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What materials were used to build root cellars?

April 26, 2017build cellars Materials Used

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What materials were used to build root cellars?

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At the time most root cellars were built many modern materials were not available. The older cellars were built using rocks, wood, mortar (cement), and sods. The newer ones, from the 1920’s on, are mostly made out of concrete with sods put on top. The doors were mainly of wooden construction.