sure, i’d be happy to. i didn’t do the construction myself (had contractors working on all the other stuff - they put it together, using a sub to install the cooling unit and humidifier.
the space was used just as storage - had some cabinets and that’s basically it. no door. demo process took everything to the studs and joists, linoleum tile removed. you can get a peek into the area here (original condition) http://i.imgur.com/7YcbUrw.jpg
put an exterior grade door on the entrance, and punched holes for the through-the-wall wine guardian cooling unit right where that little bar is in the photo. slapped a little door (forget the name for them - on a little track, bend in half upon opening, has ventilation to allow for airflow to unit).
studs and joists were wrapped with the vapor barrier, largely used fiberglass batts for the insulation. three of the walls go to the foundation, so not too much exposed to the warm house. when the space was empty and before the door was even in, i started to rough out a diagram for the space and figure out how to best configure it for max denisty. used GIMP, which is basically a free version of photoshop to construct a diagram to scale. i know nothing about cad or other design stuff, but this worked for me. just used 1 inch = 10 pixels, and constructed the diagrams.
one large concern was the location of the water main in this space (NW corner of the diagrams). ended up drywalling over it, and leaving an access panel that requires only a few inches to get in there. risky, but better than leaving too much space i think. shouldn’t have issues (knock on wood).
once the drywall was in, i was able to finalize the layout and order the racks. big ass freight shipment, had a pallet on back of a truck. not a job for the weak… was a whole lot of heavy lifting to get that off the truck (which only had the driver – not too much help).
assembly took a while - used the crown and base provided with the kits, but the crown didn’t really work on the corners. just left that be.
hope that answers your questions!
