Ok, so I mentioned something about a sink for the room.
Well here's the start of it, 1/2" plywood I had sitting around, look it's hovering magically! Ignore the impact driver... it's not part of the illusion, I swear!!!
Ok, not so magically a few screws were holding it down at one end, so I don't think that's going to hold very well, plus if you notice the level there's a little piece of wood under one end... i.e. that makes the level level but the plywood is not, so plan b, a 3/4" plywood skirt was built around the base, with one end attached to the wall, both ends are going to be tied together with glue and biscuits, was thinking of doing a double rabbet to give some good surface area to glue off of, but just didn't have it in me to do it, it's just dry fit now because I'm going to paint the area first so wanted it removable (still need to pick paint colors). Skirt was fit on before I cut the hole in the top just because I figure it'd make it a bit easier and it'd be stiffer (it was... a LOT).
And then the sink I picked out to see if it fits in the hole (it does),got it at Ikea for relatively cheap ($80)... we'll see how stainless the stainless steel really is, but I liked the the design was, a relatively small basin, and then a drip pan part that thinks can ... drip. Still don't know what I'm going to do for a top coating, I was thinking going simple like FRP on the top just so I don't need to do too much like tile. Considered formica too but couldn't find small sheets that would fit this project, and while FRP isn't sold in small sizes it's relatively easy to work with and much MUCH cheaper than even the ugliest formica colors (prettier looking ones cost more too... bleh). Either way it should be light weight enough to hold, there's a few 3.5" screws into the blocks that the plywood is attached to, so I'm not too concerned about that, and if it becomes an issue I can always toss in a leg on the corner when everything is done.
So yeah choosing a sink was a bit of a chore, I was just going to reuse the old washing machine basin, it's one of those plastic ones you can pick up at any big box, but it's 2' x 2' and I really wanted to minimize the amount of space behind the tank, enough space to do stuff and move around with relative ease, but not so much that it becomes a party hangout, and a 2' x 2' square kind of took up more room that I wanted, it would be acceptable IMO but I wanted to reduce it, next was a concrete wash basin I had in the backyard growing weeds in, it was a bit smaller 20" x 24" I really like the idea of using but integrating a faucet wasn't clicking with me. This one was smaller than that, has the drip pan and with the counter top I can easily put in a faucet from the top instead of a wall mount faucet, even with the counter and skirt it clocks in at 21" x 20" mostly because the drip pan part is on the ledge.
Also the 64 dollar question about why I didn't just build a cabinet to the floor. 1) I didn't have any scrap large enough, I'd have to but ends of plywood together (which would be plenty strong for this application), 2) I really didn't want to build a door for the thing and 3) I literally thought of this last night, and it seemed the easiest solution as it leaves the the most access for everything underneath including those two pvc pipes near the bottom. I very quickly got over the fact that you'll be able to see the plumbing, and replaced it with the idea that if I wanted I have room under the sink to push something through (or whatever)
Ok that's all for now. Depending upon if anything is going on this weekend, I might force myself to make a paint decision tomorrow and just live with it.
