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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2012 00:25
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Hi there, I have already built the cabin and now I wish I would have dug a cellar underneath before hand! Any advice would be helpful...the cabin sits on a post foundation that is completly enclosed around the perimeter...do I cut a door in the floor inside the cabin and dig by hand? UGG! or dig from outside? anyone done this??? Thanks Dave
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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2012 00:28
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Here are a few pics.. cabinNov06_040.jpg
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TomChum
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2012 23:06
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Same here. Wish I'd dug a cellar too.
Looks pretty flat there. How are you going to drain it? Or ensure it can't fill with water?
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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:01
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I do think I will put a small crock and some drain tile covered with gravel just for insurance. What I can't figure out is how to build the walls since I think it will be under the cabin or under the porch?? Blocks, treated wood, poured concrete?? Treated wood lasts forever here in the sand!! To keep exposure to a minimum while in the caller I could cover the walls interiors with???
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tbjohn
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# Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:28
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I am not sure but wondering if you used treated wood, is there any chemical leaching to worry about?
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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 21 Apr 2012 15:37
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I do not think there would be any chemicals leaching. It is REALLY DRY under the cabin floor anD it is fully enclosed around the perimeter!
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Scooter
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# Posted: 29 Jan 2018 17:03
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Maybe you could use a plastic 55 gallon drum. If it had a gravel base and a drain to relieve the water presssure it should not heave upward
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rockies
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# Posted: 29 Jan 2018 20:13
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At this stage I wouldn't want to be digging out a big hole under my foundations. Why not locate the root cellar under a storage shed or garden workshop?
This article may help in designing your root cellar.
https://commonsensehome.com/root-cellars-101/
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Rys
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# Posted: 2 Feb 2018 19:19
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No advice about the root cellar. Just wanted to say I love your cabin!
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treetech
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2018 15:49
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Hi Sustainusfarm. I really love your cabin! Would you be able to post more pictures of it? What are the rough dimensions?
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old243
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2018 16:12
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If you do decide to dig a basement, I would dig from the outside . rent or buy a bobcat or mini hoe . Depends on the depth of the excavation. You can have an outside cellarway. I have dug a cellar by hand , It is a huge job, if you decide to dig by hand . I guarantee, you won't want to do another.
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treetech
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2018 20:20
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Hi I found the thread where you documented the build. I just subscribed to your you tube channel .
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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2018 22:08
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That’s great!!
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