Basement-Wine-Cellar.com » framing http://basement-wine-cellar.com My Experiences Building a Basement Wine Cellar Mon, 31 May 2010 13:18:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Framing the Wine Cellar Walls http://basement-wine-cellar.com/2009/02/20/framing-the-wine-cellar-walls/ http://basement-wine-cellar.com/2009/02/20/framing-the-wine-cellar-walls/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:26:28 +0000 Basement Wine Cellar Guy http://basement-wine-cellar.com/?p=31 Once we decided on the dimensions for the wine cellar, the next step was to get started. We took an existing basement room and gutted it. Then, the next step is to frame the walls and floor.

Framing is a relatively straight forward task. A frame is built (we used 2 x 4′s) to serve two functions: it will hold the drywall, and it will hold the insulation. Here’s how the wall looks after framing:

Framing Wine Cellar Exterior Wall

You will notice that the framing is applied directly to the exterior basement wall. We have not installed any vapor barrier. More about that to in subsequent posts.

The existing interior wall is also framed (it already existed; we simply removed the existing drywall):

Framing Interior Wine Cellar Wall

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