| When thinking about wine cellar construction, there | | | | collection plan enough slots for future and |
| are a few tips that can help you make right choices. | | | | unanticipated wine purchases. Best tip is to make |
| If the cellar construction is done poorly or with | | | | your cellar as big as you can. Keep in mind that wine |
| wrong materials, you could have many damp issues, | | | | collections tend to get bigger quickly. |
| as well as problems maintaining your cellar conditions | | | | Tip Three - Use the Right Type of Wood |
| at their optimal level, which is the temperature | | | | Stay away from scented woods like cedar. Instead, |
| between 50 and 57 degrees, and the level of | | | | make sure you purchase a quality hardwood. You can |
| humidity between 50-75%. When your home cellar is | | | | choose between numerous types. Redwood would |
| still in planning phase, consider the number and types | | | | be the wood of choice, but you can decide to use |
| of wine shelves you will need. | | | | some other type of better quality unfinished wood |
| Tip One - Wine Cellar Preparation | | | | like maple or oak. Proper size of lumber will make |
| In wine cellar construction, the room preparation is | | | | cellar construction as well as bottle spacing on your |
| the first and most important step. If room | | | | shelves much easier. |
| preparation is done poorly, it will become impossible | | | | Tip Four - Consider Purchasing Commercial Wine |
| to maintain your cellar condition in optimal range for | | | | Racking |
| your wine to age properly. To insure the | | | | Commercial wine racks are a good choice when you |
| temperatures stays between 50 and 57 degrees and | | | | decide to build your own wine cellar. More and more |
| humidity level between 50-75%, you need to install | | | | modern cellars are using wire racking to store bottles |
| 6mm plastic as a vapor barrier on the warm side of | | | | instead of wooden ones. Wire racks are generally |
| your cellar walls. After the 6mm plastic, insulation is | | | | installed much easier that wood, and are relatively |
| applied, using minimum R-13 insulation for the walls | | | | inexpensive solution. Further more, the design or wire |
| and R-30 for the ceiling. Third step is green board, | | | | racks will allow for air to flow around your wine |
| which is resistant to moisture and damp, and can be | | | | bottles in better way. |
| painted. | | | | Whatever choice you made in wine cellar |
| Tip Two - You Always Need More Space | | | | construction, spend a little time preparing and planning |
| Of course, the spare space you have available will | | | | your wine cellar design because it can save you a |
| determine the size of your wine storage room or | | | | great deal of time and grief during the construction |
| cellar. But, to accommodate growth of your wine | | | | phase. |