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Hairyloon

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Posted: Thu May 05, 16 11:14 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

Behemoth wrote:

Timber won't work for long.

Does it need to?
If the space is filled with expanding foam then that will form the box: the shed is basically just acting as a former.

HL seems to suggest it's not totally mad. This should tell you everything you need to know.

Exactly so. You want a compost powered absorption refrigeration system to make it totally mad.

Jam Lady

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Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Fri May 06, 16 2:50 am Post subject:
https://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/root-cellaring/fundamentals-of-root-cellaring-zm0z91zsie.aspx

chez

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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri May 06, 16 6:00 am Post subject:
Look up root cellar links. I've got a book somewhere. Root cellar good. Shed bad. Minidigger games brilliant.

Behemoth

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 6:41 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

Nick wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

Behemoth wrote:

Timber won't work for long.

Does it need to?
If the space is filled with expanding foam then that will form the box: the shed is basically just acting as a former.

HL seems to suggest it's not totally mad. This should tell you everything you need to know.

Exactly so. You want a compost powered absorption refrigeration system to make it totally mad.

I've no idea about the structural capacity of expanding foam although builders seem to use it with a care free abandon.

Would some form of prefab garage be better?

Hairyloon

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 7:15 am Post subject:

Behemoth wrote:

I've no idea about the structural capacity of expanding foam although builders seem to use it with a care free abandon.

What structural capacity does it need? it isn't supporting anything nor subject to wind loading.

jema
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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 7:15 am Post subject:
https://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/root-cellaring/fundamentals-of-root-cellaring-zm0z91zsie.aspx Quite interesting

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 7:37 am Post subject:
Is a root cellar what you are after Jema, or do you want a very cold store. The article Jam Lady posted should give you details of the former, but I would look up details of ice houses if the latter. Not sure your initial idea sounds too practical, but we should be able to knock it into shape here if we know what you want.

Behemoth

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 9:37 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

Behemoth wrote:

I've no idea about the structural capacity of expanding foam although builders seem to use it with a care free abandon.

What structural capacity does it need? it isn't supporting anything nor subject to wind loading.

Without knowing much the details, I'm thinking of slumping. As described it's wide-ish deep trench. How wide, how deep, how stable are the sides? With my H&S hat on I wouldn't want anybody working down an unsupported trench.

jema
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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 9:54 am Post subject:
It's early days, not even sure I can get quite deep enough for this to work anyway. Purpose is also a little up for grabs, this is something of an exercise of. I have a rather big trench. I can use the removed soil to remodel the garden. I like the idea of a hobbit hole type structure.

tahir

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 10:23 am Post subject:

jema wrote:

I have a rather big trench.

Show off

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri May 06, 16 3:45 pm Post subject:
Why not just build a proper hobbit hole and make guests sleep in it when they come and visit?

crofter

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 6:30 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 6:55 pm Post subject:
https://www.boredpanda.com/hobbit-holes-eco-friendly-houses-green-magic-homes/

jema
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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 7:20 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

https://www.boredpanda.com/hobbit-holes-eco-friendly-houses-green-magic-homes/

One of the first sites I visited. Sadly I think my ambitions have to be a lot smaller, and looking at the trench progress today I am getting doubtful I can make this work at all.

dpack

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Posted: Fri May 06, 16 8:35 pm Post subject:
ty gwyn might not be far off with that giant anderson shelter with its own train set , perfect for any garden. a smaller version using corrugated sheet could be just the thing,the stuff arches quite well along the grain .

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