Diy Melamine Closet Shelves

Kits come standard with either 48 or 72 side panels.

Diy melamine closet shelves.

Look for thermally fused melamine over 3 4 inch particle board which is the material of choice for closet specialists. I prefer a minimum of every 36 for 3 4 thick melamine. Hold the bottom cubby dividers in place and use a level to ensure they are straight. 29 99 4 x8 sheet of melamine.

1 2 s or 1 3 s to act as supports or cleats if you will nail gun or a good ol fashioned hammer and nails. You can cut melamine sheets with a circular saw and. Here s our cost breakdown. Since a standard melamine board comes in 96 length you can cut one board in half and make two 48 side panels.

Repeat for the middle row and top row of shelves. Better materials will use a thicker higher density fiberboard for the core. Melamine is composed of a layer of plastic resin usually white but sometimes black applied over a cored of high density fiberboard particleboard. To finish off the closet shelves add strips of 1 x2 poplar to the front of each shelf and cubby divider.

We took a melamine board and laid it on each brace. Most closets only need panels that are 48 in length with the exception of shelves that need to reach all the way to the floor. Build your own melamine closet organizer choose your hardware first. For more information on closet standards you can check out my post on closet guidelines.

To make a center support between the two shelves notch out a 2 x 2 x 8 so that each shelf will rest on the notch. If you re planning to install accessories similar to the ones we used for our white closet. The most common time that i have seen this mistake is in diy closets. Measure the width and depth of the space.

13 74 1 x6 ripped in half qty 2 1 49 1 x4 side shelves afterthought 10 88 white melamine edge banding 25ft qty 2 0 79 l bracket. What you ll need for these diy closet shelves. This would give us the finished look we were after. Nail a few nails into the top of each divider through the shelf above to secure it in place.

Ugh can you even imagine. We notched it so that 3 4 of it s thickness was uncut because we planned to finish off the shelves with a 1 x 3 on the front. Melamine cut to the depth and width of the recessed portion of the closet. Buy a pair of end mounting brackets and a pair of plastic clips for each shelf.

From the actual width to determine the shelf length. Shelves especially those holding the support of closet rods should have support at regular intervals. Then choose the correct shelving and ask the salesperson to cut the shelves to length for you.