Wine Cellar Doors
A big part of climate control for your wine cellar comes in selecting the right wine cellar doors. The wrong choice can force your wine cellar refrigeration system to work more and allow undesirable warm air inside your wine room, nullifying the rest of your cautious wine room design. The right door maintains a seal, allowing the wine cellar cooling unit to circulate temperature and humidity-controlled air throughout the wine room, without battling with air leaking in from outside the door. Whether you buy a pre-made standard door, or have one built to your specifications, all good wine cellar doors have specific qualities that make them perfect for your wine storage room.
Door Construction Custom wine cellar contractors recommend using exterior grade doors, which are sturdy enough to withstand temperature fluctuations and keep outside air from trickling in. An excellent exterior grade door should be weatherproofed. The humidity factor should not be ignored when picking a door. The recommended humidity for a wine room falls roughly between 50% and 80%, with 70% being the target level. If a wine room door can't survive 70% humidity without warping or additional issues, it isn't worth the money you paid for it. Wooden wine doors should have a solid core. Don't use a hollow core door as the entrance for your wine cellar. If you use a glass wine cellar door, it should be double-paned to help keep exterior air out.
The recommended thickness for wine room doors varies according to who you ask, but the bare minimum you should install is one and three-quarter inches. If your wine cellar door is accessible to children or if you just want some extra security for your wines consider adding a lock.
Many of these door manufacturers offer custom-designed and built entryways. With a custom entryway you are getting the entire section of door, doorjamb and related construction of a short corridor. This can provide a distinctly Mediteranian look and feel for your cellar.
Miscellaneous Concerns Doors for wine cellars should come with a threshold, door sweep and perimeter seal. These seals permit the door to be weather-stripped on all three sides.
You will need measurements of your door jamb or entryway and you must decide whether you want handles or locks. Some vendors will supply locks or perform the pre-drilling for you.
When deciding which way your door should hinge, think about the placement of your wine racking or accessories around the doors, and how wide you need to open the doors should you carrying in a case of wine bottles. If you need more clearance than the inside of your wine room can provide, make sure your doors can swing out, and don't forget a doorstop to prevent the doors from striking the wall. The door is a significant part of your wine room. Selected wisely the doors can help your wine cellar work properly and create a great first impression to your visitors.
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