Walk in Humidors. Who's Got Em? What Made You Build Them?

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I like to think that almost every cigar smoker has the dream of one day building a walk in humidor in their house (and having enough stock to fill it)

When I bought my house it was defiantly on my list of things to do, but after a few months I came to the realisation that the house I'm currently in isn't going to be the one I live in for the rest of my life (I was 28 when I bought it and plan to move around eventually and buy another house or two before I settle down)

It got me wondering about the people out there that did build walk ins and what made them decide to commit such a large amount of cash to a storage system that can be transported if you ever move

Also, if anyone has built one and then moved house later in life, what did you do with your walk in?

I imagine a walk in humidor would be a selling point to only a small minority of house hunters and a climate controlled "walk in pantry" seems a little silly

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I converted a basement walk in closet. Lined with plastic, added some shelves with a little Spanish Cedar, simple humidifier with distilled water. Seems I've bought a lot, but far, far from full!

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I converted a basement walk in closet. Lined with plastic, added some shelves with a little Spanish Cedar, simple humidifier with distilled water. Seems I've bought a lot, but far, far from full!

What do you mean "lined with plastic"?

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What do you mean "lined with plastic"?

it was a sheetrock room so I lined the walls and ceiling with plastic to retain moisture

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it was a sheetrock room so I lined the walls and ceiling with plastic to retain moisture

you mean plastic like a vapour barrier?

And thats it, nothing between the plastic and the rest of the room? No drywall, paint, tiles, etc..?

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you mean plastic like a vapour barrier?

And thats it, nothing between the plastic and the rest of the room? No drywall, paint, tiles, etc..?

Yes, vapor barrier. It was a finished walk in closet painted sheetrock, wood trim, concrete floor with carpet. I pulled the carpet and put some hardwood down the vapor barrier covers everything else

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I have a spare room but its just so much cash. I Need to get better with my DIY skills to bring the price down ;-)

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I thought seriously about it, in my cigar room in the home we just had built, but I know me and decided against it. As it is, my Staebell cabinet provides a physical 'limit' to purchases. If I had a room I'd just fill the darn thing up.......innocent.gif

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I converted a basement room into a walk in. 12x14 room. Insulation, vapor barrier, African mahogany veneer sheets for ceiling and walls, Spanish cedar for shelving and trim. LED track lighting, ceiling fan on a timer for circulation.

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You could buy a portable walk in humidor, it sets up in any room in your house in under 4 hours. Exterior Walk-In Dimensions
8 1/2 ft. wide x 7 1/4 ft. deep x 96 inches high, comes with everything from lights to humidifier. Below is THE MAN CAVE for only.....are you ready.....around $10,000.00 shipped. If I was to do one I would more than likely go this way. I have a spare utility room that is 5' w x 10' l. I was thinking of making it into a walk in humidor but have never got around to it.Main reason I'm not a DIY'er. post-24820-0-74284500-1431390371_thumb.j

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polarbear Prominentes

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You could buy a portable walk in humidor, it sets up in any room in your house in under 4 hours. Exterior Walk-In Dimensions

8 1/2 ft. wide x 7 1/4 ft. deep x 96 inches high, comes with everything from lights to humidifier. Below is THE MAN CAVE for only.....are you ready.....around $10,000.00 shipped. If I was to do one I would more than likely go this way. I have a spare utility room that is 5' w x 10' l. I was thinking of making it into a walk in humidor but have never got around to it.Main reason I'm not a DIY'er. attachicon.gifmancave-lg.jpg

That's a bloody good idea

Shipping to Aus would be gargantuan though

I looked at getting a big Aristocrat Cabinet built and then shipped down under and it was not going to leave me much change out of $10k. Hence the walk in idea

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i always jump at the chance to show my walk in humidor so sorry if some members have seen these pics already. built it about 6 to 7 years ago.. Reading about the member here who lined the inside of his walk in closet with plastic. I was thinking that he probably could just cover the existing drywall with blue board or green board which is a high moisture resistant drywall for maybe some better aesthetics. just a suggestion...

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SMQQKIN Marevas

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Wow. Big walk in & you have a good selection of NCs & Ccs. Quite the show to take guests in to select an after dinner cigar. Well done!

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Wow +2

I got to do that, just have to win the lottery on Saturday first !

I'm not surprised that that you jump at the chance of showing it.

It is fantastic.

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You could buy a portable walk in humidor, it sets up in any room in your house in under 4 hours. Exterior Walk-In Dimensions

8 1/2 ft. wide x 7 1/4 ft. deep x 96 inches high, comes with everything from lights to humidifier. Below is THE MAN CAVE for only.....are you ready.....around $10,000.00 shipped. If I was to do one I would more than likely go this way. I have a spare utility room that is 5' w x 10' l. I was thinking of making it into a walk in humidor but have never got around to it.Main reason I'm not a DIY'er. attachicon.gifmancave-lg.jpg

Oh that would definitely lead to a divorce.

Straight from, 'that look you get when she sees CZAR on the credit card statement' to "here sign this", on the divorce papers.

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Wow +2

I got to do that, just have to win the lottery on Saturday first !

I'm not surprised that that you jump at the chance of showing it.

It is fantastic.

Thx for the "likes" amigos...

Wow. Big walk in & you have a good selection of NCs & Ccs. Quite the show to take guests in to select an after dinner cigar. Well done!

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i always jump at the chance to show my walk in humidor so sorry if some members have seen these pics already. built it about 6 to 7 years ago.. Reading about the member here who lined the inside of his walk in closet with plastic. I was thinking that he probably could just cover the existing drywall with blue board or green board which is a high moisture resistant drywall for maybe some better aesthetics. just a suggestion...

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That pre-fab "walk-in" is pretty to look at, but it is surprisingly slim on storage space. Seems like a large cabinet humidor has a lot more storage. My wife collects antique armoires and she said I can convert one of them to a humidor whenever I get the urge. :)

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Wow +2

I got to do that, just have to win the lottery on Saturday first !

I'm not surprised that that you jump at the chance of showing it.

It is fantastic.

We should do a WA Group Project. We already have an engineer, and plasterer.... and i'll be there for moral support :P

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We should do a WA Group Project. We already have an engineer, and plasterer.... and i'll be there for moral support :P

Buy a house and give us all a key and we will ;-)

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The cost to build my walkin was approximately 1300 cdn dollars...a third of that was the Spanish cedar shelves...most of the building materials I acquired on sale...did all the work myself other than the drywall taping...fortunately the climate here makes it easy to maintain a safe and constant temperature in my basement for the cigars...when I sell this house I will take the cedar with me...everything else is cheap to rebuild...a friend of mine converted a bedroom closet for half the cost of mine...turned out great for him...

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Chriswalker mate good form. That's just sharing personal cigar porn. I fell a little dirty but still have to look.

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