Creating Shelves In Closet

Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.

Creating shelves in closet.

We like mdf instead of plywood because it s never warped it s cheaper than plywood and it. Get free shipping over 75 free in store pickup everyday if you are using a screen reader activate this link for accessibility features or call 888 266 8246 for assistance. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails. Instructions remove everything from the closet including old shelves you will no longer be using.

Cut the strips of mdf to the correct length for your shelves. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. Determine how many shelves you want to install in the closet. First nail through the sides into the back.

With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. In a perfect world closets would always come with a full functioning effective closet kit but they just don t. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft.

The middle two shelves are installed 12 inches apart and the top two shelves are installed 10 inches apart. The top four shelves are 11 inches deep. We made 2 pockets on the 10. Cut the plywood pieces according to the illustration.

Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails. Install the vertical pieces. Cut your mdf pieces. How to make storage shelves.

Built in storage is essential in closets these days. How to make storage shelves. We did three shelves. Step 1 the fun part.

Use a measuring tape long level and pencil to mark the location of your shelves. We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets. Most closets are equipped with just one rod and a shelf just above it. If your closet.

Time to attach the pieces together. I can actually walk into my closet now without getting clotheslined by an excessively deep shelf. You can see more about how i designed the shelf configuration in this post. The shallow shelves make it easier to locate items at or above eye level.

We were slightly worried that adding shelves on the sides would make the closet seem smaller but after having cut the original shelf down to 1 depth instead of 2 it actually opens things up a lot. First nail through the sides into the back. The width of the shelves depends on how large your closet is and how wide you want the shelves to be. If you don t have a power saw you can have all of the.

Patch any holes in the walls with. In fact bedroom closets are nearly useless when in their builder grade state. Measure length wise from one end of the closet to the other to get the length of your shelves. Spread wood glue on the joints then nail them together with 8d finish nails.