Please critique my design concept, shown in the attached two files.
The isometric pic shows the shelf-and-garage unit, which abuts a run of frameless wallcabs on one side, and an endwall on the other. The pic doesn’t show the tambour door unit, but I believe I have allowed enough room for a kit to be installed.
The unit is faceframed with 2-3/8-width members to match size of stiles and rails on adjacent doors. The top view pic shows in section, the faceframe brought out to be flush with doors. For mounting the tambour unit, there is 1-1/8″ of side width inside, and 1-5/8″ at top.
Since the back and sides of the unit come down to sit on the countertop, and are thus unsupported by any frame or backing, I was figuring them as 3/4″ plywood.
Adjoining the wallcab, we will block with 1/2″ thickness, and the 1/2″ overhang on the wall side should give us some scribe-to-fit capability.
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Stinger, a few questions / points-
I'm assuming you have the parts for the tambour door installation, and that you've allowed enough space in all directions. Do not make the unit unless you are 100% sure of the requirements.
If you have an electric outlet inside the garage, make sure the opened tambour will not block it.
We usually make the walls of such a unit doubled ply, so as to have it flush with the face frames both inside and out. More esthetic and easier to mount the tambour track.
If the bottom edges of that unit are going to sit on the countertop and get wet, you might think about adding a strip of clear plastic along the bottom edges to keep them just above the water. No matter how well you finish the cabinet, it is healthier that way and almost invisible.
DR
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