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Building a root cellar in MI. Need advice - high water. . . We are in the process of building an underground root cellar We live in Michigan with a frost line of 3ft 6” and as we have reached our 4 ft digging level (as our root cellar instructions say) we found the ground gets soggy We still need to dig another foot deeper to pour concrete for the
Using a new concrete septic tank as root cellar? My property is mostly flat, and I want a root cellar I called around, a brand new concrete septic tank with 24" cleanout opening at the top is $1300
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
How to seal a root cellar - Homesteading Forum We have constructed a root cellar with block walls (filled with cement) and a cement floor We have sealed the outside with two coats of liquid rubber, sealed the poured concrete roof with Quikrete sealer, sealed the inside walls with sealer and the floor with sealer What is happening is that
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")
Root cellaring and vegetable storage - Homesteading Forum Im interested to know what ya'll are doing in terms of root cellars and storage Do you have an actual root cellar? Or are you using some other make-shift space? Anybody use "clamps" [ if you know what that is ] or trenches? Im using my 3 season porch right now It stays cold through winter but doesnt usually freeze The plan this year is to plastic shrink seal the window casings and doorways
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
Walk in cooler as a root cellar? - Homesteading Forum a real root cellar requires a high humidity which may not work well with some cooler parts Good stainless covered panels put together properly and sealed well may work OK An old galvanized cooler with rust spots all ready in place might not be a good option
Tires for the root cellar? - Homesteading Forum I've been wanting a root cellar for ages now, but don't have large amounts of disposable income laying around I was thinking about using tires filled with cement for the walls of the cellar What do you all think, good and bad? I was wondering if you'd have problems with outgassing and would it
Sub floor insulation question-Root cellar options. . . Upper Midwest living in a house only a few years old Have radiant basement in floor heat which we love but after construction realized that should have planned for root cellar We do have space under stairwell (roughly 4 ft deep x 10 ft tall x 6 ft wide) that could frame out and use as root