How to make a cold room?
Have you ever considered building your own cold room where you can store your fruits and vegetables year-round, during the fall and winter? If you have the space, it's a fairly simple project, ideally in a basement with bare concrete walls.
The ideal location for a cold room is the corner of an unfinished basement. Why a corner? Because it gives you two naturally cold exterior walls... and if one of those walls is the north wall, even better.
A cold room can be almost any size. Make sure it's at least 6 feet deep for easy circulation. It'll typically be between 8 and 10 feet long. Build special walls to isolate the room from the rest of the basement... and of course, you'll need to include a door in your plan. Because a cold room will be quite damp, use moisture-resistant building materials whenever possible, not only to prevent rot but also to control musty odors.
How to Do It?
Cold Room Insulation Materials
Choosing the right insulation materials ensures efficient operation of the cold room and energy savings.
Cold room insulation materials play a critical role in maintaining indoor temperatures relative to outdoor temperatures and ensuring energy efficiency. Choosing the right insulation materials is crucial for efficient cold room operation and energy savings. Here are some cold room insulation materials and their properties:
Decide on the size of the cold room you need and start by ordering the materials according to the size you have determined.
List of materials required.
Now we can start assembling.
First, we screw our floor accessories to the floor using dowels according to the size of our room.
We begin laying the cold room wall panels starting from a corner.
Since our panels are interlocked, we lock the panels together with an Allen key.
We put our ceiling panel and lock them together with an allen key.
we are laying our floor panels.
We are installing our cold room door.
We carry out the installation of the cold room evaporator and the chiller group.
After our connection is completed, we make a vacuum and activate it by applying gas.
After this process is completed, we attach our lighting lamp and attach our door PVC curtain. The process is complete, enjoy using it.
1. Polyurethane Foam (PU):Polyurethane foam is one of the most commonly used materials for cold room insulation. This material offers high insulation values at low temperatures and increases energy efficiency. Polyurethane foam is used in conjunction with a sealing coating.
2. Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS): Extruded polystyrene foam is an insulation material with high density and low moisture absorption. It is waterproof and durable. Therefore, cold room panels are useful for cold room insulation.
3. Phenoylfoam: Phenoylfoam, It is a thin insulation material with high thermal performance. Designed for use in confined spaces and resistant to high temperatures. However, it is more expensive than other materials.
4. Glass Wool:Glass wool is a fire-resistant material that can be used for low-temperature insulation. It is typically used for ceiling and wall insulation. Glass wool is also known for its high sound-insulating properties.
5. Rock Wool: Rock woolIt is an insulation material used in cold storage facilities requiring high temperature and fire resistance. It stands out with its waterproof and sound-insulating properties.
6. Polyisocyanurate (PIR):Polyisocyanurate is a material that provides good insulation at low temperatures. PIR is fire resistant and energy efficient.
When selecting cold room insulation materials, you should consider local conditions, the cold room design, and your budget. You should also consider factors such as ease of installation, maintenance requirements, and fire safety. Proper application of insulation materials will increase cold room efficiency and product safety. Therefore, it is recommended to work with a professional insulation specialist for such projects.