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This was a Fun project and really made me feel things are moving
forward with our Trailer....but it wasn't Cheap...
The Cabinets , Laminate , counter top and drawers all ended up
costing approx. $950.00...
Even so..... I don't mind at all paying a good bit for something
that is meant to last a very long time....I really lucked out
finding a source for such nice cabinets online.
And these really are quality cabinets....the Face, drawer fronts
and doors are solid Oak . The rest of the cabinet is made out of
high-quality plywood . There's no cheap and heavy particle board
used in constructing the cabinets.
I still need to add Latches on all doors to keep things from
flying out on the road....which I'll buy from here...
Concealed Cabinet Latches
I also need to 'wire' the cabinet up with switching units that will allow
us to turn the power on/off to each electrical device...the
reason for this is , when were out in the boondocks somewhere
...and we use the inverter to run the TV and Satellite TV system
...I want to make sure nothing else is drawing power from the
batteries.
( IE. Even though an electrical device like a VCR/DVD player or
gaming system is in its 'OFF' mode , it's still drawing a little
bit of power to keep its clock , memory or whatever up to date )
For my computer system I use this Switch/Surge Protector unit to handle this
situation...we'll do the same in this cabinet
To keep a nice consistent look to our trailer I'll outfit her
completely with these cabinets ...they're really pretty and
surprisingly lightweight .
Once I put one of these cabinets together I realized that well-made
cabinets don't weigh that much ...so you can use them in mobile
applications versus designing/building a bunch of built-in
cabinets. This is going to make my life very easy when it comes
time to start the interior part of the trailer project.
But if a person gets nervous about how much extra weight a
cabinet like this will add ...you can just use the face of these
cabinets for built-ins....
This way you get a pretty look to the trailer, bus or whatever
..without the extra weight.
Some folks will feel this isn't a very cost effective way of
going about building cabinets...but I don't feel that at all.
After doing a few Bus and van conversions where I designed and
installed Built-in cabinets , I've found you don't really save
that much money if you're using good wood to build them yourself
versus buying them . It adds up fast . Plus you need a good
place to work that's dry and well lit...special tools etc. etc.
etc.
NOV. 2007 UPDATE
Our Cabinet is still working & looking Great , but because we're
big time Collectors of Good Films and our DVD collection has
outgrown our Cabinet ...we've switched over to Large Zippered
DVD/CD Storage Cases to hold our massive collection of Films .
Pulled out the Drawers in our Cabinet and installed Shelves to
hold the cases. |