Cellar cooling units
WhisperKOOL, Wine Guardian, CellarPro and CellarCool — through-wall, ducted, split and ceiling-mount. Sized against your room's heat load, not its square footage.
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Wine cellars in Orinda
Wine Room Conversions in Orinda
An underused Orinda room could become the home your collection needs. Before choosing racks, check the space, its conditions and the route for cooling. Wine Hardware can help you compare a room conversion with cabinet storage from our Walnut Creek showroom.
- Showroom
- 1617 Locust St, Walnut Creek
- Phone
- (925) 944-1084
- Serving
- Orinda, California
Your project
Plan the storage around your Orinda room
What do you want the room to do for your collection? Bring Mike a photo, dimensions and a rough bottle count to compare the storage and cooling choices for your project.
Orinda
Project location
Cellar planning and equipment advice from Walnut Creek.
1617
Locust Street showroom
Bring dimensions and photos to start the conversation.
1973
Family run since
Mike joined in 2001 and bought the business with Cari in 2014.
15
Bay Area cities
Residential and commercial cellar service areas.
What we build here
Options to consider for your Orinda project
A downstairs room or space beneath a staircase needs its own assessment. Measure sloping ceilings, obstructions and access, and have the existing enclosure reviewed before deciding what can be stored there.
Start with the enclosure
Discuss moisture, insulation, the door and the surrounding rooms with your contractor. Choose cooling against the proposed finished space.
Use the ceiling shape
Compare rack heights and case storage against the measured ceiling line. Keep the low areas useful without blocking access.
Discuss nearby living space
Tell us where people work, sleep and gather. Equipment placement, air movement and service access belong in the design conversation.
How a cellar happens
From a Orinda floor plan to a stocked cellar
Agree on the scope, equipment and current lead times before ordering. The schedule depends on the room, products and work your contractor needs to complete.
Tell us about the room
Where the wine will live, how many bottles you own now, and how many you expect in five years. Photos and a rough sketch are enough.
Measure and check the envelope
Dimensions, insulation, vapour barrier, glass area, power, and where the heat can go. This is the step that prevents expensive surprises.
Design and capacity
Rack elevations, bottle count by bottle type, cooling options and finishes — reviewed before anything is ordered.
Order and coordinate
We supply racking, cooling, doors and refrigeration, and give your contractor rough-in notes for power, framing and condensate.
Prepare to fill the room
Review the layout and equipment instructions with your project team. Then bring your wine and accessory questions to Mike at the showroom to plan how you will stock and use the space.
The parts
What goes into a Orinda cellar
All of it is stocked or ordered through the Walnut Creek showroom, and every one of them is a decision we can make with you before you buy.
Rack kits and custom racking
VintageView metal, Modularack pine, redwood and mahogany designer kits, and fully custom millwork when the room refuses to be rectangular.
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Wine refrigerators and cabinets
Compare Transtherm wine cabinets and Marvel built-in refrigerators when a full cellar room is more than you need. Check the exact model’s ventilation, access and bottle-fit requirements.
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Glassware and cellar accessories
Corkscrews, preservation systems, decanters, tags and the small things that make a finished cellar usable on a Tuesday night.
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Cellar reading
From the Wine Hardware blog
Explore racking, cooling and capacity questions before you plan the room.
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Building a Custom Wine Cellar: Step-by-Step
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How to Choose a Wine Rack for Your Home
Choose a wine rack by following the bottle from arrival to the moment you open it. Where will it live, how will you find it and will its shape fit the supports? Once those question
Organizing Your Cellar for Easy Bottle Access
Easy bottle access comes from a cellar map that follows your habits. Put regular selections within comfortable reach, identify deeper storage and give new arrivals a temporary plac
Before you decide
Drive over and put your hands on it
Photographs flatten everything. Racking depth, the weight of a glass door, the actual noise a cooling unit makes at three feet — those you have to stand next to.
Visit the Locust Street showroom on a weekday, or arrange a Saturday appointment to discuss your plans.
1617 Locust StWalnut Creek, CA 94596(925) 944-1084
Orinda questions we get asked
How long does a Orinda cellar take?
Timing depends on design decisions, product availability and contractor scheduling. Contact Wine Hardware with your plans and target date so the next steps and current lead times can be discussed.
Do you come out to Orinda to measure?
To work out the measurements your room needs, call Mike at (925) 944-1084. Bring any dimensions or photos you have. You can discuss whether a site visit would help, who would handle it and which drawings your project needs.
What will it cost?
Cost depends on the room preparation, racking, cooling and finishes. Send dimensions and a bottle count so we can discuss the scope and the information needed for a project quote.
Can you work with my Orinda contractor or architect?
We can discuss the cellar scope with your contractor or architect. Bring the plans to review construction details, equipment requirements and responsibilities before finishes are fixed.
Can my Orinda storage room work without cooling?
Existing conditions need to be measured over time, including warmer periods. Share those readings and your storage plans with Wine Hardware before deciding what equipment the room needs.
Start here
Show Mike the space in Orinda.
A photo, dimensions and a bottle count give Mike a starting point. Call (925) 944-1084 to work through the layout, cooling and choices that shape the budget. This beta form does not email the store.
Where to go next
The service pages behind every project on this page.
Start here
What would you like to open here in Orinda?
Bring Mike a photo and the collection you have in mind. Call (925) 944-1084 to compare storage options for your room, or visit the Walnut Creek showroom to see the equipment in person.