Building A Closet In Your Garage

Lay out the closet walls.

Building a closet in your garage.

You can easily add on to the existing structure of your home by building up rather than out. And chalk a line. Prefab tornado shelters work well. There are multiple benefits to adding a room above your garage.

Or you can build a room using cinder block and mortar. Build a frame for each inner shelf to the size of the cut plywood shelves. I debated back and forth about building custom inserts or buying ready made. Attach the first shelf to the wall with a screw gun at the desired height making sure there s enough room for storing your items.

Use a stud finder to locate and mark the framing members where the new wall. Or buy a small metal storage container have it delivered roll it into your garage and bolt it to the floor from the inside so the entire thing can t be easily moved. This closet is a basic shape and not very big so it made a lot of sense. Measure the area intended for the enclosed room.

Screws 1 4 overlay hinges 3 in. Screws cabinet bumpers construction grade 1x4 pine edge banding plastic coated particleboard melamine shelf supports. Repeat for each inner shelf and the top. Next you will trim the door opening and install the door s of your choice.

Then measure out 30 in. The first step is to build a closet frame and fasten it to the surrounding walls. No additional footprint debatably the biggest perk of opting for an above garage addition is that it doesn t increase a house s footprint. Cut the top.

It is preferable to avoid the hassle of re wiring so locate the room in an area with electrical access and an overhead light already installed. Here are some of the top decision influencers. Since i had built the closet from scratch and the door no less i opted to buy closetmaid shelving. Plan the room so that the two new walls join the garage s exterior walls at a stud.

How to build a wall to wall closet with doors frame the walls for a new closet with doors. Attach the side piece s to shelf from the outside to stabilize the unit.