Does anybody have a recommendation/advice for an outdoor flammables storage box? I'm not aware of any legal/statutory requirements that might apply, but it's for a private residence rather than a business if that's relevant.
I only need to store a few odds & sods: white spirits, meths, disposable propane cylinders, various solvents - ~600 x 300 x 300mm (2 x 1 x 1') would probably do me.
- I do want it to be fairly weatherproof, some of the products are in metal tins/cans that will corrode
- I do want it to be UV stable - I can't stand things that turn brittle and die after a couple of seasons outdoors
- I'm not that bothered about security, but a hasp/staple for a padlock wouldn't go amiss - if only to stop the gardener taking a tipple...
- It should be low maintenance, I'm surprisingly lazy/jealous of what I spend my limited free time on*
Why bother? On a recent night out I got talking to a former colleague I'd not seen for a while - a couple of years back he lost his house after a fire that started in his integral garage and grew too rapidly to save the house; the insurance company put him up in temporary accommodation while they sorted things out, but stress & arguments over the whole thing led to family breakup, jeopardised employment, and the whole thing was generally rubbish.
I'm not saying any of this is likely to happen to me (although why should I think myself immune?), but I've just done a quick stock check of the stuff I'd rather not have in my house and it's quite sobering.
*hence the gardener - if I do a job I expect it to stay done; gardens are like car washing, you do it once and before you know it, within a year or so, it needs doing again...
I only need to store a few odds & sods: white spirits, meths, disposable propane cylinders, various solvents - ~600 x 300 x 300mm (2 x 1 x 1') would probably do me.
- I do want it to be fairly weatherproof, some of the products are in metal tins/cans that will corrode
- I do want it to be UV stable - I can't stand things that turn brittle and die after a couple of seasons outdoors
- I'm not that bothered about security, but a hasp/staple for a padlock wouldn't go amiss - if only to stop the gardener taking a tipple...
- It should be low maintenance, I'm surprisingly lazy/jealous of what I spend my limited free time on*
Why bother? On a recent night out I got talking to a former colleague I'd not seen for a while - a couple of years back he lost his house after a fire that started in his integral garage and grew too rapidly to save the house; the insurance company put him up in temporary accommodation while they sorted things out, but stress & arguments over the whole thing led to family breakup, jeopardised employment, and the whole thing was generally rubbish.
I'm not saying any of this is likely to happen to me (although why should I think myself immune?), but I've just done a quick stock check of the stuff I'd rather not have in my house and it's quite sobering.
*hence the gardener - if I do a job I expect it to stay done; gardens are like car washing, you do it once and before you know it, within a year or so, it needs doing again...
