Built a wine closet under some stairs

Had a small closet in my basement so decided it would be a perfect place for a wine closet. I had never taken on a major construction project so bought a book on how to build a wine cellar and relied heavily on YouTube. Definitely made some mistakes along the way like building an entire wine rack outside the closet and then attempting to move it through the door. Had to rebuild it inside. Also had some dry wall cracks but went ahead anyway. I hired an electrician for the light install. I live at altitude so had to actually build a complete cellar with a cooler to mostly regulate humidity but it keeps the temperature even as well. It’s functioned perfectly for more than two years now but I am considering extending it further so posting to see if I’ve made major mistakes. Thank you for the advice. submitted by /u/I_Fen_Save_Fjords [link] [comments]

Apr 25, 2025 - 21:05

Had a small closet in my basement so decided it would be a perfect place for a wine closet. I had never taken on a major construction project so bought a book on how to build a wine cellar and relied heavily on YouTube.

Definitely made some mistakes along the way like building an entire wine rack outside the closet and then attempting to move it through the door. Had to rebuild it inside. Also had some dry wall cracks but went ahead anyway. I hired an electrician for the light install.

I live at altitude so had to actually build a complete cellar with a cooler to mostly regulate humidity but it keeps the temperature even as well.

It’s functioned perfectly for more than two years now but I am considering extending it further so posting to see if I’ve made major mistakes. Thank you for the advice.

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