WittyProfileName2 [she/her] to askchapo • 3 years agoWhat do you folks call the little room under the stairs?message-squaremessage-square37 fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
arrow-up139message-squareWhat do you folks call the little room under the stairs?WittyProfileName2 [she/her] to askchapo • 3 years agomessage-square37 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremedium_adult_son [he/him]hexbear5·3 years agoRelated - what's the name of the closet in a basement that's right under the front step to the house? link
minus-squareNephewAlphaBravo [he/him]hexbear5·edit-23 years agoThe tornado room, ours was always the deepest/most sheltered spot in the house link
minus-squaremedium_adult_son [he/him]hexbear4·3 years agoThat's basically what we called ours too, but after looking it up it might be called a cold room or root cellar too. They're common in old houses, some even have a vent to the outside for food storage purposes. link
minus-squareNephewAlphaBravo [he/him]hexbear4·3 years agoI've never heard "root cellar" refer specifically to that room, but it makes sense. Fill that sucker up with tasty parsnips n shit link
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]hexbear6·edit-23 years agocommon misconception, the root cellar is actually the cellar that grants you full privileges over all other cellars in the basement operating system link
Related - what's the name of the closet in a basement that's right under the front step to the house?
The tornado room, ours was always the deepest/most sheltered spot in the house
That's basically what we called ours too, but after looking it up it might be called a cold room or root cellar too. They're common in old houses, some even have a vent to the outside for food storage purposes.
I've never heard "root cellar" refer specifically to that room, but it makes sense. Fill that sucker up with tasty parsnips n shit
common misconception, the root cellar is actually the cellar that grants you full privileges over all other cellars in the basement operating system