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OK Lynn, hint taken! Here it is, a small glimpse of the very messy, not yet done soap shed. This is my alley way as of now so I can continue to work and stay out of the way. The shed is 40x20 foot and it will all be mine soon!
Please make no judgements yet! At some point I will share with you the whole thing but there is way too much stuff around to show it all now.
Hopefully there will be old barn wood on the/a wall(s) at some point. The posts you see have to stay put for support. Since we did not build the structure we were very unsure of pulling the posts out and being left with a saggy roof at some time in the future. I am left with 8 posts that run down the center of the building.
So, now I have a couple of questions for anyone willing to answer them...
I am trying to keep the foot print of Wild Wind Soap Company as small as possible. I have a water hydrant just outside the door of the soap shed, but no water inside and would like to keep it that way for the time being. So, first off I would like to install a composting toilet. Has anyone had any experience with them? Can you tell me the good, bad and/or ugly?
The second thing is that I need water to wash my pots and pans at least 3 to 4 times during the day. Right now I have to either truck everything to the house in my little red wagon which I do a lot of, or heat water on the stove. I wouldn't mind the heating water on the stove, but it takes time and sometimes I don't have it. I do have a wash tub inside with a hose that runs to the hydrant, but with only cold water. So, I am looking for any suggestions at water holding storage and/or heating without breaking the bank on a big energy sucking water heater.
Any and all suggestions will be helpful! Thank You! I will post more pictures as the shop unfolds!
posted by I | 2:46 PM
3 Comments:
The shop looks great! You'll have so much space and I think barnwood will look wonderful on the walls. Now I'm anxious to see displays of your products!
Wow is that awesome. My fiance is an architect who is certified in "green" building code and materials and the like, so he may have some info for you. If you're interested, let me know how you want to touch base about this.
Also, there are some awesome magazines about this kind of stuff. I love Natural Home. You could see if they have resources on their web site.
More power to you! I think it's great that you care in that way. I wish more people did.
One suggestion for quick hot water - - I see you have a water cooler. You can also get a base unit that has hot AND cold water (red spiggot and blue spiggot). Not sure how much energy it uses, but it would be a quick and convenient source for a small quantity of hot water. Keep up the great work!
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