Couple of bathroom cabinets made out of HD plywood

[Cort]

Here are a couple of bathroom cabinets that I made out of Columbia Forest Product's plywood purchased at the Home Depot.  The cabinets are assembled with pocket screws (I hadn't purchased a Domino plate jointer yet), and they are hand finished with General Finishes Java colored gel stain and Arm-R-Seal Topcoat (I hadn't purchased a sprayer yet either).  The plywood edges are covered with Fast Edge adhesive wood veneer edging.  The "floating" vanity has a quartz top and is lag bolted to the studs.  I framed the room as well so there are a few extra studs in the wall behind to support the weight of the wall mounted cabinet.  Faucets, mirror, and cabinet pulls are from Kohler.  Soft close hinges are from Blum.

Mitered poplar edging forms the face frame for a wall inserted cabinet.

The cabinet is inserted into an opening in the wall.  A wire is pulled through for a "remodel" recessed light.

Custom made glass shelves purchased at an online supplier are fitted.  Shelves are adjustable with shelf pins in LR32 drilled holes.

The cabinet's face frame is rabeted around the glass tile on the wall.

Another cabinet begins assembly.

The panels are stained and finished before final assembly.

Systainers are almost the perfect height for holding the wall mounted cabinet before it is lag bolted to the wall.  No tile is installed behind the cabinet (cost savings).  Instead a plywood filler is mounted to the wall behind the cabinet.  The wire coming out of the wall below the hot water supply is a flood sensor.

Quartz top set in place.  Holes in quartz were CNC machined at fabricator's shop.  OF1400 with guide bushing routs out the top of the wood base cabinet.

Lags screws attach cabinet back to wall.  There are several small metal angle plates that reinforce the cabinet joints too.

 

[woodguy7]

Thats a nice looking bathroom.  One thing that caught my eye was the shut off valve for the toilet  Is there a reason it is so close to the floor & a flex pipe winding its way up to the cistern ?  I like to see as little of a pipe as possible.  I would have had that valve much higher.

 

[Cort]

Thats a nice looking bathroom.  One thing that caught my eye was the shut off valve for the toilet  Is there a reason it is so close to the floor & a flex pipe winding its way up to the cistern ?  I like to see as little of a pipe as possible.  I would have had that valve much higher.

You are right.  The room was roughed-in by a professional plumber, who normally is very good with his measurements.  I didn't realize the toilet's shut off valve was in an odd position until well after the drywall and glass tile were up.  A small bathroom trash can next to the toilet hides the valve and tubing well enough.  Thanks.

 

[deepcreek]

Great job!  That's a good looking bathroom.

 

[Cort]

As a side note, this sink and faucet are made by Kohler.  I followed Kohler's layout for the sink and faucet precisely.  As such, it is almost impossible to use the faucet without splashing water everywhere.  I cannot recommend the combination of this sink with this faucet.

 

[Slappy]

I find those types of shut-off valves under the sink to fail many years later , the just seize & will not shut-off . Then the handles strip out their splines as well . 
I  myself I'm replacing all mine with ball & lever type . As they are outta sight looks don't matter . the cost is a little higher , but if the twist ones fail then costs to replace are really high & that's a complete P I A job to have to go back in & redo .

 

[Jalvis]

Great job.

Does your online glass supplier cut to size your shelves?

 

[Jonhilgen]

I talked the wife out of using vessel sinks in our bathroom, and I'm glad I did.  They look great, but are a pain due to splashing.

Great looking bathroom though!

Jon

 

[Cort]

Great job.

Does your online glass supplier cut to size your shelves?

Elite Custom Glass online does a good job with custom glass shelves.  Just be sure to specify that all edges are to be polished.  They package the glass very well and there is a quick turn around time.

 

[dpeagles]

Beautiful Job.  Question, does the poplar faceframe look slightly different stained?  From the plywood I mean?  I have never stained poplar is why I am asking.

Also, what type of Home depot plywood is it?  Is it the "sandyply"?

 

[Cort]

Beautiful Job.  Question, does the poplar faceframe look slightly different stained?  From the plywood I mean?  I have never stained poplar is why I am asking.

Also, what type of Home depot plywood is it?  Is it the "sandyply"?

The dark stain hides the grain such that there is no discernible difference between the poplar and the plywood.

Plywood is Columbia Forrest Product "PureBond"

 

[dpeagles]

Thanks so much.  I actually went out and bought some General Finishes "Java".  I am tryin it out on multiple wood types.  I like it so far.

 

[NEW2FES]

I am not a big fan of dark stains but I know I am in the minority. That GF Java stain is probably the best out there for giving that dark look.

That is a very nice set up there all the colors work together to give a very modern look that won't date. I hate to see what you could do with some real wood. As far as the toilet vale it is something that everyone expects to see. To me it is a non issue as if you hid it 90% of people wouldn't even catch it.

Those flood sensors are a great idea. I had an upstairs sink valve fail and ruin an entire house. Not fun.

Like everyone else i am running to HD to buy some cheap wood.

 

[fshanno]

Nice job.  I like the mitered the faceframe.

I've use GF Java gel on several jobs, including my daughters bathroom which looks similar to yours here. 

Did you make the doors from the plywood?

 

[jmbfestool]

Thats a nice looking bathroom.  One thing that caught my eye was the shut off valve for the toilet  Is there a reason it is so close to the floor & a flex pipe winding its way up to the cistern ?  I like to see as little of a pipe as possible.  I would have had that valve much higher.

Totally agree