{"id":4169,"date":"2023-11-06T19:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/?p=4169"},"modified":"2023-11-06T19:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:59:54","slug":"small-chalet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisrivard.com\/blog\/small-chalet\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Chalet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fondue and beer apr\u00e8s ski. That&#8217;s the vision. Some random pictures from the last couple of months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As with most things that are well-done and look effortless &#8211;  this is really fucking hard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting rivnuts with a pneumatic rivnut gun is very stressful. More stressful than glueing up a big piece of furniture. Definitely more stressful. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> A lot of effort gives very little satisfaction, e.g. the initial work: sound deadening mat, insulation, rivnuts,  l-track, rough-in electrical&#8230; A ton of work that doesn&#8217;t bring the van anywhere near the end vision. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s a massive project that needs to be project managed. Everything has to be done in the correct sequence (I&#8217;m skipping some steps because&#8230; yolo). I&#8217;ll deal with them in the spring\/summer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every step forward is a massive design and engineering challenge. Example: I can&#8217;t drill into the ceiling supports surrounding the pop up roof, so the front panel is help in place with NASA grade velcro and an overlapping panel that pins it up. I have 100&#8217;s of other examples. Nothing is plumb or square in a van. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As with most things that seem at first daunting, you gotta break it down into little steps. As someone wiser than me once said, &#8220;work ain&#8217;t hard, you just gotta do it&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There have been many occasions when I just went for it &#8211; and it turned out A O K. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s been rewarding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I used Duramax fabric and upholstered the walls with 1\/4 birch, 1\/8 foam and then fabric. Super rewarding and it looks decent. (I know how to upholster now).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ceiling is 1\/4 shop ply, 1\/8 foam and marine perforated vinyl. It looks great. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The rear cabinets\/desk\/folding bed is coming together. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next few weekends should be big gains.. then I tackle the power system. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>finish the bed cabinets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>laminate the upper cabinets (already built)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>build the power system (200ah of lithium with DC to DC charging to start. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>go skiing and make some cheese fondue &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/recipes\/classic-swiss-cheese-fondue\">https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/recipes\/classic-swiss-cheese-fondue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4182\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4807.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4182\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4173\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4806.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4173\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4174\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4804.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4174\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4171\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4798.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4171\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4183\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4796.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4183\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4177\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4786.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4177\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4181\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4782.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4181\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4176\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4781.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4176\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4180\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4645.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4180\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4178\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4644.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4178\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4184\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4638.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4184\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4175\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4637.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4175\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4179\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4626.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4179\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4187\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4348.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4187\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4185\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4335.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4185\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4186\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/71901221587__20f37407-0a8d-4890-9c84-d206ce0f6c69.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4186\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Boi - &quot;Chocolate&quot; ft. 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