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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 288065" data-attributes="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...<a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank">https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/</a><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a><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><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a><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><a href="https://morningchores.com/root-cellars/" target="_blank"></a></blockquote>

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