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Ideas for concrete celler walls for a cold climate

Ideas for concrete celler walls for a cold climate

Ideas for concrete celler walls for a cold climate

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   Up  here in new england,  a lot of the old  potatoe barns  have  tapered concrete celler walls.  The reasoning for this, I have been told,  is  so that  the  frost cannot get up under the  wall,  it mearly slides  up on it,  
      Though  setting up  forms  for this looks  like a difficult task,  I am  considering  tapering the celler walls of my home for this purpose,  Have any of  you any  experiance in this type of construction?   

Also,  I  am thinking of putting a 6' access door to the celler  below  ground  in the center of a 42'x8' wall.  and am  worried  about  maintaining  structual  integrity,  my  first  thought  was to sink a  steel I beam  above the doorway to  keep  it from  cracking, but I'm  wondering if  an I beam  sunk in  concrete will cause  problems in the future,  due to  rust  or other  problems.

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