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Custom Wine Cellar For Your Home

by Summer Wilde

Custom wine cellars are becoming a sound and cost effective way to store your large or small assortment of wine collections. Some vintages require aging and proper storage to bring them to their full complete potential. A custom wine cellar can allow you to enjoy your treasured collection in a room built for their requirements

A wine cellar will add value as a practical room and desirable amenity for your house. While the primary intent of building a custom wine cellar is probably for your private enjoyment while you reside in the home, it also increases the house's resale value. Custom wine cellars, wine refrigerators and wine cabinets are amongst the most trendy additions and 'must haves' for luxury homes, and they are particularly appreciated in large homes situated in upscale neighborhoods.

You can place a custom wine cellar almost anywhere in your house. However, a practical construction plan should consider your finances as well as how much space you have and how accessible the wines must be. Wines may be kept in any vacant area, such as the attic, beneath a stairwell, in the corner of a room, or in a pantry or cabinet. However, the basement is usually the preferred setting when compared with other places.

Every custom wine cellar requires adequate room for racking and other mechanical structures. Additionally, they might include a mini counter and a small amount of crate, bulk, or tub wine storage room. The custom wine cellar should possess a vapor barrier to prevent condensation from within its walls. This barrier will maintain humidity within the cellar. The walls of the custom wine cellar may also need adequate insulation to maintain constant temperature.

When you decide to purchase that nice cellar make sure the entrance is sealed with quality border climate stripping. You also want to keep it cold in there so good insulation to keep cold, moist air inside the cellar is critical. Also make sure to get electrical wiring before you go trying to install.

The next step is completing the wine cellar, in particular, installing custom racking. It is important for the racks to fit the wine cellar's dimensions as well as accomodating the various sizes and shapes of the bottles in your collection. Other things to consider in your design are lighting, countertops, crown moldings and baseboards complementary to the floor selections, doors and cabinets etc. No matter how you design the wine cellar of your home, once it is complete, you will enjoy it for many years.

A custom wine cellar is a very sensible investment that you can install if you have a large or increasing assortment of wine and vintages that require aging and suitable storage conditions to fulfill their complete potential. Wine cellars, wine refrigerators or wine cabinets are among the most trendy additions and 'must haves' for luxury homes, and they are particularly appreciated in large homes situated in upscale neighborhoods. You can plan and build a wine cellar chiefly for the store of wine, taking into account the space, finances and the free access to your collection.

Published June 23rd, 2008

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