Building a cellar: helpful tips and suggestions. How to build for the ages.

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Experienced host cares not only about building a house, but also the construction of the cellar, that was where to get the winter jam and pickles.

To determine the type of construction, it is necessary to take into account the following points: the weather in their region; location and land area; finance.

There are different types of cellars depending on the type of stored products and financial capacity:
- a separate building (Suitable for large areas, but it will take a considerable amount of building materials, and therefore money);
- construction of a house (Less expensive, but restrictions in area);
- Cellar-glacier (Suitable only for southern regions);
- two-piece cellar (As it smells, low consumption of materials will not mix);
- wine Vault (You can store not only wine, but in the construction of a lot of nuances).

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Photos taken from the site https://sadsovet.ru

When the choice is made, it's time to start building.


- First, a hole must be equipped, to be greater than the built approximately 0.5 m.

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- When laying the foundation, which should not be below 40 cm, from the carcass reinforcement of concrete poured solution.
- When erecting walls begin with corners, for coupling the bricks used cement. Mainly used in the construction of bricks and blocks. It is important to remember that the units are very fragile; calcium silicate bricks at high humidity will collapse; so the most ideal option would be a red brick
- For a cellar ceiling in a separate building or slate slabs suitable for underground cellars - wooden beams, carefully laid the heat insulating layer.
- floors can be excavated (if relatively dry cellar), wooden (favorable to do a separate building) brick (solid and durable), concrete (the best option), clay (less expensive in terms of Finance).
- It is also necessary to provide good waterproofing both on the outside (cladding insulating material, and machinery drainage wells), and inside, especially if groundwater close.
- When finishing the underground cellars for safety descent need to take care of the stairs, which can be made of different materials, it all depends on money, but not necessarily durable and comfortable for descent.
- Doors put in separate buildings in the cellars under the house, basically, set hatch.

Taken from website http://www.domotvetov.ru/arhitekturnoe-proektirovanie/stroitelstvo-pogreba.html#.XVzRl2sufIU
Taken from website http://www.domotvetov.ru/arhitekturnoe-proektirovanie/stroitelstvo-pogreba.html#.XVzRl2sufIU

The most important purpose of a cellar - a storage means, without racks and shelves can not do. You can make your own. The choice of material is varied:
- shelves of wood;
- concrete racks;
- plastic shelves;
- metal racks (of angle steel).

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Taken from website http://www.bur-fast.ru/pogreb

Tips during the construction:


- when used in the construction of wooden elements, their first impregnated with an antiseptic;
- supplies to long maintained, cellar room should be well ventilated;
- high-quality thermal insulation in the cellar will provide year-round optimal air temperature.

At the beginning of the construction of an object, it must be remembered that this is a difficult process, a long and tedious. But, if you make all the soul, built his own cellar for many years will bring you favor.

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