Thursday, February 2, 2017

Clothes hamper lid

The "clothes hamper" is just a small area that is walled off behind the toilet.   The original old yellow laminate countertop had a similar opening, so Duane duplicated it with our new Corian countertop.  The old opening had a poorly constructed laminate lid that was made using a particle board base.  It was swollen with moisture and unusable.


So, Duane fabricated a new "lid" out of some nice veneer plywood and some oak boards.  The patterned boards hold the lid in place and keeps it from slipping when the trailer is in motion.



Here it is in place, sanded and unfinished.



This is the little hamper space. Note curtains in place now and a nice stained piece of trim on the right to tidy up the countertop finish.



And here is the lid after many coats of Minwax polyurethane.


A nice finish, lightweight and functional.




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