Beautiful. I hope they were not creosote soaked.
The old REI store on Capital Hill in Seattle had creosote soaked 4x8 flooring. I can still smell it just by thinking about it.
No creosote. These are all tropical hardwoods from the local jungles. They’re pretty disease resistant. Stuff like rosewood, mohagony, padauk, and I have no idea what else. No walnut though.
Alan - does the vendor straighten the barrel staves somehow? I love that floor.
Post some photos when it is done!
Re: racks - The 5 degree tilt is always good, but it will not work for big EQs 
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Why did you decide to move back to 55 - I love my 50 degree cellar, but it is somewhat difficult for some manufacturers to make it work and still maintain the right humidity level and keep from freezing the coil. What brand are you using for a.) condenser b.) air handler/evaporator c.) control system? All the systems seem to come down to those 3 components…and various people put them together in different ways…
don’t know exactly what the guy used but a system that comfortably did 50 was much more expensive and now that I’m 64, I don’t need slow aging. I should turn the cellar up to 80!
That’s just his la Tache cellar! ![[shock.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0b1dcf699ec319f43254f92e3f145786dcd93904.gif "shock"){kind=small}
hahahah. It turns the corner. Couldn’t show it all. Holds about 5000 b.
Can’t wait to see it with empty racking, then populated racking. Putting in a fancy etched glass door so the cellar is visible from the adjoining room?
wanted a plain white door like the doors in the house. Didn’t want to show it off. Got overruled so it will be door with some glass. No fancy lighting or display racks.
No fancy lighting or display racks.
Perfect!
And as for a cellar of 50 or 55 - none of us will really notice the difference when we drink the wines. I had a friend who kept his at 50 forever. The wines were perfect, but no different from other cellars that were kept a little higher. And I think 60 is perfect too.
bins and racks going in over next few days. Then the door and it’s done.
So exciting! Thanks for sharing, keep the updates coming, please!
Wow, that dusky stain looks really sharp!
Coming together. Bins below. Racks above. Just placed and not secure yet.
first racks placed—for magnums
Looks great. Love the floor.
I put a wine barrel sink in a guest bathroom that I made out of an old French oak Napa cabernet barrel. Love the re-purposing!
It’s coming along nicely - love the floor and the color of the bin stain.
Last couple. Secure them, add trim and molding, door, and done—except for placing the wines.
Looks great! What size room is this? Did i read 5000 capacity?
Yeah, but that’s the fun part. 
the door!