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Hi
Not sure which section to post this but I'm after advise on building a cellar.
I've a west facing deck on the back of my house with an area of 3m x 3m x 2 metres high underneath.
I'm thinking of bricking it in and using it as a cellar.
Do I need vents in the walls for ventilation or do I keep it fully enclosed?
It will get the late afternoon sun against one wall.
Any thoughts please.
Thanks
 
Hi
Not sure which section to post this but I'm after advise on building a cellar.
I've a west facing deck on the back of my house with an area of 3m x 3m x 2 metres high underneath.
I'm thinking of bricking it in and using it as a cellar.
Do I need vents in the walls for ventilation or do I keep it fully enclosed?
It will get the late afternoon sun against one wall.
Any thoughts please.
Thanks
I don't have a cellar, or room for one, but I do have a fermenting room. If you go ahead with the project line the inside with polystyrene, I was walking past a build of a house and there was a pack of 75 mm thick by approximately 1,000 mm wide and approximately 4,000 mm long. the invoice was attached to the pack $59.00 so cheap to buy. Get yourself a reverse cycle air con, I have a 2.5 kW inverter split system reverse cycle, much cheaper to run than a bank of fridges.
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Hi
Not sure which section to post this but I'm after advise on building a cellar.
I've a west facing deck on the back of my house with an area of 3m x 3m x 2 metres high underneath.
I'm thinking of bricking it in and using it as a cellar.
Do I need vents in the walls for ventilation or do I keep it fully enclosed?
It will get the late afternoon sun against one wall.
Any thoughts please.
Thanks

Yes you will need ventilation and a cross breeze otherwise you’ll have mold problems. I would where possible install two layers of brick with 50mm cavity this will act as really good insulation especially where the sun hits it. Cool room panels are a good idea but if not end sealed correctly will harbour cockroaches
 
Hi
Not sure which section to post this but I'm after advise on building a cellar.
I've a west facing deck on the back of my house with an area of 3m x 3m x 2 metres high underneath.
I'm thinking of bricking it in and using it as a cellar.
Do I need vents in the walls for ventilation or do I keep it fully enclosed?
It will get the late afternoon sun against one wall.
Any thoughts please.
Thanks

Yes you will need ventilation and a cross breeze otherwise you’ll have mold problems. I would where possible install two layers of brick with 50mm cavity this will act as really good insulation especially where the sun hits it. Cool room panels are a good idea but if not end sealed correctly will harbour cockroaches.
If below ground install a sump pit in floor just to be irish
 
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