Hard to believe it’s been over two months since I posted. I have done some work, although I’ve been busy with non-trailer stuff.
First I got the refrigerator installed. The inside of the cabinet is lined with the polyiso foam, which SHOULD help efficiency slightly.
The old refrigerator had only one vent, at the bottom. Strange. I used the old one at the top, and got a new one for the bottom. That way I have some access to the area around the burner. My local quality lumberyard had something they called half inch drawer stock. Untrimmed edges and lots of cracks and splits, so I could only use about half of it. But nice wood. Now it looks like this.
Next I worked on the exterior. I had gotten some corner molding I like and I finished off the outside. I no longer need a tarp.
I also made some curtains.
The front curtain would hang against several inches from the wall, so I had to add a second rod across the bottom. I think that will work and look fine.
In the kitchen I had an interesting minor issue. I don’t know if this is standard or an original Coastbilt idea. There is not what I normally think of as a backsplash on the counter- just a strip of formica. The Formica is actually in decent shape so I’m not changing anything, but after 66 years the larger piece came loose. I just cleaned it off and put it back, with rubber cement.
The window molding goes over this, so once that was done I could put on the window molding, curtain rod, and curtain.
I’ve made the curtains for the doors but haven’t mounted them. I was going to use a 3/8 oak dowel for a rod, but even that is a bit thick. So I got some brass wire and I’m going to see how that looks. Should be O.K. I’ve made a support tray for the water tank that I think will work, but I need to put several coat of polyurethane on it, to preserve it and in case it gets a little water.