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Overhead cabinets, computer desk, etc.

Yahoo Message Number: 11714
This is a totally unsolicited testimonial.

Jan McNeill wrote that she wished that CC would find room to put in overhead cabinets and a desk like the HR. We recently moved up from an older HR with all kinds of great interior cabinet space and were a little disappointed with the cabinet space in our 2002 Intrigue. This was easily remedied by going to Davis Cabinets in Junction City where we had the interior of our "new" CC modified to accommodate our desires.
We added overhead and base cabinets where there weren't cabinets in the bedroom, enlarged overhead cabinets where they were too small for our needs on both sides of the living room, replaced unused space behind a magazine rack beside the toilet with a useful 6 cubic foot double-door cabinet, got rid of the "head-banger" overhead TV and replaced it with a recessed flat-screen LCD TV, added a huge compartment under the dash in front of the passenger seat (not the tiny cabinet that CC is now putting in), and added an entire wall unit in the living room and dining room that includes a multi-functional computer desk, credenza, and extended the size of the pull-out dining room table. We even had them knock out the blank panel on the left wall above the driver's seat and replace it with double cabinet doors to expose a formerly empty space that will now comfortably hold upwards of 50 videotapes (or CDs or DVDs or whatever). This and other work was done by Davis Cabinets in Junction City (541-998-8778).

Yes, they are a little pricey, but it shows in the quality of their workmanship. All modifications blend with the manufacturer's wood and style. In our case it's our full-time home, and we wanted it to suit our lifestyle. You'll never find everything that you want in ANY motorhome ... it's always a matter of "Gee, I like this one, but ..." Pick the one with the least amount of "buts" and then have Shaun Davis take care of a lot of the "buts" for you.

Can you tell, I'm a pretty satisfied customer? It's probably best to go into such modifications with your own sketches and then let Shaun bless your modifications or suggest more esthetic or more functional solutions.
And for more EXTERIOR space, I've added 3/4 inch to the height of the pass-through storage bays by modifying the felt covered wood panel that hides the wires and hoses that run between the main chassis rails. I cut this panel so that it fits between the rails instead of being fastened to the bottom of the rails. This added clearance helps with the height over the compartment slide-out trays. Also just added overhead shelves in the storage bays to utilize the overhead dead space between the compartment door and the main chassis rail.

Currently in Orofino Idaho where Dave Gladhart, owner of Slim Slider (800-654-2459), just installed a low profile roll out tray that works hand-in-hand with the added overhead space in the compartment. Geez! I now almost have more space than I know what to do with!!! Well, not quite.

Steve Bufty

2002 Intrigue #11382

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Yahoo Message Number: 11715
Steve, Soooo- after taking care of most of your "buts", what does your added space weight?

Larry

'99 Affinity #5714

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Yahoo Message Number: 11723
Do you have pictures you could share with us? 67 LTD 4090

Steve Bufty wrote:
 

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Yahoo Message Number: 11752
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:57:42 -0700 From: "Larry and Teddy Beer" beerlt@...> Subject: Re: Overhead cabinets, computer desk, etc.

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After describing all the cabinetry mods from Davis Cabinets, > Larry wrote ... "Soooo- after taking care of most of your "buts", > what does your added space weigh?"
Let me put it this way. We originally planned to buy a 40-foot with
2-slides but the CCC (Cargo Carry Capacity) was only 2500 pounds for that
coach. Way too little for full-timing. So we opted for a 36-foot (36'-10") with 2-slides that by actual weight had a CCC of 4400 pounds. That's a significant difference. We then loaded it to the hilt with all of our "stuff", had all the cabinet mods made, and are now within about 1 percent of our GVWR. Not bad considering that our previous coach was over the GVWR by about 3200 pounds and all that stuff is now in our new "home". (Of course if you really want carry weight, the new units have a tag axle that puts the CCC up over 10,000 pounds ... lots of weight allowance for adding cabinet space that is still sorely missing from the basic design.)

Steve