Urgent advice/help/suggestions needed!!!

[hotwine]

I second Bucko's recommendation to use off-site storage until you can get your own squared away.<P>As to using a cellar in the backyard: that's my primary storage. Do a search on username hotwine in this thread and you'll see some of the problems I encountered, and the eventual solution.<P>Suggest you also look at stratsplace.com. He has a photo album of cellars from around the world, including one that was made from a burial vault installed in a fellow's backyard; pretty cool and looks a lot like mine (without his frilly decorations).<P>As far as depth required, amount of soil needed on top, that sort of thing.... mine is only half-buried, so the upper half is above ground. Painting of the interior concrete surfaces with UGLok to prevent moisture penetration, then installation of foam-board insulation, were all that were required to allow an industrial refrigeration unit to maintain a steady 57F/60% RH. E-mail me (gilsmith@satx.rr.com) if you have any questions or would like photos.