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Article: Build an in-ground ice house.
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
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The ice house shown here is basically a root cellar with a lot of insulation.
The Styrofoam used around the outside should be the foil-covered type, with the foil on the outside. Be sure to seal the joints.
The insulation over the ice compartment can be foam or sawdust. Whichever you choose, it will have to be removed each winter to fill your ice house.
Sawdust is the best form of insulation around the ice blocks themselves. It's a good insulator, cheap (usually free), it will fill in all the nooks and crannies and is easy to work with.
The roof should be removable.
The building could have a shade structure over it which would help keep ...