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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
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
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
cistern rootcellar? - Homesteading Forum I had planned on using our spring house to store our root crops I'm actually in the process of digging a separate root cellar now because of problems arising from keeping the water clean Next year I will build a designated underground cool house using the water from the 4" overflow out of the spring house
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
Cinderblock Root Cellar. (engineers help please) If the root cellar is dug into the ground on all four sides, you still have to daylight the french drain A GF bought a town house where the basement got wet because the contractor never daylighted the perimeter drain She finally sold the place when she got transferred rather than keeping it to move back into after she was transferred back
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
Storm shelter vs Basement vs root cellar? | Homesteading Forum A root cellar is, by definition, under ground so it can keep cool temps, but not below freezing, even when it's really cold outside The walls and roof have to be a material that can stand being damp all the time I have about decided that the walls will be earth bag construction and the roof will be poured cement Again, because it's cheap
How to seal a root cellar - Homesteading Forum Our root celler is also built with blocks It is 12x12 divided into 6x12 areas One area has concrete floor where we keep can goods and a few things that require hanging the other 6x12 area is where the stuff like pototes and that sort are kept