Security For Shed Window Self-Build

suburban guy

Hi,
Just looking for a bit of info. I've been building my own wooden garden shed / workshop and am about to start constructing the two windows (not to mention the door but that's a different story). I've finished making and installing one of the window frames, which went fine, and am confident I'll manage the other one. As I haven't done it before, I'll be keeping the windows fairly simple; sash with sash bars (correct term?) with four glass panels. I'll be using 2x2 timber for the sashes and 2x1 timber for the "sash bars" (or whatever they're called).

Anyone have any suggestions what kinds of locks, hinges, handles, etc I should use that will give me a fairly decent level of security? My door will probably be quite secure but I don't want the windows to let it down. Unfortunately there's scant information on the web on building your own windows. Thanks.

Wossack

would you consider shutters? that's the way I'd go personally - big bonus imo, is that they cant see into the shed to gauge if its worth busting into

Calahonda52

Do windows need to open?
opening them assumes you will have easy access to them, in a shed, .....I never had it so I went with roof lights
perhaps a decent extractor fan would do the job
put glass with wire mesh in them

suburban guy

Thanks for the comments Wossack & Calahonda. Had considered shutters for aesthetics but your suggestion, Wossack, of shutters for security is interesting & so I'll definitely give them more thought.

recipio

There are no end of sash window locks available - they have been around since Victorian times.Have a look on fleabay. Are you using springs now that cast iron weights are obsolete ?

suburban guy

recipio wrote: »

There are no end of sash window locks available - they have been around since Victorian times.Have a look on fleabay.

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recipio wrote: »

Are you using springs now that cast iron weights are obsolete ?

What do you mean?

Atlantic Dawn

Could you go with those glass blocks? Other options would be metal bars outside restricting access.

recipio

suburban guy wrote: »

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What do you mean?

Sorry, thought you were making traditional sliding sash windows. They have a 'spiral balance ' mechanism instead of pully and weight.See www.mighton.co.uk for lots of info.

suburban guy

Ah ok, thanks recipio; no, much as I love the traditional sash window, I think it'd be beyond my DIY capabilities at the moment. I'll fire ahead and get whatever's available and do the best I can with the windows.