Things to Consider When Planning a Custom Wine Cellar for Your Home

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is the first consideration when thinking about adding a custom wine cellar in your home is the place. Will it be on the ground floor? Do you have a basement? Will it be on the 2nd floor or higher? Whether your basement to be inside the house and along the outer wall? Do you have a specific area that you want to use an existing cabinet, under the stairs, the dining room, utility room, unused room or you will be adding addition to your home? Wine cellar can be built in any of these locations. Each represents a different challenge when adding climate control system to the house.

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Most units say they are good for certain cubic footage size of the basement, but do not rely on it completely. There are many factors that come into play when deciding on the size unit you will need. You want a solid or glass doors? Are any of your walls, exterior walls? If so, they get direct sunlight? Do you have or are going to have any windows in the room? What is the R value of insulation are used in the walls and ceiling? How many lights do you use? Do you have any other stuff running in the room that will generate heat? All these things will make a difference in determining the BTU needed to cool your wine cellar wine podrum.Stručnjaka can do, "calculate the heat load" by using specifications to determine the size unit you will need.

is the most economical self-contained unit, or "the wall" system. This type of unit is exactly what govori.Isparivač and capacitor are integrated in one unit that sits in the wall and drains from the basement to the adjacent room. For this system to work, you must have a place next to the basement which is at least twice the size of your cellar cooling and a heat and air conditioning. The device will give you warmth as it removes heat from the basement. You must also be in line with the device on the wall showing through the next room.

Some manufacturers make their units, so you have the ability to create self-contained units in the duct system. The device can be placed in another room up to 25 meters from the basement and the input and return air can be conducted in the basement. Please consult a specialist basement before trying this as only for the specific unit will work properly using this configuration.

Split systems come in two types. Split ductless split systems and ducted systems.

S ductless split system, the evaporator fan coil unit will be in the basement and it will be connected to the compressor via two copper linije.Kompresor may be in another room, which must be at least twice the size of the basement, or outdoors, usually in within 50 feet in the basement. There are many types of ductless split systems to choose from. When designing your rack, you can hide the evaporator fan coil unit with grill lid and a box of wood, if you want to match your decor. Your wine cellar specialist will help you get the correct decision on what will work best for your situation.

S ducted split systems, fan coil evaporator is located in another area of podruma.Hladan air is conducted in the basement and a warm return air ducts out. This is a great way to cool wine cellar if you do not want any refrigeration units running in the room. For this system, you must have enough space to run ductwork and evaporator on your podrum.Kompresor will not sit in another room that is at least twice the size of the basement or outdoors and it is connected to the evaporator with two copper lines.

All refrigeration units require drain lines and all split systems require the installation of licensed HVAC contractor. It is best to use the HVACR contractor, who is familiar with both air conditioning and refrigeration.

When you know what the cooling system will be used in the wine cellar, the next step is racking design. If you want a modern look with a metal rack? If you want a traditional look with a traditional wooden rack, or you want to look, feel, smell and wineries in the wine cellar? All these styles can be achieved using different types of racking.

metal wine rack is great if you want a modern look, you need a simple way to store bottles around curves, or you want to display in front prozora.Standardne color metal rack is black or platinum, however, custom colors are also available.

Traditional wood shelves is the most used type of wine rack podrum.Najčešći the Redwood forest, mahogany, and alder. Pine can be used if it is not climate controlled rooms and boron does not hold up well under conditions of high humidity or low temperatures, which could crack or mildew over time. Other woods can also be used, but the price starts to rise.

There are two types of Redwood, both from the same part stabla.Vanjski redwood tree is bright in color with red streaks going through it. There are more than this wood per tree, so that costs najmanje.Srce redwood tree is a deep rich reddish color and is called the heart of Redwood. Since this is less wood per tree, it costs more.

mahogany is light brown in color if it is incomplete. Any of these woods can be left unfinished or stained and / or varnished. Mahogany stain is best as it is harder to smooth wood color and grain. Do not try to stain or paint your racking sebe.Ispravan type of stain should be used so that the smell of stain disappears quickly and does not affect your wine. Lacquer, when applied at the factory where he manufactured racking, is sprayed on, hand sanded down and sprayed a second coat, leaving you with beautiful furniture finish. You can try painting or staining, or by using special products after we receive your shelf, but it will be very time consuming and cost you more work, but it works in a factory.

Traditional wood wine racks may come as a "kit shelf" or "Custom racks." Shelf Kit comes in several styles and types. However, this is what is the size of each kit is the size comes in. Custom racking, however, can be in any form we can dream up. It offers the most options.

stands can be made ​​to fit only certain styles of 750 ml bottles, or you can add a magnum of storage, the large size of champagne stands, stands for Split size bottles, and even Jeroboam, Methuselah, or other large-sized bottles. You have X or Diamond garbage bin, rectangular or square bins were all in a solid or grid style. You have a case for storage, which is stationary or pull on the shelves. High or low uncover reveal display rows, with or without LED lighting strip above. Even the horizontal display lines can be seen u.

Do you want to lock away the most expensive wines? How about adding some chests? Lazy Susan rack for the corner is now a possibility. If you can dream it, it can be. When considering your wine rack will be sure to check out the individual bottles niche size 3 "wide to accommodate most of their major, or even in a 750 ml. Also, be sure that your solid pieces of real solid wood. Some companies will use veneer in building their solid pieces. good wine cellar design expert will use plywood and veneer, the only real tree for its solid construction.

Most wine cellar specialists will provide you with a free 3D drawing, so you can see what your basement will look like when completed. Let your design professionals know, if you're looking for maximum storage or if you are looking for an auditorium. May you want to tell you a little oboje.Više your design professional about what you have in mind for the cellar, the better will be the recommendations and design of the basement of your dreams.

Reclaimed wine barrel rack is another way to detect ide.Ljepota wood from wine barrels and cisterns will make a statement in his wine cellar. When entering cellar, where the shelf is made from reclaimed wine barrels, the wines can smell permeated the wood. Your basement will smell as a winery and the rack is truly magnificent. Most styles of shelves that can be built using traditional methods can also be created with a wine barrel racks. No screws or nails are used as the rack is constructed with dowels and ljepila.Trošak is higher than traditional racks, but if you want a basement, which is exceptional, choose the wine barrel rack.

Selecting a floor covering for your wine cellar is one of the easiest tasks. You can use the tiles, granite, reclaimed wine barrel flooring or cork. You can use almost any flooring that will hold up well in high humidity of the cellar, but do not use carpet or any product that could mold or mildew.

your wine cellar door will be some thought, because you will need a door that is designed for high humidity climates. LVL construction provides the best insulation for doors and is less likely to warp the more moisture in the wine cellar. Doors must have adequate weather stripping. She must have a good seal under the door, this is where the majority of your cold air is lost in the wine cellar ... below vrata.Automatska door bottom is a great way to seal this area. If you want a wooden threshold instead, be sure to have enough weather stripping installed under the door to create a seal between the door and threshold.

a solid door will provide the best insulation for a wine cellar. Many people want to see in your basement, if so, be sure your wine cellar door has dual pane tempered glass. Remember the normal doors and hollow interior doors will not have enough insulation and basic construction and will warp and will help insulate your basement. There are many designs available to choose from or design professionals can adapt to the door just for you.