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This area provides guidance on which types of ground anchors might be relevant to your application, presented in a variety of ways so you can drill-down to find the right answers, quickly.
In this section, and indeed throughout this website, we use the term ground anchor to also apply to situations when an anchor is to be fitted to a wall. To us, it doesn't matter whether an anchor is fitted to a horizontal floor, or to a vertical wall, for instance. The type of floor, or wall, however, is important and that can demand an appropriate anchor is selected.
The following is a general list in decreasing order of fixing strength for an anchor:
- Bury-in (also known as concrete-in)
- Resin-fix into existing concrete
- Expanding bolt (also known as shield anchor) fixing into existing concrete
- Expanding bolt (also known as shield anchor) fixing into brickwork
- The Shed Shackle on metal (but beware the security of the metal structure itself, as many commercial bike huts are of extremely flimsy construction!)
- The Shed Shackle on wood (we have Door Security products that may help to keep a wooden shed secure)
It is naturally a good idea, all other things being equal, to try to use the most secure situation for a ground anchor as everything else depends on a good anchoring point and a good anchor!
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Some ground anchors are designed to be used in particular places, whereas others are generic and suitable for use in a variety of places.
For a garage or outbuilding or other brick-built or similar permanent building, ideally with a concrete floor, we would recommend our Torc ground anchor, or our Beefy Bridge ground anchor. Both of these have Sold Secure approval to Motorcycle Gold standard, at least, and the Torc anchor also has the higher Caravan Gold approval when fitted with resin. A choice of fitting kits is available, including for burying in fresh concrete (Torc anchor, only).
If the location might change, or if the anchor itself might need to be removed (e.g. in a rented property or where you will, yourself, be moving in the foreseeable future), then we would recommend our Double Doofer ground anchor, as that is designed to be removable. The Double Doofer doesn't offer as good security as the other anchors, but it still has approval for motorcycles. Note that the Double Doofer must be used with an appropriate chain as this anchor relies upon having a close-fitting chain in order for the anchor itelf to be secure. The instructions for the 'Doofer' provide detailed explanation.
For a wooden shed or barn, we'd recommend our Shed Shackle. It is not as secure as a conventional ground anchor fitted to a concrete floor or brick wall, but it is designed to offset the inherent weakness of a wooden shed by reinforcing a very large area of the wall of the shed to make that a credible anchoring point. Another option might be to fit one of the other anchors to a concrete base, if the shed is so equipped.
For a metal shed or bike hut or steel shipping container, we'd suggest either our Torc or Beefy Bridge ground anchors with the Van fitting kit, particularly if the metal is relatively thick (e.g. the wall of a shipping container), or our Metal Shed Shackle, for thinner-metal bike huts and similar.
For an outdoor (e.g. garden, driveway) situation, the specific situation can be critical to achieve good security in an inherently exposed place. In general, fitting a ground anchor to a concrete driveway or similar will encourage the use of an anchor such as the Torc or Beefy Bridge. If there is no suitable concrete surface, then fitting an anchor to the side of a brick wall can be a good option, but only if the brick wall is sufficiently high above the anchor mounting point. This is because brickwork is relatively weak (in tension, such as when occurs when tightening expanding bolts/shield anchors as are typically used in walls), and there needs to be sufficient physical weight of brickwork above the mounting point to resist this expanding force. Otherwise, fitting an anchor to a low wall or too high on any wall can cause the brickwork to split apart, not only giving an unsatisfactory anchoring point, but also damaging the wall itself!
For a driveway such as block paving, there is no suitable anchor that will allow a direct fitment. Block paving is basically just a pattern of bricks that are lying on the ground. The bricks themselves are not actually attached to anything! Fitting an anchor to such block paving, therefore, is useless and a thief could literally lift the anchor with a brick or two still attached below it! The only anchoring option available for block paving is therefore to remove multiple bricks, dig down into the ground below and pour fresh concrete to allow an anchor to be fitted to that. The Torc anchor is available with a Bury-in Concrete mounting option, that allows the anchor to be fitted as part of the concreting process and this is the recommended option if you must create an anchor in a block-paved situation.
For a field or garden or beer garden or similar outdoor/grass situation, the Anti-Scrote Skewer can be useful, as it can be hammered into the ground. It is not as good as a proper ground anchor, but it is a lot more secure than nothing!
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These items are typically quite (or very) high value, so they should normally be stored and secured in brick-built or other permanent and inherently fairly secure buildings. It is not recommended to store such things in wooden sheds, not least because the walls and even roof of the shed can allow relatively easy entry for a thief.
If the location allows a permanent-fit ground anchor, we would recommend our Torc ground anchor, or our Beefy Bridge ground anchor. Both of these have Sold Secure approval to Motorcycle Gold standard, at least, and the Torc anchor also has the higher Caravan Gold approval when fitted with resin. A choice of fitting kits is available, including for burying in fresh concrete (Torc anchor, only).
If the location might change, or if the anchor itself might need to be removed (e.g. in a rented property or where you will, yourself, be moving in the foreseeable future), then we would recommend our Double Doofer ground anchor, as that is designed to be removable. The Double Doofer doesn't offer as good security as the other anchors, but it still has approval for motorcycles. Note that the Double Doofer must be used with an appropriate chain as this anchor relies upon having a close-fitting chain in order for the anchor itelf to be secure. The instructions for the 'Doofer' provide detailed explanation.
A special case may apply when there is no alternative, such as when a quad bike/ATV has broken down and is stuck in a field, pending retrieval/repair. The Anti-Scrote Skewer can be useful in such situations, as it can be hammered into the ground. It is not as good as a proper ground anchor, but it is a lot more secure than nothing!
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Most bicycles are in the ?100-?3,000 value range. Bikes that are higher value are starting to nudge into motorcycle value territory (please see the section about Motorcycles, if appropriate). The best security for almost all items would often be a brick-built or other permanent and inherently fairly secure building. However, storing bicycles in wooden sheds is very common and generally perfectly adequate for all but the highest value bikes, providing they are appropriately anchored!
As it is by far the most popular situation for storing bicycles, the majority of our customers use our Shed Shackle in wooden or metal sheds.
Where a bicycle is to be stored in a garage or other concrete-floored or brick-walled permanent building, that can undoubtedly offer better security, with an appropriate ground anchor (normally the Torc or Beefy Bridge).
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We intend to add more entries for other products and anchoring situations. If you have a specific application in mind that we have not covered with the information above, please contact us and we will try to add something to help.
