Restore Your Wine Cellar With Floor Tiles & Air Conditioning
Owning a heritage home can be a nightmare when you want to repair it or have any other building work done. You will tend to find that if you want to keep the look and feel of the home, then you will need to hire specialist heritage restoration builders. No matter which part of the house requires building work, you need to get a balance between modern living needs and being consistant with the existing design.
A house that has a disused basement is a fine example of the type of heritage restoration building project. First off all you need to look at what sort of brickwork was originally used, what type of building work is required and what is possible. Once you have a clearer idea of what is required then you can work out the best options for the job. If you were considering turning the basement into a wine cellar or a children’s playroom, then you may need to make rather different changes.
When putting in a floor for a basement you need to consider what it is going to be used for as well as looking at the condition of the basement. You don’t want to spend money on a variety of décor and building products, only to find that the basement floods. Once you are assured that the basement is safe then you can look at the next step.
Floor tiles can make a major difference to any room, so making sure you get the right type of floor tile to suit your needs is important. Natural stone or ceramic floor tiles would be the best for a wine cellar as they are easy to care for and clean. Natural stone floor tiles don’t absorb much heat so they will help maintain the correct temperature to store the wine.
When you are storing wine for a long period of time, then it is vital that you create the right atmospheric conditions. An effective way to achieve the best temperature and moisture levels is by installing an air conditioning system that allows you to monitor and control the environment. Most air conditioning installers will put in a special control system for wine cellar cooling that helps maintain the temperature at around 12 degrees with 50% relative humidity. The wine cellar cooling system will allow the environment to be maintained at a constant level by reducing moisture in the air that can damage corks and cause labels to decay.