Keeping of vegetables and fruits in the cellar is an excellent opportunity to provide the right and healthy food for your whole family at any time of the year. But not always conditions allow to equip a cellar with observance of all necessary climatic requirements. To help come the caissons for the cellar , representing a single structure of plastic and metal or concrete rings.
Advantages of a plastic and metal caisson for a cellar
The traditional cellar is not always airtight and durable. Even if you equip it according to all rules, sometimes some moments concerning waterproofing and warming, get out of control. Especially, if the groundwater in your area is not too deep.
Avoid flooding and keep the vegetable stock intact will help 100% sealed caisson structures made of metal or plastic. Inside, they always remain dry, because the products in them last longer.
In shape, the caissons can be rectangular, cubic or cylindrical. The thickness of their walls is usually from 10 to 16 mm, so that they can cope with the pressure of soil and water. At the same time, thanks to the existing ventilation system, the caisson does not in any way interfere with the flow of oxygen and fresh air.
Caissons for cellars make it possible to have a vegetable store even for those who have a site with an uneven terrain located in the lowland with a close groundwater table. The cauldron will never have a fungus, and it does not come up when the groundwater level rises, because it is equipped with a special anchorage.
You can arrange a coffered cellar under the porch, veranda, garage or separately from the rest of the buildings. Moreover, the installation of a plastic caisson is quite possible independently, without the help of specialists and heavy special equipment.
Varieties of caissons
For today there are three types of caissons used for cellars. It:
- concrete caisson for the cellar - it is a structure of several reinforced concrete rings used for wells;
- metal caisson - is sold as a ready-made structure to create a heat-insulated and waterproof cellar;
- caissons for a cellar of plastic - a lightweight cast construction that will last for decades without losing useful properties.
The device of the caisson for the cellar
After buying a ready caisson, you need to calculate the amount of foundation necessary for its installation and dig it. When marking the territory, leave a distance of half a meter along the perimeter between the walls of the caisson and the walls of the pit.
To cope with the problem of water at the bottom of the foundation pit, you need to dig a hole deep in its center with a shovel-it will be a water collector. At the bottom of the pit, you need to pour in 10 centimeters of sand to make a pillow.
The walls of the metal caisson are treated with anticorrosive coatings and the paint is waterproofed. And for the thermal insulation of the caisson, its outer walls are coated with thick, thick clay. You can also sand the inner walls of the cellar with cement mortar.
After installing the caisson in the pit, it is necessary to arrange a water trap to avoid floating the caisson. To do this, the space between the pit and the walls of the caisson must be well clogged, but not reaching the freezing level, which is approximately 1.5 m.
After installing the caisson, it remains only to equip it inside, for which there are ready-made storage systems - shelves and shelves. You can make them yourself. In addition to the shelves, you need to conduct electricity to the cellar, build ventilation and fix the ladder for easy access to the storage.