Rather the bigger issue is poor ventilation and uncleanliness both of which contribute to mold growth.
Cold storage room basement.
Framing a cold storage room.
Screwing lumbers of the walls on the ground with concrete screws.
How to build a cold room in basement cold storage room building guide.
All too often i have done inspections where there s a small isolated room with a door in the basement that has been used for cold storage.
In these cases cold storage rooms don t usually suffer from condensation issues because the basement air will generally be the same temperature as the air inside the cold room.
That makes the cold room humid.
Begin by looking at the setup of your basement to determine the best location to create a small cold storage room or storage area.
Cold rooms provide an energy efficient way to preserve food.
It s a lot cheaper than running a fridge right.
Dimension of the cold room.
Using 2 x 4 x 8 studs.
You ll want a place that s cool and properly ventilated.
This is an ideal place to build a cold storage room.
Traditionally this cold room was an underground space built under or near the home insulated by the ground and vented so cold air could flow in and warm air out in the fall.
In the illustration above a window in the cold room was replaced with a plywood panel making installing the two vents extra easy as you can simply cut a hole in the panel with a jigsaw but in most cases you ll need to rent a core drill with 4 concrete drill bit make sure the supplier explains how to use it to punch two round holes through the basement s concrete wall.
Concrete is porous and allows moisture and air to move through it easily.
A root cellar is typically an unfinished part of the basement that may or may not have access to the main house.
Be mindful to keep away from heat sources such as the furnace or hot water tank.
Identifying your storage area istock thinkstock.
A cold storage room could also double as a storm shelter in the event of an emergency.
Finding a location many older homes have a root cellar.
They are cold and dark.
If the foundation walls or other areas in this cold room remain wet for any length of time mould and rot can easily develop.
Serge harvey helped me to set up the structure of the cold room.
Since it s part of your basement the cold room will have a concrete floor and the walls will be unfinished.
Even without the exterior vent to allow cold air infiltration or a well.