When I originally figured on a 5 month build schedule, I figured I would have most of my winter weekends to knock this thing out; that was my time line back in October. I did not anticipate the potential schedule delay with my daughter joining a volleyball club which have tournaments almost every weekend from January thru May. I still hope to complete this in April, but it will take more evenings during the week to get there!!!
I got around to installing the cabinet pieces which I got stained and urethaned. Time to get the drawer sliders installed which are integrated into trailer side walls.
The left side slide is attached to the sidewall of the trailer and the right slide is mounted to the cabinet sidewall I finished in the basement. The right sidewall is positioned based on the drawer width along with the added width required for the slides.
The wiring I am running under the drawer is for the water pump and the under chassis lighting. All the wiring will be routed to a switch panel that resides above the stove drawer.
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| Wiring routed underneath the pullout stove |
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| Installed drawer to assure clearance with drawer bottom |
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| Set stove in place to check fit |
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| Stove drawer fully extended |
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| gap under drawer where cabling is installed |
Before I could move on with installing the cabinet above the stove drawer, I needed to install the aluminum edge trim. All pieces were cut, mitered, lightly polished and attached with silicone adhesive.
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| Tape holding molding while it cures overnight |
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| Installed 110V electrical out in Galley Area |
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| Dry Fit of Aluminum Molding on Cabinet |
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| Installed upper drawer sidewall and drawer |
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| Silverware drawer fully extended |
The middle drawer is sized to handle a 55 gallon cooler that will be housed between the cabinets while in transit to camp sites, but I plan to pull the cooler out of the drawer and set it on a table stand I have yet to build and attach to the side of the trailer. This will provide space for dry goods and other storage needs in the galley when in use. The drawer slides for the cooler are attached to the sidewall that I previously installed.
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| Cooler Drawer in Travel Position |
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| Cooler Drawer Fully Extended |
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| All Drawers Fully Extended |
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| All Drawers Fully Retracted |
The drawer slides I purchased from a place online called AH Turf. Odd name for a place that sells cabinet hardware, but they have the best price of anyone (50% of retail). All the slides I purchase are Blum brand and these slides can handle up to 125 lbs static load, so things like the stove can handle pots of water and pans fully extended and and slides of cooler drawer should run fully loaded without deflecting and scratching the counter top.
Now that all the drawers are installed, I can cut the drawer faces and build the door face for the passenger side cabinet as I want the faces to align the the cabinet sides. I anticipated some minor adjustments when installing the drawers so I held off on the drawer fronts until this was completed.
I needed to trim out the cabinet/counter top interface that did not take up much space so I decided to go with 1/16" thick extruded aluminum shapes. I didn't care for the mill finish so I experimented with various things and ultimately settled for a 220 grit sanding sponge that I wet sanded until it started to get a nice clean low sheen to the trim pieces. It didn't take much time and I'm pleased with the results
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| Aluminum Mill Finish on Right, Left is a Lite Polish |
While glues were setting and other thing were drying, I got started with sanding the interior so I can get after the urethane in the cabin. I want to get all this done before I put the ceiling in and limit the amount of finishing work that needs to get done before the trailer is full enclosed.
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| Majority of Cabin Sanding is Complete |
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