Building A Closet In Your Garage

How to build a wall to wall closet with doors frame the walls for a new closet with doors.

Building a closet in your garage.

Here are some of the top decision influencers. Finally you will hang the closet rods or customize the interior with rods shelving drawers and any other accessories you desire. Plan the room so that the two new walls join the garage s exterior walls at a stud. Attach the first shelf to the wall with a screw gun at the desired height making sure there s enough room for storing your items.

Lay out the closet walls. Screws 1 4 overlay hinges 3 in. Cut the top. The first step is to build a closet frame and fasten it to the surrounding walls.

Measure the area intended for the enclosed room. It is preferable to avoid the hassle of re wiring so locate the room in an area with electrical access and an overhead light already installed. Screws cabinet bumpers construction grade 1x4 pine edge banding plastic coated particleboard melamine shelf supports. Prefab tornado shelters work well.

Repeat for each inner shelf and the top. And chalk a line. Or buy a small metal storage container have it delivered roll it into your garage and bolt it to the floor from the inside so the entire thing can t be easily moved. There are multiple benefits to adding a room above your garage.

Attach the side piece s to shelf from the outside to stabilize the unit. So i had a closet and closet doors but now i needed a way to organize everything. You can easily add on to the existing structure of your home by building up rather than out. This closet is a basic shape and not very big so it made a lot of sense.

Roll back the carpet and pry off the baseboard. Since i had built the closet from scratch and the door no less i opted to buy closetmaid shelving. Or you can build a room using cinder block and mortar. I debated back and forth about building custom inserts or buying ready made.

Next you will trim the door opening and install the door s of your choice. No additional footprint debatably the biggest perk of opting for an above garage addition is that it doesn t increase a house s footprint.