Building a Vaulted Roof "Root Cellar"

[Plupp 122206]

Very nice! Is there an edge the door closes against?

 

[Buford]

Very nice! Does the door close against any edge?

Thank you! Yes, I have screwed beams onto the vertical walls and an arched bow running in the vault, attached to the beams and with foam. If that's what you were thinking of?

 

[Plupp 122206]

Exactly! I am very impressed by your build!

 

[Pappa1986]

What type of concrete did you use and what kind of reinforcement did you have? I'm so darn eager to start building now

 

[knutars]

Really nice! I'm also going to try something similar, but with a barred door and a lamp at the far end so it looks like a dungeon.
But a really impressive build

I can see your building permit application in front of me; dungeon / root cellar.

 

[harry73]

Building permit application? It's not necessary, is it?

 

[Pappa1986]

I can see your building permit application in front of me; dungeon / root cellar.

Hahaha would have been awesome.

 

[knutars]

Building permit application? That shouldn't be necessary, right?

Probably not, but just because...
It's like applying for a permit to demonstrate with the intention of overthrowing the government.

 

[Buford]

What mortar did you use and what reinforcement did you have? I'm so damn eager to start building now

Used mortar from Byggmax and bistål also called murverksarmering in all courses.

 

[Pappa1986]

Used mortar from Byggmax, and reinforcement bars also known as masonry armoring in all courses.

Ok. Silly question, but did you use it in the vault as well?

 

[harry73]

This was our result..

Please tell us a little more about your build. Time spent, size, costs, etc.

 

[Buford]

Ok. Dumb question, but did you also run it in the vault?

Yep! Same setup throughout the whole construction!

 

[Åsa Lund]

Today the door was installed, primed.

Are you planning to have an inner door as well?
At my grandma and grandpa's root cellar, there were two doors. Between the doors, grandpa stacked straw bales so the temperature would be more consistent throughout the year. Warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

We have a root cellar at the Cottage, and in it, we always keep a small stock of three or four buckets of Falu rödfärg standing. And in the summer, a case of soda and a crate of beer

 

[Buford]

Are you planning to have an inner door as well?
In the root cellar at my grandma and grandpa's house, there were two doors. Between the doors, grandpa stacked straw bales so that the temperature would be more even throughout the year. Warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

We have a root cellar at the cottage, and in it, we always keep a small stock of three/four buckets of Falu red paint. And in the summer, a crate of soda and a case of beer

It will only be a "jordkällare". I think it's too small to get the right temperature and stuff. Just a fun thing like that.

 

[Åsa Lund]

Regardless of size, jordkällare are fun, agree!