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I've been asking so many stupid computer questions lately, I figured I'd show you all what I usually do to ocupy my time off....

My wine addiction gave me a convenient excuse to finish the last room in the house that I have been procrastinating finishing it out the past three years. I was going to build some cabinets and make this little room into a small kitchenette. My wine collection continued to outgrow my acquisition of coolers (six 50 bottle units). I figured I might as well just bight the bullet and convert this little room into a cellar. One of my buddies has been bugging me to do that for a couple years now.



I had to build a sub floor and insulate it, fur out the walls for insulation and then put up a vapor barrier. It was either that or rip out the sheet rock, and I wasn’t about to deal with all the dust.





I really hated to cut out the arch as it was a PITA to rock. I tried to keep it, but the cooling unit had to go above the door, as it was the only place I could put one.



I put tight knot cedar on the walls and ceiling, natural slate on the floor and entrance.



The racks I built out of Alder. I had figured I’d buy them pre built, but after getting some quotes, I decided to build them myself. The quotes I got ranged from a low of $5000 to a high of $11,000. The alder cost me $800. I chose Alder because it’s a straight grained soft hard wood that is resistant to moisture. It’s a little more expensive than Oak, but Oak tend to twist when milling small boards. Making the racks myself also allowed me to build them the exact sizes that I wanted. It took 1100 ¾ X ¾ X 23” slats, plus about 200 13” slats. That was a pain…







The counter top and cabinet doors are African Mahogany.



I finished the wine glass racks and cabinet door today. Now I just need to find some low voltage lights and I can call it done. Well besides filling it up anyway. It’ll hold just under 800 bottles with about 60 slots for magnums and large format bottles.

Whoa, that is magnificent work Mike, absolutely gorgeous! My wife loves the slate tile and gave the room her seal of approval ... dang it, I wish I had your skill and ambition to do things around the house like.

I know something better you could put in your wine cellar...

Beer.

But wow, that looks amazing! Truly fine work you have done. The sink and glass hanging area is a very nice touch as well.

WHOA, thank you for posting Mike. That's awesome!

Jason

Wow. amazing work.

PHENOMENAL JOB!

I love the room. A perfect size. Probably about similar in space to ours, though yours holds about 80 bottles more.
That is a good thing since you apparently order alot more than we do.

We bought 7 bottles last week and then proceeded to go through 6 on Saturday when company came over. Our progress for filling the cellar is being severely stunted with this behaviour.

Hey, why isn't this in the wine thread? I might have missed the post!!

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Holy [expletive], man! People pay [expletive]-loads of money to get something like that and you knocked it out with pro results yourself. That's it! I'm selling my [expletive] tools so I stop pretending I'm handy.

when did you start?

I think when I was three. I used a screwdriver to remove the doors of all the cabinets I could reach in the kitchen.

What can I say that hasn't been said. Truly extraordinary work Mike, are you sure you are employed in the right field, because you could make a fortune doing jobs like that.