Building from the Bottom Up

Westsail 42 refrigeration area
Westsail 42 refrigeration area
The outside hull is painted
Wiring Channel Underneath
The hull is painted and some insulation on floor
Laying Blueboard around Wiring Channel
Fitting insulation
Insulating the Cabinetry
Building up the insulation
Building up the insulation
Prepping the hull with UV and vapor barrier
Prepping the hull with UV and vapor barrier
Insulation used was blueboard
Insulation used was blueboard
Creating a flat hull surface
Creating a flat hull surface
Dave removing the form for the hull
Dave removing the form for the hull
Building up floor insulation
Building up floor insulation
Box insualation taking shape
Box insualation taking shape
A second view of the box insulation
A second view of the box insulation
An overview of the box insulation
An overview of the box insulation
Dry fitting the refrigeration and freezer boxes
Dry fitting the both boxes
Aligning the refrigeration and freezer boxes
Aligning the boxes
Overview of the insulation
Overview of the insulation
Refrigeration and freezer box in place
Refrigeration and freezer box in place
Laying out the boxes checking for errors
Laying out the boxes checking for errors
All in place ready for the tops
All in place ready for the tops

Filling in the Empty Space

Putting the insulation in was a wee bit like building with the old Log Cabin set. I put one layer down then another on the side. Some things I didn't think about as I completed this task. Years later when I redid this build I discovered my errors. First; if there was condensation anywhere between the box and the cabinetry, there was no where for the water to go. Water would simply sit or hang out in whatever space it would find. Second, I had used Vacuum Panels on three sides. That was a mistake. Maybe, just maybe for the first year to so they would be great. However to make them they had a waffle imprint. No way could I get any foam to stick to the imprint. Thus there were small channels that would be open to condensation. And yes, 13 years later when I went to remove them, the outside of the panels were wet.