Cheese Cave Installation Part 5: Door, Stairs, Interior Wall, and Whitewash

[@karencary3312]

It looks really nice. I always love the whitewash look. Perfect shelving.

[@vnthomas16]

Thanks!

[@greeneileen]

I love your can-do energy! Thanks for sharing this.

[@vnthomas16]

You’re welcome!

[@mennoreuten1563]

Always amazing to see what stacey is up to, looks like there is nothing he can t do, best of luck whit the aging proces of the Gouda cheese, thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@vnthomas16]

We’re looking forward to seeing what kind of cheese our cave produces!

[@mennoreuten1563]

Keep us updated, thanks for the reply

[@bucsr.6106]

Virginia is no slouch either. 😘

[@donaldgibson3121]

Very nice workmanship. Enjoy your videos.

[@vnthomas16]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!

[@charlenewenthold5150]

Very interesting so excited for you folks God bless

[@vnthomas16]

Thank you!

[@bucsr.6106]

After building your house I an sure this was a tad easier. 😉 Door looks great., stairs look great, you guys look great! I say you are GOUDA to go! ❤

[@vnthomas16]

Ha ha!

[@randyrejer4219]

Good to see you guys again.

[@vnthomas16]

Thanks!

[@johnhenderson299]

Great job on building the cheese cave

[@vnthomas16]

Thanks!

[@C.Hawkshaw]

So cool! This really made me miss doing building projects with my husband out in the country!

[@vnthomas16]

Glad you enjoyed our video!

[@PilotMcbride]

Fine job. If you haven’t already got one, might I suggest picking up a 12V sump pump. Even with a roof over the entrance water will find its way to you door. Plus, such a pump is handy around a farm for other jobs.

[@vnthomas16]

We have a perimeter drain around the cheese cave, including under the door, that drains to daylight, so hopefully that should handle any water issues. Thanks for watching!

[@sawmillcharliesbeefarm]

I would suggest a foam bumper block across the top of the strip door so when Stacy forgets to duck it will not be so hard on his forehead. Also do you have to get your cheese cave inspected by the health department to use it for food processing?

[@vnthomas16]

Yes, we’ve been working with our milk inspector on the construction of the cheese cave, and it will be inspected with the rest of our dairy. Thanks for watching!

[@jameswysong5967]

Y’all’s cheese cave looks great.

[@vnthomas16]

Thank you! Still some final details, but we’ve started using it already!

[@ronharrison1776]

Very nice job .

[@vnthomas16]

Thank you!

[@justinjdavis79]

Nicely done

[@vnthomas16]

Thank you!

[@shamrock56gargan96]

Great a idea the strip Door

[@vnthomas16]

We are already thinking of a couple other places on the farm we can use one!

[@malcolmbooth7241]

fantastic Job

[@vnthomas16]

Thanks!

[@douglassmith6448]

Look nice when you show how they put the pipeline in

[@vnthomas16]

We will do a pipeline video once we get it done. It’s kinda taken a back seat over the summer. We’ll need to get back at it soon!

[@cedricgates9976]

Outstanding!! Did a great job on the cheese cave guys cant wait to see the finished thing so interesting farm btw i did the hay rack like you did outside my barns love them thanks for the idea

[@vnthomas16]

Glad we could be an inspiration!

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

Looks like it came together nicely! Hopefully you won’t need a dehumidifier/humidifier!

[@vnthomas16]

Doubt it will get too wet in there, we need about 90% humidity for aging. Getting too dry could be an issue. Containers of water or wetting the floor are common in cheese caves. Thanks for watching!

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

Interesting! I don’t know much about making cheese! Now if you were making Blue Cheese I would be very interested!

[@richwhitaker1506]

Great job. Looking well constructed.. Will you need to monitor the temperature and humidity inside? Spud seems to be a typical "sidewalk supervisor"and the chickens were watching closely also. Gonna get good gouda out of there. Stay well friends.

[@vnthomas16]

Yes. The sensor we installed in the cheese cave reads in the house, so it’s easy to check it at a glance!

[@doncc6080]

Nice work on all parts of building the Cheese Cave. I do wish you would have included the stair build. That would have been interesting to me. How many flavors of cheese are you planning?

[@vnthomas16]

In addition to Gouda, we’ll probably do a cheddar and a Jack. Thanks for watching!

[@richardcompton2555]

Great Job! Looks real good and it should hold a lot of cheese. I was wondering about water at the bottom of the steps after rain. But with a roof over the entry that may not be a problem.

[@vnthomas16]

There is also a perimeter drain, including at the door, that drains to daylight.

[@rosehorton6404]

So exciting to see the cave near finished! Won’t be long and it will have a snowy white cover to match the interior❄️ Now, if only to taste your premium Gouda🧀😋

[@vnthomas16]

We’d love to get our production to the point where we could ship some cheese!

[@joesmith7427]

So much does it cost?? Never found your video that says how much?? Its the ceiling i keep wondering about??

[@joesmith7427]

So tell us how much it cost you?? And what type of temp and Humidity do u get??

[@David-fv7zg]

Fantastic. I am curious, I know nothing about whitewash other than reading Huckleberry Finn 40 years ago. Why did you select this as the interior cover. Does it somehow protect against moisture better than a film finish? Thanks again, Im really looking forward to seeing you fill this up with cheese!

[@vnthomas16]

Film finishes are notoriously difficult on concrete, so that’s why we decided on whitewash. It breaths. Also, a reason it is still popular in many dairy barns, even today, is that it is a naturally anti microbial finish.

[@grimorwell6473]

Great job. What is the temp. inside the cave?

[@vnthomas16]

When we hit -21° outside, it got down to about 42° inside, which we’re really happy with.

[@shamrock56gargan96]

Where did you purchase the strip door.

[@vnthomas16]

Strivide is the company.

[@TC-by3qc]

Cheese On!

[@vnthomas16]

Indeed!

[@kenlynch6332]

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[@otispage5746]

Go Cougs, beat Utah!

[@vnthomas16]

Always Wazzu! Even if they don’t win…