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Using a new concrete septic tank as root cellar? If I was going to use a septic tank for a root cellar, I'd seal the outside with a waterproof coating and cut a larger opening in the top for access Then I'd excavate the hole and put a level bed of sand on the bottom Then I'd backfill the sides and pour a footing around the perimeter so I could build a shed over the top
Tires for the root cellar? - Homesteading Forum You really want dirt, not concrete in a root cellar, so tamping them with dirt would be best Also if you lay them like brick and stack two deep and then set the next row back half a tire, and stack two deep again, you end up with a natural shelf to lay boards on to use as actual shelves in the cellar, and to keep the walls from from sloping
advice for root cellar on flat land | Homesteading Forum The root cellar was probably dug at the same time the basement was dug same depth, same cement blocks, etc , but as an extension of the basement Then the house was built over the basement, but just a concrete slab poured over the root cellar part (which is the porch "floor")
Exterior vent exhaust basement root cellar question Wisconsin location - root cellar in basement underneath the stairwell The exterior wall portion under stairwell is fully above ground Its a walk out on hill design Plan to put a cold air inlet near the bottom of the wall for fresh cold air in and then install a warm air outlet for exhaust
Root cellar: Under a crawl space - Homesteading Forum Alright, my idea of having a root cellar under a slab foundation was shot down I am willing to take it in stride What about having a root cellar in under your crawl space? Is that possible, doable, feasible, rationable, realistic, etc? Also, would you have a heat transfer from the house to
Storing canned foods in a root cellar | Prepared Society Forum The cool conditions in a root cellar do extend storage times nicely, thank you I tried waxing the cans, but with handling, the wax chipped and rust started where it was chipped or cracked The mineral oil worked so much better As far as no condensation in a non air-tight cellar, I had plendy, and my cellar was far from air tight being built
Building a root cellar in MI. Need advice - high water. . . If you have no other location options, and must have a cellar, you must water proof the floor and walls I would line the hole with a water proof pond liner, up to ground level Then build the cellar Last, bank the walls on the outside with the excess dirt You won't have a root cellar, you will have a storage cellar A root cellar has a dirt
Root cellars - Homesteading Forum Make a "root cellar" out of a big pipe section, water proof it, and use it for food storage as well as pantry overflow and possible storage for some firearms and emergency gear That way if we get a tornado or the house burns or some other disaster, we still have a place to hole up until we can get out and start rebuilding
Root cellar in Texas? - Homesteading Forum We have a storm cellar built under the house that I had hoped to use for a root cellar, too The house is on a hill, there is a drain in the floor of the cellar that empties at the bottom of the hill It has a concrete floor, cinder block walls, a concrete top, it is way too warm for a root cellar in the summer
root cellars in Texas - Prepared Society Forum I posted this in the other thread but anyways, a root cellar does NOT need to be below ground level Even in places where digging was easy many root cellars were constructed above ground for various reasons, the main one being water table issues imo To build one above ground requires a lot of material but the work very well