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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Plywood Goes Over Cabinets
photo taken April 12, 2008
The first layer of 3/8"
plywood is now on the cabinets.
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►We're moving right along with the Village. The
first layer of 3/8" plywood has been cut to size and laid on
top of the cabinets. I have a distinct feeling of the
room becoming smaller as the gaps between the cabinets is
seemingly removed.
First layer exact dimensions of
vertical part of the "T" are 12' 4" by 46". The exact
dimensions of the horizontal part are 9' 1/2" by 22 7/8".
Second layer vertical dimensions will be 12' 3" by 44".
Horizontal will be 8' 10 1/2" by 20 7/8".
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Securing
Top Layer to Bottom Layer
photo taken April 13, 2008
The second layer of 1/4"
plywood is in the process
of being laid onto the first layer. |
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►As the second layer of plywood (with a thickness of
1/4" instead of 3/8") goes on, it is screwed into place to
prevent it from moving. The screw holes were made in
the garage and are counter-sunk into the plywood. The
holes will have to be filled and sanded, as will the whole
top layer of plywood prior to painting.
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Filling and
Sanding
photo taken April 15, 2008
The second layer of 1/4"
plywood is now in place.
The pink lines indicate where the plywood was joined. |
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►Once the second layer of plywood has been in place
for a couple of days. All the screw holes and edges
where the plywood joins, indicated by the pink lines, have
been filled and sanded, then filled again where needed and
sanded again.
SANDING TIPS:
When sanding indoors, the following are things I've found
out the hard way:
- NEVER sand when the
furnace or air conditioner is on. The air movement
from either of these things will blow around the fine
sanding dust which will go EVERYWHERE in your house.
- Have a vacuum handy to
remove sanding dust directly after sanding. Even
better, sand a section at a time, then vacuum up the
dust before moving onto the next section. Also
vacuum the floor where you've sanded so the dust isn't
transported throughout your house from your feet.
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Cabinets
and Plywood Screwed Together
photo taken April 15, 2008
The two layers of plywood
have been screwed to the cabinets.
This photo shows that the drywall screws have been
countersunk
into the edge of the top of the cabinet. |
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►Before securing the plywood layers to the cabinets,
the cabinets had to be set in place. We started by
lining up all the cabinets to the sheets of plywood.
The cabinets and plywood moved around rather easily during
the sanding process, so even though they had all been lined
up a couple of days ago, they needed realignment.
Once they were more or less
aligned, we began securing the plywood to the cabinets at
the horizontal part of the "T". Once they were in
place, the side and back edges of the cabinets were marked
with a pencil, then the holes countersunk with the drill.
The back-to-back pair of
cabinets on the vertical part of the "T" nearest the back
cabinets were then set in place, marked, then screwed
together. We worked toward the bottom of the "T",
placing cabinets, marking, then screwing them together.
Now, the cabinets and plywood
are secure. The next part is cutting the frames that
will support the Plexiglas, plywood backgrounds and ceiling,
which is going to be the trickiest part of the whole
process. Chris is in the garage working on it now.
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