06
Aug


The people that own this home decided to convert this tub area into a closet and storage space. They wanted to use Cape Cod style wainscoting, they wanted two double doors, and a hatch door on the top. Mind you, the sizes of the doors could have been larger but this is what they wanted. To make things even more interesting they needed a downward hatch to store things in the actual tub. They also wanted to keep the tub in the same pristine condition that it was in, no dings, scratches, and no holes. Just in case they ever decided to move out.So we get a perfectly good tub to work with. We started by creating a template of the tub area which we used to mount everything to. From there we were able to fabricate the whole assembly shop side. Test fit everything. Then take it apart and bring it to the site for reassembly.
To start with the template went down onto the tub. Then hatch door panel with piano hinge was installed. From there it was a matter of getting all of the sub-assemblies installed into their respective dadoes with cleats to back them up. Then Cape Cod style Wainscoting went over everything with base molding and mini-crown molding. Below you can see photos of the closet just before the hatch was installed as well as a close-up of the adjustable shelving with the downward hatch for lower storage.