DIY- Walk-In Fridge/Freezer

[CrashTestRanch]

Anybody make one?

[clovis]

The guy named Walter that posts under highlands is building a pork processing facility on his own property to slaughter and process his own hogs.

The dude is a WEALTH of information. I'd bet he has an idea or two, and he is friendly.

On a another note, I have seen built in coolers/fridges sell at auction, and they virtually give those things away. They sell for so little that I've seen auctioneers refuse to sell them. They say the bid isn't worth the damage that someone could do to the building. I'd also guess that the auctioneer doesn't want to pay staff to stand around while you disassemble the thing.

I'd run ads on craigslist looking for a unit you can buy or take.

[mightybooboo]

Look at marine supply outlets,they have lots of options to build your own,lots on web too,any size you want.

[TnAndy]

Crash,

I put a small ( 6'x6' ) walk in fridge in my auxiliary kitchen. Bought the door off Craig's List....door is from a 'regular' cooler, aluminum skin with foam inside, handle, etc, and came already framed in the same material the old cooler was built with, which was 4" foam with aluminum skin on each side.

I framed in the room in one corner of the kitchen, then bought some 2" foam board from a local roofing supply place, and used those long ( 8"x 1/4" ) screw/spikes w/hex head they sell at Lowes for log cabins to hold two layers of foam to the walls, ceiling.

Floor is tile on concrete. I did not insulate the floor ( which is recommended ) because my planned used of the walk-in will be pretty limited. I plan to use it just to hang meat ( pork, beef, deer ) killed here on the farm for the length of time it takes to process them in the kitchen ( which is really a meat cutting and canning room ).

For refrigeration, I plan to use a 10,000 BTU window AC unit and one of those Coolbot ( Click HERE for info ) temp controllers. The Coolbot site also has wealth of info on building your own cooler.

Right now, I'm remodeling the house kitchen, and "the man cave" ( as my wife has named it ) is being used for our only kitchen, so I haven't had time to finish up the cooler and test with the AC, but that is on tap for this fall.