Posted: 2/19/2013 5:06:42 PM EDT
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We decided to build a new house at our BOL. We all threw in what we
would want in the house. I said a vault door with a triple cinder blocked wall, but that was quickly shot down. We want a root cellar but in the Texas weather, which is mostly 99% humidity, How do you control it? |
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We decided to build a new house at our BOL. We all threw in what we would want in the house. I said a vault door with a triple cinder blocked wall, but that was quickly shot down. We want a root cellar but in the Texas weather, which is mostly 99% humidity, How do you control it? I am building also. ICF. Sold the room with vault door as a "safe room from inclement weather" and a really good place to store all of her expensive jewelry and family heirlooms. Went over like a champ. Double 12" ICF walls here. Redman |
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Well, we built this last spring. We had to get a de-humidifier to dry out the wood (wood, especially treated is VERY wet when you buy it). We let the de-humidifier run down there and keep the humidity at about 30%. If you need to get rid of humidity, I am un-aware of a better method. Keep in mind: running the unit creates heat. It was 90* in there when we were drying it out. Now, we run a small unit, it keeps up and creates almost no heat. If you have the cellar sealed, it will take little to keep the humidity down. Really all depends on what you want to do with it, and how you build it.
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