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<blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 288065" data-attributes="member: 562"><p>Good midwinter topic to toss around. Curious who owns, has built, or is knowledgeable enough about construction to advise on building a walk in, underground root cellar.</p><p></p><p>Originally i was tossing around the idea of burying one of the 20ft storage containers, but after reading a bit, doesnt sound like the best idea... Considering alternatives now.</p><p></p><p>Id like to build into the side of a gently sloping hill instead of digging down and building/pouring steps etc. Need at least 2ft of dirt over top to protect from frost.</p><p></p><p>Easiest way I think would be to level off the top and excavate a trench, mabye 12" wide around the perimeter, Reinforce that with vertical rebar and pour concrete using the dirt as forms essentially. Not sure best way to remove dirt down 8 - 9ft or so but only 1ft wide.... After concrete cures pour the top and then use a skidder to remove dirt from inside of the structure. Put a few inches of gravel or crushed rock for a floor. </p><p></p><p>Im assuming a roof on something like that would need some structural steel built in because wet dirt can get heavy fairly quickly...</p><p></p><p>Overall dimensions Im thinking maybe 10ft wide by 20ft deep with 7-8ft ceiling.</p><p></p><p>Here is a site with some ideas to get your juices flowing...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank">https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/</a></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"><img src="https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.morningchores.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F07%2Frc11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"><img src="https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.morningchores.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F07%2Frc16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lycanthrope, post: 288065, member: 562"] Good midwinter topic to toss around. Curious who owns, has built, or is knowledgeable enough about construction to advise on building a walk in, underground root cellar. Originally i was tossing around the idea of burying one of the 20ft storage containers, but after reading a bit, doesnt sound like the best idea... Considering alternatives now. Id like to build into the side of a gently sloping hill instead of digging down and building/pouring steps etc. Need at least 2ft of dirt over top to protect from frost. Easiest way I think would be to level off the top and excavate a trench, mabye 12" wide around the perimeter, Reinforce that with vertical rebar and pour concrete using the dirt as forms essentially. Not sure best way to remove dirt down 8 - 9ft or so but only 1ft wide.... After concrete cures pour the top and then use a skidder to remove dirt from inside of the structure. Put a few inches of gravel or crushed rock for a floor. Im assuming a roof on something like that would need some structural steel built in because wet dirt can get heavy fairly quickly... Overall dimensions Im thinking maybe 10ft wide by 20ft deep with 7-8ft ceiling. Here is a site with some ideas to get your juices flowing... [URL="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/"]https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/ [IMG]https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.morningchores.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F07%2Frc11.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://nodakangler.com/forums/cache.php?img=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.morningchores.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F07%2Frc16.jpg[/IMG] [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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