Wine Cellar Opinions Needed

[mrramsey]

Spent the morning packing lumber, insulation and drywall into the basement. Construction has finally begun. will post some progress pics this week / weekend.

 

[mrramsey]

Progress

Progress has been made. I have been taking photos as I go and have far too many to post here.


I have them on my website

 

[sdelli]

I see no plastic up!

 

[mrramsey]

I see no plastic up!

Yes it's there.

 

[sour_grapes]

Lookin' good, Mike!

That's the greenest greenboard I have ever seen! Was it for St. Patty's Day?

 

[mrramsey]

Lookin' good, Mike!

That's the greenest greenboard I have ever seen! Was it for St. Patty's Day?

good one Paul LOL! I always use green board for my basement projects.

 

[sour_grapes]

good one Paul LOL! I always use green board for my basement projects.

Sure, me too, but my greenboard is like a light pastel green. Yours is GREEN!

 

[TexasWino]

Very cool! loving the DIY project!

 

[mrramsey]

Things are moving along now. The drywall is all hung and the first coat of joint compound has been applied.

 

[mrramsey]

Made some real progress today. SNded drywall, sprayed the knockdown finish, wired the circuits in the panel and set the door.

 

[sour_grapes]

Looking good!

 

[jgmann67]

How many bottles will that hold?

 

[mrramsey]

How many bottles will that hold?

The individual bottle racking will be about 350. There is space on the floor left and right of the door for cases or racks if I want. I also have a 54 bottle cooling unit in my wine bar off the kitchen.

That's more than enough for me. I could have done double deep racks. I could have also made the side racks taller but constraints with cooling units and aesthetics took priority.

 

[sdelli]

You also need to make sure you leave room for carboys and barrels

 

[sdelli]

Question... Are these pictures of you standing in the wine cellar or taking a picture of the door going into the wine cellar? Is that an exterior rated door or an interior door? Interior rated doors will lose a lot of the refrigeration...

 

[mrramsey]

Question... Are these pictures of you standing in the wine cellar or taking a picture of the door going into the wine cellar? Is that an exterior rated door or an interior door? Interior rated doors will lose a lot of the refrigeration...

No this is outside of the cellar. That is an exterior door as well. And yes that door is installed reversed. I designed it for an outswing door but got a steal on this door.
I do not make wine so storage for carboy's was not in my scope.

 

[Floandgary]

So I'll bet you've got bottles lined up, bangin' at the door for a spot in there!!! Mighty fine bit of work

 

[mrramsey]

Well I got the walls and ceiling primed yesterday. Now on to installing the cellar floor, trim and building the racking.

 

[sdelli]

Cool... Can we see pictures of the inside?

 

[mrramsey]

Cool... Can we see pictures of the inside?

Pictures are hard since the space is small but here is a video to give you a better idea. - http://youtu.be/_aYWJQSbdGM