How to Build a Wine Cellar in Your Basement

during the construction of a basement, cellar must be designed and constructed as a heat sink. Construction of a wine cellar in the wall without changing the room properly will not work properly and can cause damage to your walls, ceiling and most of your wine. Preparing the room is the key to controlling environmental factors that can affect the storage and aging of your wine cellar built vino.Pravilno will allow you to use a simple cooling system.

First things first!

Ceiling:. The ceiling must have a minimum R-19 insulation and vapor barrier

Flooring: concrete floor should be a vapor barrier only (sealed with concrete sealant). Above the ground floor must be R-19 with vapor barrier.

vapor barrier

vapor barrier (6 or 8 million plastic sheet) must be installed on the warm side izolacije.Toplo hand, means that vapor barrier is protected from the cellar (cold side) to isolation. Putting a vapor barrier on the side of a wine cellar insulation will cause moisture condensation on the barrier and can cause damage to your zidove.Parna dam must be either applied to the exterior walls and ceiling. If it is impossible to get out, then the plastic must be applied from podruma.Najčešći method is to wrap the entire interior, leaving the plastic loose in the stud cavity insulation that can be placed between each stud. All the walls and ceiling must be wrapped in plastic for a complete vapor barrier.

Converting room.

1.Seal concrete floor with water-based sealant (Be careful if you tile on the floor that the sealant is compatible with the tile adhesive. Install a vapor barrier on the walls and ceiling

1.Seal concrete floor with water-based sealant (Be careful if you tile on the floor that the sealant is compatible with the tile adhesive. Install a vapor barrier on the walls and ceiling

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3.Select good doors (and windows, although it is better not to have windows in the basement). The door must be solid core or insulated. Glass doors must be double-pane insulated glass and cooling system must be sized properly. Doors must be weather-stripped and airtight. Check for leakage of air into the room, switches, pipes, valves and other sources. Windows should be double-paned as dobro.Korištenje recessed lighting is not recommended. Use a low voltage lighting type monitor instead. Keep in mind that you can never over-isolate or over-seal my wine cellar.

4.Finished wall materials: Drywall (preferably green plates) or Redwood and other rot and mold-resistant wood. All colors and / or stains must be water-based and basement aired thoroughly after application to free the wine cellar of odors. After cooling and humidity acts smells will only get worse, so be careful. Similar considerations apply to the floor. See below for more information about the materials.

5.We size of your cooling requirements of the room volume, the climate and the overall R-factor of your basement. To calculate the volume: width x depth x height = cubic area. We carry a wide range of wine cooling systems in sizes to fit spaces as small as a closet through to commercial scale wine room. See below for more information on the cooling unit.

6.Once have insulated their walls and find the right cooling unit, you will need some wine racks. The wine rack is available in various woods and metals. We would be happy to work with you to design custom racking system, or help you design a semi-custom wine racks for installation of pre-built modular wine racks. See below for more information on wine racks.

7.Put finishing touches on a basement with a humidifier fountains, furniture, or whatever suits your personal style. We have built up tasting stations in humidors and wine cellars, for example. Make your new favorite room in your home

wine cellar materials and equipment considerations

wine cellar cooling systems

If a climate controlled cellar is required, you will need to ensure the cooling system properly keep the cellar in the basement at a temperature of about 55-58 degrees and humidity of 50-70%. Keep in mind that properly constructed and insulated wine cellar will allow you to use the lowest possible cooling system. Learn more about the wine cellar cooling systems in oureducation center, or browse our selection of wine cellar cooling units. We carry a self-contained and split systems and cooling systems, which allow you to be the noisiest parts of your cooling system outside the cellar. Many cooling systems come with a built-in moisture management, but if yours does not, or you live in a very dry climate, you May want to take into account the humidifier system.

wine cellar racks

Shared Forests for wine racks are the Redwood and the mahogany. Both are resistant to rot in cold, damp basement environment. Customers typically choose one over the other, due to matching decor colors in the basement of the design. Cedar back should be avoided due to the strong smell. Wine racks can also be found in other materials such as wire grids. You can choose to use modular wine racks to build semi-custom racking systems, or we can help you design and build a completely custom design wine rack. Wine shops will want to use a commercial wine racks for the best storage and display for sale. Learn about wine rack materials and construction in our education center.

Basement wall and ceiling covers

interior wall and ceiling coverings are certain decor theme basement. Often green plate is applied, then painted (always use a latex paint) to match the color theme basement. It is also commonly used (depending on the shelf material) is a wood tongue and groove material applied on the walls and ceiling. The T & G 1x4 paneling is the same wood species as the racking material which makes it very unique view of the cellar. Granite or other stone can also be used as a wall covering material. NEVER use cedar because of the strong aroma. It will spoil the wine

wine cellar doors

If the cooling system is installed, exterior grade (1 3 / 4 ") door must be installed as a cellar door. It is very important that the weather stripping is attached to all 4 corners of the frame. Bottom" sweep "or threshold is is imperative. doors must have a very good seal to keep cool air from escaping from the basement cellar. One of the most common causes cooling unit runs continuously (consumes energy) is not sealing the door properly. Solid core doors or doors with full glass insert commonly used. glass Door must be at least double pane insulated tempered glass. the beautiful and environmentally friendly option, consider a wooden door from reclaimed wood wine barrel.

wine cellar floors

All types of flooring used in basements. The most commonly used is slate, tile, marble, or vinyl. An unusual and attractive option is reclaimed wood wine barrel. NEVER use the carpet. Carpet will mold and mildew in the cold, damp climates basement. As with the wall coverings, parquet is usually chosen to match the overall decor colors podrum.Podovi should be applied on a flat surface. It is best not to apply to reduce the base or moldings to the walls behind the racking.

wine cellar lighting

Lighting a wine cellar is an important part of the overall cellar decor. "Air Lock" recessed ceiling can lights are popular. It should be put on dimmer switches to control brightness. In many cases, track lighting is used as the main lights in the basement. Also popular are various display lights to accent different areas of the basement. Different types of lights used to highlight picture openings, table areas or large-format bottles. View "rope" lighting that is specifically designed and built to fit the display angle of individual bottle rack can be an attractive addition. It is recommended that all lighting be on the watch system so that they can not stay on for a long time. Lights cause excess heat and will cause the cooling equipment to work overtime.

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