Hello dgs. Thanks for the welcome.
greenchef got in touch with me via pm and very graciously offered to give me a set up he no longer uses. I must say it is an incredibly kind offer, one I am very grateful for. We had a really good chat earlier today and I learned a lot of really useful pointers. Sounds daft, but when I read or hear of little tips, I write them down in a folder for quick reference and what it relates to.
I've also managed to acquire my first one-off stockpile of 10 x 20lts cubies of filtered WVO that I was lucky enough to find locally for 15p a litre, that has spent the past week and a bit in one of my two outbuildings settling further. My area in Lincoln is somewhat a country area so whenever I pass through a place I make a point of popping into the local cafes/takeaways etc asking if they have any oil to sell/give away - get those connections established early!
Other than that I've been slowly prepping my outbuildings (1.5m x 1.5m and 1.5m x 2m - not including a roofed canopy connecting the two) to get it ready. The smaller building will probably used to store chems and stuff. Nothing fancy, just a good gut and sweep out, white washed walls to better bounce light around, changed the internal lights from standard bulbs to LEDs jobbies. Got a 20kg powder fire extinguisher positioned just inside doorway. Might have to drill some holes through the brick to make a vent, though not sure yet if that'll be needed as the wooden door itself has a vent at the top.
Tempted to also tarp my back garden and gravel it flat so I can plonk a decent sized shed on it - still pondering that one though.
There is one consistent area that I've always rememebered and thats people having rat problems due to oil drips. Hopefully I won't get that problem as my part of the estate has a couple of stray cats that like to live on the other side of my rear garden fence. Perfect killing machines!
Other than that, looking forward to making bio. Slow and steady wins the race.
