Air Conditioning for Cellars and Wine Cellar Insulation
Insulation
Insulation is generally required if a wine cellar cooling unit is going to be used; more so, if the room is of a significant size where heat loss has the potential to be transmitted through the surface areas of large walls and ceilings.
Wine room walls and ceilings should be prepared with a vapour barrier and insulation. The R-value or thickness of insulation depends upon the number of exposed perimeter walls and the thickness / make-up of the existing walls and ceiling. In general terms however, the interior walls of your wine cellar should be insulated with a minimum of R-13 and preferably R-19 insulation.
There are various insulation materials which can be used, such as expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene or polyurethane foam. (Expanded polystyrene has the lowest U value and polyurethane the highest.)
Typical Insulation Process:
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Mount timber stud battens to the walls and ceiling of your wine room. |
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Staple the vapour barrier (polyethylene plastic sheeting sold in rolls or sheets) over the stud battens. |
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Affix insulation panels to the walls and ceiling of your wine room. (In the event that ceiling cavities are accessible, simply place insulation material into them rather than creating a new false ceiling.) |
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Cover and finish with plasterboard. |
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Ensure that your door is draught proofed and, where possible, insulated. |
Please feel free to contact Wild Grapes sales team for any additional information you may require. Email or call 01428 707862.
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