I'm fortunate enough to have a root cellar underneath my 100 year old little cottage house, but I currently don't use it nor the room above it because the floor bearers are damaged and unstable. Your video has given me some great tips and advice to keep in mind for when I eventually get around to replacing the floor and getting the cellar to a state of usable. Especially regarding the ventilation vs what is being stored, as my cellar floor is currently just dirt.

Great work mate 👍

Such a good job and useful space. I know you still want to make some improvements but it looks great already. Well done.😊

Great idea than I s for sharing 😊

Great job! I have always wanted a root cellar, but instead, I have an insulated room in my pole barn. Here in mid-Missouri, USA - the fall is too warm to store fruit and roots. The outdoor temps will range from 60 degrees F to 85 degrees F. So I installed a window air-conditioner and can now drop the room temp to 55 degrees F even on the hot days. Last year, I only needed the A/C for about a month until the outdoor temp cooled. If I wanted to speed $400 (which I don't) I could buy a "Cool- Bot" and the A/C could cool the room down to the 30's F.

Excellent video John. I had been toying with the idea, but not knowing whether it was worth it has been keeping me from getting on with it. After hearing your advice I have decided that it is not for us. Thankyou, you saved me heaps of work.

Absolutely loved this video mate. Often thought about the same. Your video is probably the most honest and succinct video I have watched. I wonder whether it’s worth it in the Riverina NSW? Might be hard to get those temps down. Thankyou John.

Ever thought about having external thermostat and internal thermostat connected to extractor that would always direct from the coolest way towards room regardless of time of day or if it's cooler outside it would automatically draw into room and if the room gets warmer at any point of day it would extract warm air out or if ground is warming room it can draw inward automatically

I have always wondered why Australia doesn’t have a root cellar culture.

You are not DOWN UNDER. We don't live on a tilted, wobbling, spinning and rocketing wet rock with an ATMOSPHERE next to a VACUUM. See my related playlists, or not. Great video, I'll be building my own cold storage room with a false wall from the rest of my next half sunken cabin build.