Basement under garden house - procedure?

I would store beer there.

:rolleyes: That’s something grandparents did to keep food fresh.
Since electricity has been installed in garden sheds, refrigerators are used for that.

I’m just imagining,
you get the butter and it’s still sandy and crunchy ;)

An earth cellar is not only made to store food cool, but also to store food frost-free.
Anyone who grows larger quantities of fruit and vegetables in the garden for the whole year needs some way to store them cool, but frost-free. Refrigerators in garden sheds are not suitable for this. Many refrigerators have an N climate class and are therefore designed for ambient temperatures between 16-32 degrees. Our "garden refrigerator" to my knowledge is approved from 5 degrees.

Anyone have an idea?

At the moment, I am more inclined to use shuttering blocks, anchor them in the ground, and pour concrete.
I still have to gravel and vibrate well on the sides.
I would definitely have concerns if I just use some small 17.5 cm Poroton bricks, whether they can withstand the pressure...

You could reinforce the chamber temporarily during graveling/vibrating with boards or rods clamped in between (like an internal shuttering). Later, you remove them again.

The idea of propping it up could actually be an option. I need to think about how it can be done best.

And on the topic of storage: So butter etc. naturally goes in the fridge... that goes without saying. And yes, for the summer, there might even be a fridge in the house. But precisely because it's currently convenient, it would be an option to create a small storage space here where you really store fruits and vegetables in appropriate quantities... and beer fits in there wonderfully too ;)

to set up a small storage cellar.

Has anyone of you ever done something like this?

Hello

I have done something like this. A bit bigger.
The thing was named "climate cellar" for the building permit. At first, there was surprise at the building authority, then joyful excitement.
The climate cellar is 450 x 400 cm. 360 cm below ground level.
Dug a big hole, poured concrete floor, concrete formwork blocks: 50 x 30 x 25 cm. (Basically 30 cm underground!) stacked, before that 16 mm rebar into the ground so the formwork blocks sit firmly. Ceiling on top and done. I do this myself. If you have it done, it’s unaffordable. I coated the formwork blocks from outside with thick-layer bitumen, put 5 cm Styrofoam on that and on top a dimpled membrane. Then filled up with concrete gravel.
Cool in summer, never too cold in winter.

Steven

The climate cellar is 450 x 400cm. 360cm below ground level.

How did you secure the deep hole during excavation/concreting? What kind of "ceiling on top"? Can we see pictures?