is often left unattended in the middle of a field for days on end, full of several thousand pounds of sports equipment. So that is testament to just how tough these units are. Even though this garden shed is huge and tough, it is just as simple to build as our smaller units – 2 averagely fit people can build one of these in around an hour using the fully illustrated instructions supplied. The Gladiators are built in the same way as the Centurion units, just a little wider! This extra width allows you to fit out this shed with shelf after shelf of storage capacity without interfering with the main, central storage area.
The Gladiators are: all 7.4ft wide (depth according to model)
Φ Made from galvanised weather proof steel
Φ Has a 10 year warranty
Φ Built in hidden roof vents to reduce condensation
Φ Uses a really tough 5 point locking system using the pick resistant euro cylinder found on our insurance approved units.
Φ Full metal floor – Check out the competition – no one else gives you this as standard.
Φ Built from the inside so no exposed screws or easy access points for thieves.
Φ Shelf and hook packs available for even more flexibility.
Φ Free ground bolts to secure the shed to the ground Easy self assembly
Φ As used by the nations schools and collages
Φ Weighing in up to 52 stone this shed is going no where
Φ 1.1 meter extensions available to make your shed as big as you need it
Φ Recommended by gardeners UK wide
Φ Free mainland delivery – to most locations
Φ All backed by a ten year warranty
Thats a brief round up of the Metal Shed Options available. For further information either visit our website www.asgardsss.co.uk or just call us on 08456 580730
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