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Building Storage Cabinets

Add some extra storage to your room. Try more half-day projects with host Steve Watson from Don't Sweat It!

Don't Sweat It : Episode HDSWT-110 -- More Projects »
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Before: Cluttered Garage
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After: Plenty of Storage
Materials:

5/8" plywood
1x3s
glue
6' mirrored door kits

Tools:

table saw
chop saw
nail gun
screwgun
drill
level
framing square
chalk line

Steps:

1. Clean out the area where the cabinets will be built.
2. Cut the 5/8-inch plywood for shelf tops to the desired depth. Cut two pieces six inches wider than the rest for the top and the bottom of the unit, which will allow for a track. Cut side pieces to the desired height and width.

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Figure A
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Figure B
3. Build a frame for the bottom base and top . In this case, each frame is made up of 1x3s spaced out two feet apart and nailed together (figure A). The frame needs to be as wide as the base and extend six inches wider than the shelves in depth to give the bottom door track a dry, level surface to ride on. Tip: If the floor isn't flat, use cedar shims to balance and support the unit (figure B).
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Figure C
4. Once the frame is in place, lay down one of the six-inch-wider plywood shelves (figure C). Measure and snap a chalk line along the baseboards to use as a guide for nailing the shelf to the frame.
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Figure D
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Figure E
5. Build a frame for each inner shelf to the size of the cut plywood shelves. Attach the first shelf to the wall with a screwgun at the desired height (figure D), making sure there's enough room for storing your items. Attach the side piece(s) to shelf from the outside to stabilize the unit (figure E). Repeat for each inner shelf and the top.
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Figure F
6. Install 1x3s as vertical supports in the front of the unit two to four feet apart (figure F), depending on the size of the unit.
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Figure G
7. Screw in the track for the sliding mirror doors on the six-inch overhang (figure G), according to the manufacturer's instructions.
8. Snap in the mirror doors to the track.

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Also in this Episode
Don't Sweat It : Episode HDSWT-110
•Refinishing a Dining Table
•Replacing a Glass Door Pane
•Building Storage Cabinets
•Installing Crown Molding
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