Build A Cheap Wooden Shelf Unit

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.

Build a cheap wooden shelf unit.

Nine 10 2 4 boards 3 inch wood screws miter saw drill tape measure square hand sander sandpaper wood stain optional. 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. It s a cheap storage solution to create some wooden garage shelves. Make use of wooden pegboards and wooden dowels to install low cost modern wall shelves.

You can also drill pocket holes into the shorter pieces and attach them with 2 1 2 pocket hole screws. Build the shelves first method attach three 21 pieces to the 8 foot 2 x 4 using 3 screws. 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.

Screw the front wall to the platform to hold it square while you add the siding. Align the bottom plate with a chalk line to make sure it s straight. Now you can quickly find those oddball leftovers instead of going to the hardware store and buying yet another piece. 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.

To build a basic shelf place 2 bricks at each end of a softwood or plywood board on the floor. To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. Snap chalk lines on the plywood deck 3 1 2 in. From the edges of the platform to indicate the inside edge of the walls.

For this project you will need. Honestly this is probably one of the easiest shelves that you can build. Then place the board on top of the base bricks. Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall.

Measure to make sure the lines are parallel and 89 in.