Plywood Closet Shelves Diy

All you need to make your own custom closet shelving system is.

Plywood closet shelves diy.

We have enough drawers in our bedroom so we didn t need to account for that. Hold the bottom cubby dividers in place and use a level to ensure they are straight. It depends on how large wide your shelves are but in my experience plywood is much more stable than solid wood and won t expand contract with the humidity changes as much. You can easily finish a project like.

Using the remainder of the approximately 2 1 2 left over strips of plywood cut a piece the width of the closet for the back of the shelf support. My new diy entry closet shelves. Two 11 7 8 inch wide long closet shelves to the length that fits the width of your closet in step 1. Veneer or a thinner trim would also allow you to add drawers more easily to your closets.

Electric drill and 2 inch construction screws. A plywood closet is the best place to keep your wardrobe because it s durable it s strong and it will last a very long time. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit. Then cut 2 more pieces 14 1 4 for the side supports.

To finish off the closet shelves add strips of 1 x2 poplar to the front of each shelf and cubby divider. Repeat for the middle row and top row of shelves. 1 x 4 boards. Nail a few nails into the top of each divider through the shelf above to secure it in place.

At my old house we put in a diy closet organization system with veneer on the plywood sides. You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer. Closet at our last house with veneer ironed on the front of the plywood. Buying a closet system like this would cost you at least 500 but you can build this one for about half that.

Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1. If your shelves are narrow less than 24 wide i would go with plywood. This diy built in closet drawers system organizes your closet with shelf drawer and hanging space for your clothes shoes and accessories. Nail gun wood glue.

A level measuring tape pencil. Our system is really just four plywood boxes outfitted with shelf standards closet rods or drawers.