Build A Cheap Wooden Shelf Unit

Honestly this is probably one of the easiest shelves that you can build.

Build a cheap wooden shelf unit.

Get ready with a wooden pegboard some wooden dowels that will fit to pegboard holes as shelf supports and with some well sanded wooden lengths as shelves to install this precious shelving system to any of your interior wall. Screw the front wall to the platform to hold it square while you add the siding. You can also drill pocket holes into the shorter pieces and attach them with 2 1 2 pocket hole screws. If you d rather attach your shelving to the wall position a bracket on the wall where you want the shelf to go mark it with a pencil and drill holes in the wall.

Nine 10 2 4 boards 3 inch wood screws miter saw drill tape measure square hand sander sandpaper wood stain optional. To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. Attach another 8 foot 2 x 4 to the other ends to make the frame. Build the shelves first method attach three 21 pieces to the 8 foot 2 x 4 using 3 screws.

If you are building simple shelves rather than cubbies you also need to add a long shelf support along the back wall of the closet. Wooden crates can be put to great use as a shelving unit. You just need a couple or however many you want of wooden crates that you paint or stain to match your existing décor. Then place the board on top of the base bricks.

Snap chalk lines on the plywood deck 3 1 2 in. Simply cut another 1 x2 board to the length of your shelves minus three inches. Align the bottom plate with a chalk line to make sure it s straight. Measure to make sure the lines are parallel and 89 in.

Make use of wooden pegboards and wooden dowels to install low cost modern wall shelves. Just cut matching pieces then screw 2 4 cleats to the ceiling and screw the lattice to the wall studs and cleats. From the edges of the platform to indicate the inside edge of the walls. To build a basic shelf place 2 bricks at each end of a softwood or plywood board on the floor.

Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall.