# Custom Storage Solutions for Eastvale, California > Shelving, drawers, slide trays and equipment mounting built to the vehicle, engineered to hold under braking rather than only under gravity. Source: https://ocrv.info/services/custom-fabrication-and-detailing/custom-storage-solutions Custom storage work designs and builds interior and bay storage for recreational, commercial and mobile business vehicles: shelving, drawer systems, slide out trays, cabinetry, tie down structure, tool and equipment mounting and pass through bay organization. OCRV Center builds these systems to fit the specific vehicle in shop. ## Pricing Range $750 to $7,500. Labor band 5 to 32 hours. Performed in shop at 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. Storage in a moving vehicle has one requirement that household storage does not: everything has to stay where it was put during a hard stop. A shelf holding forty pounds of tools becomes a projectile when a driver brakes suddenly, and a drawer that opens on a curve empties itself across a bay. Designing for that condition changes the hardware, the fastening and often the entire layout, and it is what separates a build that lasts from one that rattles apart. The second requirement is weight discipline. Coaches and work vehicles have cargo capacity that owners frequently exceed without realizing, and a heavy plywood build out consumes a large fraction of it before anything gets loaded. Lighter panel materials, aluminum extrusion framing and thoughtful placement over the axles all buy back capacity. We weigh what we build and account for it against the vehicle rating rather than treating it as invisible. Layout comes from watching how the vehicle gets used. A mobile workshop needs the tools used most often at waist height near the door. A toy hauler needs tie down points that reach the frame and a fuel station that vents properly. A family coach needs the pantry where the cook stands, not where the empty wall happened to be. Asking those questions first produces a build that gets used instead of one that looks impressive and frustrates daily. ## What brings this in - Cabinet doors opening on the road - Shelving racking or pulling loose from a wall - Bay contents shifting and damaging one another - Tie down rings pulling out of the floor - Cargo rating exceeded once the vehicle is loaded - Deep bay space unusable beyond arm reach ## Designing Around Weight and Access Every storage build starts with a weight budget. We check the vehicle placard, weigh the current condition where practical, and calculate what the planned build will add. Heavy items get placed low and near the axles, because mass high and far from the center of the wheelbase affects handling disproportionately. Bay storage on one side without a corresponding load on the other produces a lean that shows up in tire wear before anyone notices it visually. Access drives the layout as much as capacity does. A deep bay with a fixed shelf becomes a cave where the back half is never used. A slide out tray on rated hardware turns the same bay into usable space by bringing the contents to the opening. Drawer depth, handle placement, latch type and how the assembly behaves when the vehicle is parked on a slope all get considered during design rather than discovered during the first trip. - Weight of the finished build calculated against vehicle cargo rating - Heavy loads placed low and near the axle centerline - Side to side balance considered in bay layouts - Slide trays specified on hardware rated for the intended load - Latch and handle choices tested with the vehicle on a slope ## Materials and Joinery That Survive Vibration Household cabinet construction relies on gravity and static loads, and it comes apart in a vehicle. Butt joints held with staples loosen within a season of road vibration. We use mechanical joinery reinforced with fasteners and adhesive, screw into solid material rather than into the edge of a laminated panel, and add corner bracing where a case would otherwise rack. Frames that will carry real weight get built from aluminum extrusion or welded tube instead of panel material. Panel selection balances weight, moisture tolerance and appearance. Baltic birch plywood is strong and finishes well but adds weight. Aluminum composite panels are light and impervious to moisture but need edge treatment and different fastening. High pressure laminate over a lightweight core suits interior cabinetry where appearance matters. Bay interiors that see water get materials that tolerate it rather than plywood that swells at the first wash. ## Tie Downs, Equipment Mounting and Toy Hauler Work Tie down points are structural hardware, not accessories. A D ring lag screwed into a plywood floor holds until a motorcycle shifts, and then it leaves. Correct installation means through bolting to a backing plate that spreads load into the frame, or welding a fitting to structure where the floor design allows. Rating matters and gets stated: the point, the backing and the hardware together determine capacity, and the weakest of the three is the actual number. Equipment mounting on work vehicles follows the same standard. Generators, compressors, welders, battery banks, tool chests and medical equipment all need restraint sized for the mass involved and mounting that reaches structure. Vibration isolation goes in where the equipment needs it, and service access gets preserved so the next technician does not have to dismantle a shelving system to change a filter. - Tie down points through bolted to backing plates or welded to structure - Rated capacity stated for the complete assembly, not for the hardware alone - Heavy equipment restrained for mass rather than for static weight - Vibration isolation added where equipment requires it - Service access preserved around mounted equipment ## Bays, Pass Throughs and Getting the Most From Existing Space Pass through bays are frequently the most underused space on a coach. A single divider, a sliding tray and a set of retaining straps convert an empty tunnel into organized storage for chairs, hoses, leveling blocks and tools that currently live loose. Simple interventions often return more usable capacity than an elaborate build, and they cost a fraction as much. We look for those first before proposing anything larger. Interior conversions are the larger version of the same idea. Removing a dinette that never gets used, replacing an oversized wardrobe with drawers, or building a garage under a bed platform recovers space that the original floor plan wasted. Structural considerations apply: floors get evaluated before heavy loads are placed on them, and anything removed gets checked for whether it was carrying structure before the saw comes out. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much weight will a custom build add? That depends on materials and it is something we calculate rather than estimate loosely. Baltic birch construction is strong and heavy. Aluminum framing with composite panels can cut the same build substantially, at higher material cost. We provide a weight figure for the proposed design and compare it against the vehicle cargo rating so the owner knows what capacity remains for actual cargo. ### Can you install tie down points strong enough for a motorcycle? Yes, when the floor structure allows proper mounting. Points get through bolted to backing plates that spread the load into frame members, or welded to structure where the design permits. We state the rated capacity of the complete assembly, since a high rated ring bolted to weak backing is only as strong as the backing. Toy hauler floors frequently need reinforcement added during this work. ### Will custom cabinetry match the existing interior? We work to match reasonably closely using available laminates, veneers and hardware, and the result usually reads as original to anyone not looking for it. Exact matching on an older coach is sometimes impossible because the original material is no longer produced. In those cases we discuss whether to match approximately or to treat the new work as an intentional contrast. ### Do you build storage for mobile businesses and work vehicles? Regularly. Mobile workshops, food trucks, mobile medical clinics, utility trucks and contractor vans all get shelving, drawer systems, equipment mounting and restraint designed around the specific workflow. Those builds emphasize durability, cleanability and service access more than appearance, and they are engineered for the mass of the equipment rather than for its resting weight. ### How is a storage project estimated? After a design conversation and measurement, we produce a layout with materials, hardware and a weight figure, then price it against the published band on the prices page. Simple interventions such as a bay divider and a slide tray sit at the low end. Full interior conversions with structural work sit considerably higher and take substantially longer in the bay. --- OCRV Center. 23281 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92887. (949) 799-3387. info@ocrvcenter.com. Serving Eastvale, California in Riverside County, about 20 miles from the shop. All work is performed in shop at the Yorba Linda facility. No mobile, roadside or on-site service is offered. Scope is body, paint, structural, fiberglass, interior and vehicle systems work. Engine rebuilds, transmission rebuilds, drivetrain work, DOT inspections and emission testing are not performed.