Frank The Plumber
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I am involved in a bathroom build out with a couple of nice ladies who want to get maximum value out of their bath remodel.
The original bath layout had a 6 foot x 4 foot poor quality whirlpool unit in it. This unit crowded the space, was an eyesore and it was never used, they really rarely are. We opted for a much smaller Kohler 8 jet whirlpool unit in the 5 foot x 3 foot size. This size unit is easily filled with your standard sized hot water heater and is a comfortable sized unit for all around bathing as well as having the jets in great places to soothe the old bones.
Our intention was to add a much needed and often missing towel toiletries sundries closet within the space we had scavenged from the old whirlpool beast.
We carefully balanced a space that consisted of 16" wide x 36 deep x 8 foot tall behind the tub space, not truly enough for a standard walk in closet, and by the time you detailed the space it would shrink into an unusable odd spot.
The choice was made to make a closet that would be functional as far as ergonomics, finished trim eficientcy and the ability to add value as well as match a piece that had been previously sourced. A Birch sink base with a rose tint on birch wood finish they want to call sandlewood.
I'll take you through the making and fitment of this unit and share a few things. Keep in mind, this is budget build stuff, this is not Tage Frid. Yes you can do things different, yes more detailed, sure you could spend 600 hours building a cabinet. In the end it's still a box and not a lot more. This unit is built to leave a little meat on the bone and retail for a delivered price point of around $500. Keep in mind, there's $250 in wood, hardware and finish products. An artist is not going to get all excited about that. You can still apply a few principles, so let's get a move on, this thing needs to be done Mucho Pronto the space is already awaiting it.
In our first photo I am slicing my panels into manageable parts. I don't have a 5 grand table saw, sure it would be nice but not in this life, so we cut our parts a bit over sized and make it so our small table saw can handle them without killing us, we cut the part to exact size easier this way for nice tight fitment.
BTW, you can just use the circular saw, put a stop edge on the sheet and place the blade on the travel line and go ahead, your fit may not be as great but still, better than a lot of cabinets out there.
Place a few 2x's on the floor and trim the product out.
The original bath layout had a 6 foot x 4 foot poor quality whirlpool unit in it. This unit crowded the space, was an eyesore and it was never used, they really rarely are. We opted for a much smaller Kohler 8 jet whirlpool unit in the 5 foot x 3 foot size. This size unit is easily filled with your standard sized hot water heater and is a comfortable sized unit for all around bathing as well as having the jets in great places to soothe the old bones.
Our intention was to add a much needed and often missing towel toiletries sundries closet within the space we had scavenged from the old whirlpool beast.
We carefully balanced a space that consisted of 16" wide x 36 deep x 8 foot tall behind the tub space, not truly enough for a standard walk in closet, and by the time you detailed the space it would shrink into an unusable odd spot.
The choice was made to make a closet that would be functional as far as ergonomics, finished trim eficientcy and the ability to add value as well as match a piece that had been previously sourced. A Birch sink base with a rose tint on birch wood finish they want to call sandlewood.
I'll take you through the making and fitment of this unit and share a few things. Keep in mind, this is budget build stuff, this is not Tage Frid. Yes you can do things different, yes more detailed, sure you could spend 600 hours building a cabinet. In the end it's still a box and not a lot more. This unit is built to leave a little meat on the bone and retail for a delivered price point of around $500. Keep in mind, there's $250 in wood, hardware and finish products. An artist is not going to get all excited about that. You can still apply a few principles, so let's get a move on, this thing needs to be done Mucho Pronto the space is already awaiting it.
BTW, you can just use the circular saw, put a stop edge on the sheet and place the blade on the travel line and go ahead, your fit may not be as great but still, better than a lot of cabinets out there.
Place a few 2x's on the floor and trim the product out.
. Very nice work!
