Task one was to take down the bracing from the night before and see how the molding trim worked. In short, it didn't. I guess I should have known that the wood really needed to be soaked longer and possibly put on a 'form' in order to achieve the tight radius to the left of the door. The trim did not bend enough. I tried nailing it with my brad nailer, but it was not strong enough to hold the pressure of the bend.
Off to Lowes for a trim run. I found a piece of molding; believe it or not it is plastic that is 'colored' a 'natural' color. It matches perfectly to the natural cedar and it bends a whole lot more. I decided to use Liquid Nails and my brad nailer. It worked pretty well; again, the trouble spot was the tight radius to the left of the door. I actually left that section braced and will see what happens after a night of bracing and the Liquid Nails.
The picture before the one above was a bit out of order. I added a panel of insulation to the shelf. It's not glued in; again, if I ever needed to get to the wire runs, I can by simply lifting the insulation panel up.
I used liquid nails to glue the cedar to the foam. Much happier with the tack of Liquid Nails than the PL 300 adhesive.
Almost finished.
Done. Look how nice that trim piece pulls the ceiling and the back wall together. I am very pleased with the 'plastic' trim piece.
I did try out the baskets before adding the insulation and the cedar, but this was my confirmation. They fit perfectly and the lip of the shelf (which has a piece of foam glued to it by the way) holds them from moving forward. There is about an inch of 'wiggle room' in the back. You would think I made it that way!
You can see that the back of the totes fit exactly to the top of the cedar strips in the back.
Picked up a can of this Leak Seal. I wanted to use it in the wheel wells. I decided to go over the wood 'angles' I used to make the wheel well in the galley. They've been treated and painted with the undercoating, but I found teeny tiny spots that missed the undercoating. This just gave me an extra coat of comfort.
Here's a better shot of the flange I installed around the vent. It looks great!
The porch light switch installed, glued and braced for the night. Again, I really like the way the cedar accent looks. It ties the design together nicely I think.
Finished up the little nit picky pieces in the bulkhead. The only thing left to do in that area is to cover the side pieces of foam in headliner and glue the cedar strips to the 'floor' of the cabinet. I'm thinking this is where we'll keep our shoes at night.
What do you when your teardrop is 5' wide and all the strips of cedar come in 8' lengths? Well, you use those strips to cover the shelves and you line the built in storage bins to give them a super nice smell!
With some stuff in it!
The back storage bin.
I had been thinking about how I could install some simple curtains for some privacy in the teardrop. Well, I found a solution. Before the windows were installed, there were two angle irons that gave rigidity to the door. When I removed them, I had to fill the holes with bolts and nuts. I had made them very short to just 'dig' in to the foam core that will be glued to them. Well, if you look closely, there are three nuts above and below the molding of the window. If I were to simply add a larger bolt (one that would go all the way through the foam/headliner, I could use that bolt to anchor a curtain rod. Aha! Solution! Now, to decide on a nice looking rod and to purchase the right length of bolt! Then I get to choose a cool fabric that will pull everything together!
One last view of the shelf area. You can almost smell that lovely cedar! I'm so glad that I did not put 'cabinets' in this area. By keeping it a shelf with the bins, I have a lot of flexibility. Plus, by making this out of cedar, I've ensured a great smell, low chance of 'rot' and it will keep bugs out. I was initially concerned about not 'treating' the cedar. I was wondering if the cedar smell would ever be 'too' much. Not a problem. It smells great, but it's not too much at all. I couldn't be happier with how it is turning out.
Father's Day tomorrow. Would love to get both doors finished. If I can get them done and installed, and then those last couple of things in the bulkhead, the Carpe Diem will essentially be ready for travel! Can't wait!
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