Build A Closet Shelf

Cut the wood for diy closet shelves.

Build a closet shelf.

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. The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence. Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1.

The cleat supports the shelf and provides an anchor point where rod supports can be installed to secure the closet rod. 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. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit. We made 2 pockets on the 10 5 pieces one on each.

A basic bedroom closet gets a cost cutting single rod and shelf. Diy shelving for closet. How to build wood diy closet shelves. We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets facing.

Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall. You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut. While solid wood is stronger and doesn t sag as much plywood and composite material cost less.

Closet shelves can be made from either solid wood plywood or a composite material such as medium density fiberboard. 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.