Thanks, Vic! I've been looking at your Grandby build and am rethinking my benches idea. How do you like your Bonvivo chair system? Specifically, how well does it work with the flip-up seat where there is no back support for the chair? Does the person sitting there actually get to lean back or...
Cabinet for the fridge. There's a ~3" gap at the bottom that's split into two sections. The left is the correct width to slide a 2-burner coleman stove into. The right provides a channel for cool air to be drawn up by the cooling fans to the cool the fridge compressor.
I finished the counter tops tonight and am more pleased than I thought I'd be. After ordering the laminate, I thought that I should have listened to my wife and chose a much lighter color. Then I learned that I couldn't exchange it so the thifty side of me decided I liked the dark after all. I...
I had some time to finish the drawers for the cabinets. I used Blum undermount soft close drawer slides on a recommendation from a cabinetmaker friend. They're full extension 18" drawers and were relatively easy to install* (after watching some youtube videos). I chose to go with a flip down...
To add the fridge, I had to expand the fuse box capacity. The one that came with this shell model only had room for 6 circuits, so I ordered a replacement that added 4 more. I stuck with the same brand (Bussman) as it made for a simple swap and still fit nicely where the smaller one was. I had...
Fridge:
The fridge (Isotherm Cruise 85) went in tonight without much trouble. I also added two 2" DC fans behind the compressor to help with cooling. These will draw cooler air in from under the fridge where I've left a channel for air intake. These fans are on a temperature switch I picked up...