Wine Cellar Doors

There are certain considerations that need to be made to properly choose a wine cellar door for your wine cellar. The number one consideration needing to be made is in regards to protection. A wine cellar door must properly protect the climate inside of the cellar. A wine cellar door therefore must have an R-value of at least 13 in order to assure this protection. All Vigilant wine cellar doors have at least an R-value of 13 to insure that your wine is properly protected.

Additional details of wine cellar doors need to be considered when choosing one to fit your construction. You must install a sweep and have a proper height threshold to prevent air from leaking out from the wine cellar. Properly installed weatherstripping must also be installed . A sweep and threshold, and properly installed weatherstripping will create the airtight seal that will prevent this leakage.

In addition, your wine cellar door must have proper size jambs and casings in order to close and seal properly over time. Vigilant's wine cellar doors all come with proper jambs and are pre-hung to avoid any issues.

Once a wine cellar door has been built to guarantee your wine cellar climate, you can move on to more decorative elements. If you have chosen a glass panel door, do you want etching? All Vigilant glass paneled doors are double-paned and have an R-value of 13. Etching adds a nice decorative touch on to this protective glass.

Hardware? Are you planning on choosing a handleset that fits your pre-existing home decor or would you want Vigilant to recommend one to match the style of your wine cellar. Vigilant carries three unique and classy handlesets in stock in multiple finishes.

In addition, Vigilant carries 6 plus types of doors and any of these can be fully customized with wood options, finish options, hardware and accessories. Take a look and let us know what you need. We'll be happy to work with you to make your wine cellar entrance perfect.

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Building Wine Racks

There are many varying opinions about how to best build a wine rack for your home. First, you need to answer the question, why are you building a wine rack? The answer to this question will lead to others and before long, you will have a plan of attack for your wine rack build.

A wine rack can serve many purposed within the home depending on its style and build. Are you planning on storing anything else on the wine rack besides wine? If yes, then you may want to consider building a bulk storage rack such as a diamond bin or rectangular bin. Do you have you wine case boxes to store or just individual bottles? This will help you determine which rack might best fit your needs.

Will you place your wine rack in your basement or temperature controlled room? If the answer is yes, you are possibly looking for long-term storage options and will need to be concerned about year round temperature and humidity falling into proper ranges. If you are only looking to place some wine into a storage area for very short periods of time, you may opt for wine storage cubes. These cubes will accommodate multiple bottles of wine without being temperature controlled and can also work as decorative pieces on your walls. They come with exchangeable inserts and offer a modern look to any room.

Any way you slice it, there are multiple options that offer endles possibilities for your wine storage. Answer as many questions as you can think of, and do your research online before building or choosing a wine rack. Only certain types of wine racks will suffice for certain situations and make sure the wood is a high quality hardwood such as mahogany or you will find that you will be buying or building again real soon.