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jd1 Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 1:05 PM EST
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I'm almost positive that I'll get the space under the stairs in the basement for cigar storage when we move into our new house end of May. I want to turn it into a walk-in humi. The usable storage is an area about 5 deep, 4ft wide and about 6.5 feet high. This would be more than enough room to put in a shelf to hold my smokes and have room to move around.

The door fits really well but are there concerns with the higher humidity making it hard to shut? This will be in my basement so I'm not worried that much about the temperature as it stays really consistent in the 71-73 range in the heat of Arizona summer.

As anyone done anything like this? Did you put a vapor barrier over the sheetrock before nailing up the 1/8 in or 1/4 inch Spanish Cedar? Did it/does it hold humidity well? What type of humidifier did you use?
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#2 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 2:48 PM EST
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jd1,
Can't wait to see the responses to this post as I may be a short while behind you with a similar project!
Fubar69 Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 2:50 PM EST
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JD1...I Bet that you will still need some igloodors even with an area that big...haha.

I used to have a room like that back in my college days and we would go in there and just sit..and watch..the plants...GROW...ooppps..that was a different use altogether....

I would think that there are some commercial humidifiers that would be best for an area that large and that they would have thermostats or regulators to control the humidity..probably pricey. But I don't think that you will want the room to be airtight either. So I would think that just covering the room with the cedar would be sufficient but maybe not even necessary.

Just remember that all that you spend on that room is that much less that you get to spend at CBID...Steve..send out the DOGS.....69



jd1 Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 3:34 PM EST
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Thanks for the responses. As much as I've spent on Cbid, they should fly out to Arizona and line my closetdor in Spanish cedar, buy an appropriate humi unit and toss in a box or two of Bucaneros! And matches!

I agree on it not being airtight; no need for that. I just want to line it in Spanish cedar; I'll put in a shelf from Home Depot and an appropriate sized humi unit. I've seen several on a site that builds end-table humidors and these would work in my situation. I'm expecting to be taking pics sometime this summer.
hoagie55 Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 3:57 PM EST
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Make sure you water proof the entire room before putting up the spanish cedar, otherwise you could have some problems. Or, you could use the sheetrock used in bathrooms which is already water repellant. If you are building your house, ask the o cntractor to do that for you. The cost should be negligible at best.
jd1 Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 4:13 PM EST
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After doing some pricing, I'm going to forego the cedar for now. The cigars are in SP cedar boxes anyway. Will stick with the shelving and a humi-unit.

The sheetrock is already in, so I missed the boat there. May paint it with a moisture resistant semi-gloss that they put in the bathroom. Don't know if that will be enough though. Thoughts?
barryneedleman Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 4:33 PM EST
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Personally, I would either re-do the drywall with that green drywall they use in bathrooms or put some sort of vapor barrier up and line with the Spanish Cedar. I think the lower cost solution would be the green drywall.
Robby Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 4:37 PM EST
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http://www.cigarweekly.com/Columns/Scott/9901.htm
jd1 Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Mar 26 2003, 6:19 PM EST
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Great info Robby! I'll definitely keep it in mind.
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