Constructing a Walk in Humidor

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

I am thinking about putting together a walk in humidor in a spare bedroom. One question, do I NEED to line the entire room with Spanish cedar. Could I just use spanish cedar trays and that is it?

PuroFreak

The only advice I have would be to hire me to sit in the humi and be the guard of your smokes and monitor your humidity levels. The only way for me to properly ensure your smokes are at their peak quality is for me to smoke several a day but I'm up for the job and I know I can keep your humidor in top notch shape! hehe

bbc020

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

The room is in the basement. The normal temp and humidity with no other help in the room is 67 degrees and 54% RH. The basement is hardly ever used. I figure I could put a humidifier in it and some shelving and place the cigars in the trays.

bbc020

Sounds ideal

tankbonnies

make sure you post pictures

phobicsquirrel

Capt would be the best to ask this, I haven't seen him on in a long time though.

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

I am researching shelving. I do not want anything that is attached to the walls. Any suggestions?

brc81

niz33

tankbonnies:

make sure you post pictures

I 2nd this, please post pictures!!!

kuzi16

tankbonnies

check this one out http://www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom/cigar_room_photos.html

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

Thanks TB but that is more of a smoking room. I was thinking more walk in humidor. I have been looking at humidifiers. Any suggestions?

kuzi16

bigharpoon

I would be wary of putting drywall in a walk-in humidor. Drywall off-gasses some unhealthy chemicals, like formaldehyde. I wouldn't want that stuff getting infused into the cigars. Since it's in the basement I would also be wary of using PT as the floor sleepers or wall studs, for the same off gassing reasons (even though the arsenic in PT has been reduced it's still far from healthy). I would use cedar as the framing and line the whole room with wood, no drywall or PT at all.

MAJORdorMo

LuvMycigar.blogspot.com

The room is already contructed. It's drywall and I was not going to change it.

Hal72

I would have used veneer sheet. You get them cheaper and use it on almost the whole humdior. How big do you plan it?. I would have build it as a room inside a room. (like a sauna) Then you are sure the humidity does not ruin you house and you can control the temprature.

here is also a good link:

http://tobacconistu.blogspot.com/2007/11/building-walk-in-humidor.html

kuzi16

kuzi16