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Root Cellar

  (inside 14 x 16) Plans will be added later
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Inside Temperature is holding at 56-58 degrees while Outside Temperature was at 86.
Should get better after front covering and second door goes up.

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c001.jpg 01514g.jpg48 and 50 degrees inside. The outside temp is 78 degrees  
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Cedar back walls, with steel roof I beams overlapped. Post are for more shelving..
(Below is old style and has been changed)
Walls on side and back over 4 - 7 feet thick. Dirt roof is over a foot deep with waterproofing and insulation underneath.
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This design, on the front keeps most of the weight off front walls and sends water away from cellar..This will be removed when second door and outside cover is added..
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Post fanned out to carry water away from front of shelter.
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