Building Wooden Shelves In A Closet

Place shelving pieces in the location you want to assemble them.

Building wooden shelves in a closet.

Cut 1 x 12 pine board to desired length equal to the width of your closet. One quarter inch is a good reveal at each level of the closet. Simply cut another 1 x2 board the length of your shelf minus 3 inches to accommodate the side supports and screw it to the studs along the back wall of the closet. Our top shelves are 40 across the back of the closet.

Cut down shelves that tie into the partitions to 15 1 2 inches wide. For example if your shelving material is a full 16 inches wide keep the top shelf at that width and rip the supporting partitions to 15 3 4 inches. If you are making them for a closet assemble it inside the closet. To assemble the shelving together start from the bottom working upwards and use 1 25 screws in the remaining pocket holes 1 1 8 from the edge.

Again don t forget the level. Put all side diy pine shelving brackets on following steps 6 10 12. Consider how deep you want them to be and what materials you ll need to buy in order to make them deeper.