Cement blocks are ideal for root cellar walls, but you can get creative with old tires or some other supportive material. This type of cellar is above ground and only partially sunken on three sides.

How does a precast concrete septic-tank root cellar hold up to a ... project was building retaining walls coming out from the door, for which I used cinder blocks I’d stashed over the years.

stone or concrete block. Dirt-floored or insulated basement rooms — less picturesque but probably more numerous — are also traditional. What can root cellaring do for you? Simply this ...

Many people who don’t have a root cellar manage to wall off a corner of a regular basement that they can maintain at the ideal temperature of 33 degrees by opening and closing a small cellar ...

A: I never advise painting basement walls, even with epoxy paint. It sounds like you might have moisture coming through the concrete blocks. Can you see mold? Start solving this issue by ...