At least for this second upper storage bin I did not have to rethink everything. Mostly I was able to duplicate the rear storage bin, with a couple of exceptions. For one thing, it's not as deep. If it were, anyone standing there trying to cook would hit their head. This one is also truncated on the right side because it butts up to the closet wall.
Of course, it started with yet more of those annoying custom braces to be cut and fiberglassed in place.
But I did get them in the right place this time on the first try.
I cut the shelf (bottom) and fitted it to the grooved board my friend Jesse cut for me. Then cut the front. While these were being polyurethaned, I covered the trailer wall that will be inside the cupboard with green foam...
and white. Once again, I'm just showing you the funky shape of the foam piece.
And like the main ceiling, this was fastened with the double sided butyl tape. So much easier and better than gluing.
Of course, I was dry fitting everything multiple times before anything was fastened permanently. Once the polyurethane was dry, I could start putting the wood pieces together.
And, then the unit went in the trailer. Still needs the doors added. The tape strips are to help me align those. (Ignore the big white stripe- I'm just continuing to work on insulation between other things.)
These doors were a tiny bit trickier to hang because we decided these should open upward, so when you are cooking, you can just reach up and grab something. Success!
If you missed the blow-by-blow with more detail, you can follow the link below for building the back storage unit. It was just over a month ago that I finished that one. Here are the two of them... back sleeping/eating area (with the ceiling now finished) and front kitchen area.
In other news: I did some odds and ends of small jobs in the morning. Mostly things that aren't even on the lists. But I was again working on things that count by 10 am. It was chilly and snowy out today. I worked inside the trailer with the little heater going. It does really well. I'm sure it will be even better when I finish the insulation.
One big item done and good hope for another one tomorrow. 21 BIG ITEMS to complete- (41 done). 40 small ones to do but of course I need to add more. (36 done). 12 days to go.
I'm trying really hard to finish the trailer enough that I can start packing it early and have some time to think about things as I do that. If I can't start that until the last minute, mistakes are sure to be made. If I have the big stuff done, I can do the mostly mindless small things in the final days.
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1 comment:
That looks fantastic.
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