Comments on: Wine Cellar Ceiling http://basement-wine-cellar.com/2009/03/06/wine-cellar-ceiling/ My Experiences Building a Basement Wine Cellar Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Basement Wine Cellar Guy http://basement-wine-cellar.com/2009/03/06/wine-cellar-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Basement Wine Cellar Guy Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:00:14 +0000 http://basement-wine-cellar.com/?p=41#comment-196 Excellent point about the gas line with an inline union. Yes, I have a "trap door". Actually it's a square hole in the ceiling with a spring loaded plastic square shoved up into the hole. You can buy them at any building supply store for under $5. As for lighting, I used standard lights in the ceiling. I didn't put anything under the racking. I didn't go fancy, because I just go into the wine cellar, get my wine, and leave, so I need just enough light to read my bottle numbers. If I was spending time in the cellar I would have gone fancier. Excellent point about the gas line with an inline union. Yes, I have a “trap door”. Actually it’s a square hole in the ceiling with a spring loaded plastic square shoved up into the hole. You can buy them at any building supply store for under $5.

As for lighting, I used standard lights in the ceiling. I didn’t put anything under the racking. I didn’t go fancy, because I just go into the wine cellar, get my wine, and leave, so I need just enough light to read my bottle numbers. If I was spending time in the cellar I would have gone fancier.

]]> By: George http://basement-wine-cellar.com/2009/03/06/wine-cellar-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-46 George Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:27:52 +0000 http://basement-wine-cellar.com/?p=41#comment-46 Nice blog! I too am in the construction phase of my wine cellar. I couldn't help but notice your ceiling picture has a gas line with an inline union. I was told that by code, unions need to be made available for inspection, and that they often are a source of leaks. I hope you kept your union accessible via some kind of trap door. Bought my cooling unit at Rosehill, and will buy my racks there once the walls are up. I didn't see any mention of lighting -- I'm using LED fixtures on the ceiling and LED strips underneath the racking...all are warm white. Nice blog! I too am in the construction phase of my wine cellar. I couldn’t help but notice your ceiling picture has a gas line with an inline union. I was told that by code, unions need to be made available for inspection, and that they often are a source of leaks. I hope you kept your union accessible via some kind of trap door. Bought my cooling unit at Rosehill, and will buy my racks there once the walls are up. I didn’t see any mention of lighting — I’m using LED fixtures on the ceiling and LED strips underneath the racking…all are warm white.

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