HOW TO BUILD A CUSTOM WINE
ROOM
IN
TEN EASY LESSONS
A) Dedicate an area for your wine
room.
B) Insulate the walls and
ceiling with 1 ½ inch thick rigid insulation that has a vapor barrier
on each side of the insulation (i.e.plastic or foil). The insulation
is available in four feet x eight feet sheets.
C) Apply these 4 x 8 sheets against
the walls and the ceiling by either gluing, nailing or stapling. This
system should bring the “r” factor to 19 for appropriate insulation.
D) It may be possible to have the insulating
4 x 8 sheets with one side aluminum and the other a wood veneer to match the decore of the room.
E) The wine room door must be
insulated and should have a 360 degree weather stripping to keep the proper
humidity(airtight). Glass doors should be double paned,thermal,insulated.
F) Racking can be all redwood, all wood or cellar trellis
(solid redwood and powder coated black iron). Racks can be customized in size by 3 3/8, 3 3/4, 4, and 4 1/2
inch cubicles for the diverse sizes of wine/champagne bottles.
There are several options for wine storage:wine racking for individual bottles, wood shelves for case storage,
tilted racks for presentation,diamond cubes for bulk bottle storage,decanting table and drawers, and clay racking
for that rustic look.
G) The racks can be single,
double or triple in depth for maximum storage.
Wine tags for bottle identification and Wine software for wine inventory.
H) A wall that is 10 ft wide x 8 ft
high x 22 ½ inch deep of racking will hold about 125 bottles per foot. 10 ft
x 125 bottles = 1,250 bottles.
I) Modular all redwood wine racks
are available single deep 11 3/4".
J) Wood shelving can be made to hold cartons or cases.
usually
K) Wine racks can be shipped
disassembled so the shipping costs can be
significantly reduced.They can also come as modular
pieces for easier assembly. Keep in mind the opening of the wine cellar and
other door openings so that the pieces of your wine cellar can easily fit through.
Assembly is pretty easy.
L) Redwood
is resistant to humidity, fungus, rot, and mildew. Keep the wine room free of bad odors.
M) The proper temperature and humidity of the wine room
will preserve your wine. The wine mate cooling unit must be
properly sized for the area cooled. The cooling system needs
to vent out into another room. For non venting areas, split systems can be used.Wine Mate is environmentally
friendly and comes in many sizes and is UL approved (unlike other brands).
The temperature should be 56* f or 14*c.
.
N) Other accessories or custom work such
as wood carvings and moldings, wood designs, flooring, glass entry door designs, glass etchings,
murals and other art work, can make the wine cellar truly spectacular.
O) LxWxH will give you the BTU needed for the
size cooling unit needed to cool the room properly.
If you have any questions
please call (888) 694-9463
