Shed and Garage Door Security: Hasp & Staple and Garage Defender

See Also:
The Shed Shackle - A unique product designed to improve security inside sheds
and the new Lock 'n' Roller - Innovative security for roller shutter doors

If you intend to lock a building, a shed or a cabinet, you are likely to need either a hasp & staple or, for higher security, a pad bar. These are used in combination with a padlock.

If you have a vulnerable garage with an up-and-over style door, the Garage Defender offers a simple and pragmatic improvement to your security. A pair of Asec door locking bolts allows you to secure the bottom corners of up-and-over doors, with access to the locks from inside or outside the door.

More details on these products are below and are listed in our online shop.

A hasp & staple comprises a hinged hasp that is typically fitted with screws and a coachbolt to the side of a door, and a loop on a plate (the staple) that is screwed to the surrounding structure/doorframe and that is protected by the hinged plate of the hasp when secured.

Squire No. 8 Hasp & Staple:
This is hinged, with an anti-corrosion finish and employs concealed fixings. The staple and hasp are both made of hardened steel. It is ideal for use with the SS50CS or SHCB65 padlocks. The photo shows the Number 8 hasp and staple, with a 50p piece for scale. It is much bigger than the hasp & staples typically used for sheds.

We recommend this item is used in conjunction with a Beef-Up Kit to increase the security level of both sides of the shed door. This is because the standard product from Squire includes a coach bolt for the hasp side, but no bolt for the staple side, so this can be vulnerable to being prised away from the woodwork. The Beef-Up Kit provides a selection of bolts etc to help you bolt right through the door and frame such that it is no longer a case of just pulling out some woodscrews with a crowbar - the thief will find it much harder to pull off these fittings (the hinges, too) if they are all bolted through with a nut on the inside of the shed. There is more explanation on the Beef-Up Kit page.

No. 8 Dimensions: Width - 54.2mm, Length - 216.0mm, Staple Diameter - 10.0mm, Staple Clearance - 25.0mm.

A set of two Asec door locking bolts help you to secure the bottom corners of up-and-over doors, as featured in "Bike" magazine (December 2006, "Don't be a victim" p158) and "Ride" magazine (January 2007, p76). Supplied as a pair, these keyed-alike locks can be operated from either inside or outside the garage door and are ideal for up-and-over garage doors or sectional doors of either metal or wood construction, up to 38mm in thickness.

These can be fitted to either side of the door, usually horizontally but vertical fitting is also possible if the door has a suitable surface.

3 keys are provided (special 4-sided keys).
Hardened bolts shoot 70mm into door frame or floor.

Easy DIY Fit - The following HSS drill bits will be required: 3.5mm, 8mm, and 11mm. In addition, either a 13mm or 17mm drill bit, either HSS (if fitting to a wooden door frame) or a masonry bit (if going into brickwork or concrete floor). The 17mm size is only required if you wish to use the bolt receiving sleeves. Optionally, a pop rivet gun and small rivets or small self-tappers (neither supplied) can be used to fit the escutcheon plates to metal doors.
Lock body dimensions: 168mm wide x 47mm high x 20mm thick (approx.), quantity 2 supplied. 1.4kg

Note: Drill bits NOT included. Available for shipping within the UK only.