Build A Closet Shelf

For this basic closet you can mark a level line on the closet walls at 68 inches and nail 1 by 4 cleats along this line.

Build a closet shelf.

Cut the wood for diy closet shelves. With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together. My closets already had existing shelves so i didn t have to build everything from scratch thankfully. Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall.

Two 11 7 8 inch wide long closet shelves to the length that fits the width of your closet in step 1. We made 2 pockets on the 10 5 pieces one on each. Closet shelves can be made from either solid wood plywood or a composite material such as medium density fiberboard. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit.

A basic bedroom closet gets a cost cutting single rod and shelf. To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence. How to build wood diy closet shelves.

Diy shelving for closet. We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets facing. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. Simply cut another 1 x2 board to the length of your shelves minus three inches.

While solid wood is stronger and doesn t sag as much plywood and composite material cost less. Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1.