Build A Closet Shelf

My closets already had existing shelves so i didn t have to build everything from scratch thankfully.

Build a closet shelf.

While solid wood is stronger and doesn t sag as much plywood and composite material cost less. The cleat supports the shelf and provides an anchor point where rod supports can be installed to secure the closet rod. To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. Closet shelves can be made from either solid wood plywood or a composite material such as medium density fiberboard.

Six 1 x 3 inch boards with lengths based on the back and side wall measurements in step 1. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit. Simply cut another 1 x2 board to the length of your shelves minus three inches. Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.

We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets facing. You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer. How to build wood diy closet shelves. Cut the wood for diy closet shelves.

Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall. We made 2 pockets on the 10 5 pieces one on each. The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence. Two 11 7 8 inch wide long closet shelves to the length that fits the width of your closet in step 1.

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. Diy shelving for closet.