My wife wanted to build a closet in the garage for various things.
Build a closet in garage.
How to build a free standing closet building the closet base.
After locating the studs in both walls in the corner.
So i thought i would film it for fun.
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.
Supplies needed to build the closet doors 7 1 6 select boards.
This can be done.
Use 3 inch nails two per stud to secure the frame.
Supplies needed drill 1 4 masonry bit self centering bit box of 3 wood screws with matching star bit interior paint paint tray and roller paintbrush 12 flush cabinet hinges 3 cabinet pulls.
Use the height measurement of your closet wall.
Bypass closet door track.
Repeat for each inner shelf and the top.
Build a frame for each inner shelf to the size of the cut plywood shelves.
Attach the side piece s to shelf from the outside to stabilize the unit.
Locate the existing studs in the corner of the room which you wish to install the new closet space.
The frame should reach from the floor to the ceiling.
Measure the desired area width and length of your free standing closet.
Build each side wall of the closet on the floor.
It was only after i was done that i had the idea for.
Since this closet is in our basement and our basement ceilings are less than 8 feet normal off the shelf closet doors would not have worked or would have had to be modified.
Screws 1 4 overlay hinges 3 in.
I decided i could just build them from scratch.
The reason the stud location is important is this is the location that you will center your new stud wall to so.