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Stitch-drill a 150mm hole into one of your paving slabs, make a suitably-wide-and-deep hole under it a bit wider at the bottom than the top using a garden trowel. Mix some concrete (a bag of "ready mixed just add water and stir" from a DIY place like Wickes or whoever), tip it into the hole, push in one of those long ground anchors with an eye at the top, finish the concrete at slab top level, job done, looks nice, trip hazard.
If you don't want to make a hole in a paving slab, just lift one, make a hole, fill the hole and the place where the paving slab was, push in the ground anchor, finish the concrete surface, job done, trip hazard.
If you want to use the ground anchor you mentioned, remove a slab, make a hole/fill with concrete/finish the surface, let it set for a couple of weeks, drill & fit your ground anchor (trip hazard).
Protect new concrete from frost by putting something over it.
Edit: If you're doing this on a grassy area you can see what you need to do.... |
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Why not attach that anchor to the house? They are pretty heavy last time I checked. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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It's not a rented property?
If you take a sledgehammer to a paving slab then the slab will break very easily.
Dig a hole and fill it with concrete with a ground anchor set in it. |
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As bigger a hole as you can dig (watch out for any buried services though as you dig!) and fill it with concrete. Not a bad shout incorporating a heavy chain into it to function as the anchor, but non-security chain even when massive can be quite soft and vulnerable to attack (although it's likely to put off a casual thief). If you're drilling 16mm holes (probably this size) for an off-the-shelf anchor, borrow an SDS drill from someone.
You want to be putting 100kg of concrete in really, that's about 45 litres ish - borrow a cement mixer if you can, it'll make it easier and make the finished concrete better. Don't skimp on the cement, it'll make a weak mix which anything you screw to will more easily break apart on. Getting concrete proportions correct is important - simple but vital.
Assuming the house is bricks or blockwork, don't bother with the idea of attaching it to the house, it's dead easy to loosen a few bricks and they weigh nothing.
I know it's been said time and time again, but layers are the best deterrent; a decent anchor arrangement, very heavy chain (16mm proper security chain) and corresponding padlock, decent disc-lock(s) and a good cover will go a long way to making any thief look for an easier target, unless it's an uber-desirable bike in which case they'll probably find a way! ____________________ TG. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 137 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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