Add a magnet to keep doors closed once upright. While still on the ground, attach the doors with four hinges each using a self-centring bit.Ĭonstructing this on the ground will make attaching and levelling the doors much easier. Cut ¼” plywood to make the doors to fit these openings. This will give you two 3-feet-wide cabinets on the ends and a 2-foot-wide cabinet in the middle. To frame out the cabinets, secure 8 foot 2x4s perpendicular at 36” across and 60” across. For the sides of the frame, construct 3’x8’ rectangles and screw them into the base as well as the back of the frame.īuild the front of the frame in the same pattern as the back. Secure it to the marked studs using wood screws. Have a friend help you raise the frame to the wall. This will allow the structure to be better secured to the studs.

Screw-in pieces of 2×4 to the top of the frame under the top board. Secure the boards together with wood screws. Use the same pattern as the base to construct the frame of your DIY Storage Cabinets, lay two boards parallelly and place two boards perpendicular on each end with the remaining two boards in the middle. The back of the frame can be made from six 8-foot 2×4 boards. Step 3: Build a frame for DIY Storage CabinetsĬonstruct the back and sides of the frame as if you are framing in walls. This will serve as the floor of the cabinet. Use screws to secure the sheet to the 2x4s. Paint the plywood to match the rest of the unit. Secure the boards to the ground with concrete anchors. Use a ¼ masonry bit to pre-drill holes in the concrete at the corners of where the base will sit. Cut four 32-inch 2×4 boards and place them perpendicular between the 8-foot pieces on each end and two in the middle.

Roughly measure the size of your cabinet to ensure everything will line up correctly and will secure to a stud on the wall.īegin building the base of the cabinets on the ground by laying out two 8-foot 2×4 boards on the floor parallel to the wall. Run a piece of tape vertically to easily locate the stud while attaching the frame.

Fix a level and use a pencil to mark the stud. Use a stud finder to locate studs on the wall where the back of the cabinet will go.

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