Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-76 by Phyllis Hobson

Author:Phyllis Hobson [Hobson, Phyllis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cookbooks; Food & Wine, Canning & Preserving, Crafts; Hobbies & Home, Home Improvement & Design, Home Decorating & Design, Design & Construction, How-To & Home Improvements, Do-It-Yourself, Electrical, One Hour (33-43 Pages), Home Design
ISBN: 0882662902
Amazon: B004ULYBVY
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 1983-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

Step 6. The drain tiles are laid when the first course of blocks are in place. Slope the tile 2 inches from back to front. The tiles drain into a 3-foot drain filled with gravel.

Step 7. The door frame is propped in place on the first course of blocks.

Step 8 Building the Walls

Beginning at a back corner, spread mortar on the top edges of the first course of blocks 2 blocks long in each direction. Build the corner 3 blocks high. Repeat on all 4 corners, using corner blocks where needed.

Hook a mason’s line around the ends of the corner blocks and stretch a taut line from corner to corner. Using this line as a guide, fill in the second course of blocks along 1 wall, then move the line to the next wall. Continue building up the walls, first on the corners, then filling in the course, all the way around. As you finish each course, move the mason’s line up to the next corner block. Tool all joints as they begin to stiffen. Build the entrance wall around the door frame, using blocks cut to fit. Continue until the walls are 11 blocks high all the way around.

Over the doorway, insert the lintel. To make the lintel, lay 6 lintel blocks end to end so a channel is formed. Place reinforcing bars in the channel and fill with concrete. Let dry. Turn the lintel over and gently set in place. Adjust until the mortar joint is the same thickness as the other horizontal joints.

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