So, now I've got the cellar all framed up with walls and a ceiling. And I'm excited to start cramming insulation in every little nook and cranny to keep this place nice and chill. But there's one more critical step that absolutely NEEDS to be addressed first... installing the vapor barrier. So, what's a vapor …
So, I've finally got all four walls in place and I'm ready to put in the ceiling. "Wait!", you say... "Why are you building a ceiling?! Isn't this cellar in your basement? Isn't the bottom of the floor your ceiling?" Unfortunately, for several reasons, the answer is no. The biggest issue is that there's just …
In our last Cellar Build post, we talked about the huge challenge of finding the right door for our passive basement cellar. Read it here. Now that we've got a door, we need a wall to put it in! The most important thing to note is that this wall is constructed of 2x6 lumber, NOT …
Trying to find the right balance between good looks and good insulation... Picking out a door for your wine cellar is far more complicated (and important) than you might realize. Installing a beautiful door with poor insulation will basically ruin all the hard work you put into super insulating the walls and ceiling. Putting in …
Why you need a special type of really goopy sealant to secure your vapor barrier to the floor... To be honest, it didn't even occur to me that I would need to somehow "seal" the vapor barrier to the concrete floor. I knew that I would need to caulk around the floors to stop airflow …
