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Overview

Wine cellars are all about the combination of both form and functionality. You should plan your construction accordingly in order to promote the proper storage environment along with all of the possibilities building the cellar yourself. The possibilities for the things that you can do for the aesthetic are endless. You’ll be able to create that beautiful space for everyone to come and look and for you to share your collection.

Budget

Before you get too involved in making plants you’ll want to think about what your budget is going to be. Are you going to be able to afford to hire a contractor or will you do it on your own? You’ll be looking around $50,000 up to around $60,000 to build the more average wine cellar along with the help of a contractor. Of course if you’re able to do it yourself and do perform your own work than you will realize quite a considerable amount of savings.

Size and Function

After you have some of your ideas you’ll want to think about the size of the room as well as the function you want the room to have. Do you simply want it to be only for storage or do you want it to be something that you can dine and do wine tastings in?

If you only want some storage then you’ll be looking about a 10×10 which provides plenty of wall space to fit around 1,600 bottles of wine. If you want to dine in the room than you’re going to want to have twice the space so you can fit the table and the chairs in it with the wine racks as well.

Construction

With the complexity of a wine cellar build it should really be handled by a professional as it’s excavated underneath of the house. If you should want something more like this it really is best to hire out with all of the potential damage that could ensue should you try it yourself and something were to go wrong.

We’ll instead focus on a build out option. This will only require small wall framing as the structural build element and can be done in the basement, a garage or any other room in your house.

You’ll want to make sure that you choose a proper conditioning unit. If you don’t have a good unit that is going to contain the proper temperature your wine isn’t going to preserve and mature well. You must remain a temperature of between 55-59 degrees Fahrenheit along with an air humidity level of a constant 65-70 degrees.

Though this is likely to seem a weird combination it’s a necessity in the proper storing and aging of wine; thus a regular air conditioning unit isn’t going to suffice. You’ll need to know the area you’re in, where you’re putting your wine and make sure you buy a unit accordingly. The units for a wine room are going to be usually one of three options:

1. Through the wall
2. Ducted system
3. Split system

You’re going to want to make sure that you take careful note on which unit you end up picking as it will have both a visual and auditory impact on your wine cellar space.

Make sure that you do all of your research for the type of wine cellar unit that you want to build and make sure you make the right decisions. Even if you don’t hire a contractor to do your build it could be wise if you consult someone especially if you’re not an experienced handyman. You know your skills so act accordingly and don’t be afraid to ask for help.