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Teardrop: Roughing in the Cabinetry

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With the walls ready, it was relatively easy to start roughing in the cabinetry. In fact, the hardest part was getting Sandi to decide how much space she needed for the clothing, food, water, cooler, and so on.

The one thing we did not anticipate, is electrical outlets in this area. We managed to shoe-horn it in and it looks like it was planned, but it would have been better to have actually planned it instead of trying to find a spot for it after the fact.

It’s interesting how many small details you need to think of when you start custom designing cabinets and counter tops.

How tall is Sandi? referring to the counter top height. How tall am I? referring to how much the hatch has to open to prevent me from hitting my head. How much clothes are you packing? How tall are your drink containers you’re planning on bringing? Where do you see yourself charging your phone/tablet/computer? Ohhhh… computer. I forgot about that!

See, there are a ton of little details that will make it spectacular or just so-so.

The exciting part about completing the cabinets, is that it really adds structural integrity to the Teardrop. You no longer worry about jacks or braces and it starts to look like a place you could actually live. Very exciting!

Front cabinets, lower in place, tops in place for fitting. It was about this point that I realized that it was not square from one side to the other. It was off by about 1/4", which is not bad, but frustrating.
Pulled it out to work on the front cabinets in the light.
My helper, examining the working parts of the trailer. My half-tankard of water was used to ensure the shelf wasn't too short.
Peek-a-boo! She likes the door.
Test fitting the rear counter. This will end up being part of the counter and where our feet go when sleeping.
Reverse shot of the same setup.
From the front through to back. The lower shelf and braces are now in place.
Figuring out how much space we needed for a cooler and water container was important because putting the wall in "where" could leave the space unusuable.
Reverse shot of the same.
Shot of the same from the front. The front top braces are placed for fitting.
Through the door, through the front cabinets.
Ensuring the cooler and water container fit as well as the counter not being too high for Sandi to work at.
We decided to use Formica for the counter top because of it's durability and ease of cleaning (guess who said that?). I had some left over so though I'd use it on the lower shelf of the front cabinets. Two small lids have been cut out to access the space, not in the original design.
Fitting the side walls for the clothing cabinets.
Deciding how high to put this shelf, how deep to make the storage, all difficult decision based on what's being stored. Note the Formica on the counter at this point.
Piano hinges were used to hinge the two small lids in the front cabinets.
Small lid open. Later I decided to use this place to put the battery breaker for the trailer. It was the closes, protected area I could think of and worked perfectly.
Reverse view of the same area.
Almost all the cabinets in place.