Build Your Own Wine Cellar - By: Laina McConnell

Designing your own wine cellar is an exciting project that is very rewarding in the end. Even if you don’t have the funds to hire a professional team to design and build a custom cellar, there are a variety of affordable products available you can assemble yourself to create a wine cellar you can be proud to call your own.

Before embarking on this project, however, there are some things to consider. What are your cellar’s dimensions? You’ll need to know this information when ordering wine racks or wine cooling units to be sure they’ll fit. Is your wiring up to code? Today’s wine cooling units, though energy efficient, rely on up-to-date wiring to operate safely. When in doubt, consult an electrician, and be prepared to provide precise details concerning the types of cooling units you plan on using.

Do you need to place additional insulation in your walls or ceiling? Not only will this help keep your cellar cooler, and save you money on your electric bill, but it will also extend the life of your wine cooling units. Now, have a look at what’s under your feet. If your current basement floor looks fine to you, it may be time to seal the floor (along with the walls and ceiling) to assist with humidity control. If your floor is less-than visually appealing, however, perhaps you’d like to consider installing “wine-appropriate” flooring, like Wine Barrel Cooperage Engineered Flooring, to give your wine cellar a distinctly classical look and feel.

When exploring wine storage products, you can have fun selecting, constructing, staining and stacking various Wine Racking Kits.You can also think about combining a variety of such kits with additional decorative-yet-functional products like picturesque Wine Rack Archways and just because your may be using a wine cooling unit in your basement, such as a WhisperKOOL or Breezaire unit, this doe not mean you can’t also invest in a wine storage cabinet, such as one from the EuroCave series, for example. In conjunction with your open wine racks, cooled by your cellar cooling unit, an independent wine storage cabinet will allow you to store and chill wines whose ideal temperatures vary from the majority of those you plan to store in your cellar. Having a cellar with this sort of flexibility is definitely worth considering.

Measuring, selecting, and constructing your wine racks as desired can be a very fun project, indeed. And your cellar doesn’t have to manifest overnight; you can enjoy the process by adding bits and pieces to your cellar over time. With a variety of racking products, storage cabinets, cooling systems, and quality flooring at your disposal, designing your own wine cellar is a fun, engaging project that offers a great reward in the end: your own, personal wine cellar!

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