#Building closet shelves full#

Go ahead and spend the few extra dollars on the full length channels now, and it will allow you to re-arrange your space for minimal cost when your storage needs change down the road. This will allow you to place shelves at any level in the future. To allow for the maximum amount of flexibility in your space, I recommend that you buy channels that go from floor to ceiling. There are a number of similar styles that all work on the same basic principle: A long, vertical steel channel is secured to the wall. If you are building your own unit, you will need to buy a way to hang the shelves. Just follow the manufacturer's recommendations and maybe buy a few extras. If you are installing a wooden pole for hanging clothes, make sure you buy a long enough piece of stock.īrackets-If you are using a wire shelving system, there should be a list on the product display that tells you exactly how many brackets, clips and anchors you need. Go ahead and buy the extra because you will most likely have short pieces you can't use, and occasionally even the best of us make mistakes. Using the plans you have drawn up, measure how many linear feet of shelving you are going to need and then add 10 percent. Shelving Material-This, of course, is the key element. The following is a list of supplies that you want to make sure you don't forget, as well as a few tools that you will need to complete your job. The plans for our freestanding closet is below.The quantity of material that you buy, as well as the amount and type of hardware, will obviously be specific to what shelving you want to create. It's nice because you can build it in the garage, and then just set it up in the closet, or even in your room. This closet is freestanding, but we do recommend attaching to the wall just to prevent forward tipping. Then attached the shelving to the legs so it worked with my measurements. To get the closet to work with the 36' pipe pieces, I put the pipe fittings together first, then figured out how far apart I needed to space the legs. This was definitely the most expensive part, but the splurge was absolutely worth it!Ĭosts could be cut down by using a smaller pipe (1/2') or having less individual rods, and using longer pipes as the cost is in all the fittings.īut one thing to consider is the shelves above and below the pipes shouldn't span more than about 3 feet or they will start to sag, so I opted to make my closet rods using 36' pipes. But we also wanted to provide instruction on how the iron pipes went together. You can save alot of money (and it's easier) by just using wood dowels as recommended in the plans. The iron pipes were a big part of the budget. I'd estimate between $15-$20 a linear foot to build your own closets. If I had used dowels for closet rods, this project would have been under $150. The cost was surprising too! Here's what I spent. I also added a couple of smaller shelves in the middle, using the same method - 2x4 supports with 1x4s on top. You can do this!Īnd the end result is beautiful and functional! Here's how my ten foot long closet turned out.

Then you add 1x4s inside the legs, at whatever length your closet is. You simply build 'legs' from 2x4s with 1x4s screwed to the outsides.

It's easier than you might think and you only need a couple of tools. You can build your own wood closet shelving. Have minimal experience with tools, but are up for an easy and inexpensive project?.Want a freestanding closet, that does not need to be attached to the wall.Want solid wood closet shelving (no particle board).Want a truly custom closet organizer - perfect for your things and no wasted space or compromises.Do you need to organize your closets, but.