In the end you have to pick the best materials and equipment for accomplishing all your objectives.
Diy built in cabinets fireplace.
Since they were upper cabinets i used 2 4 s to build out a base.
Make sure the screws are slightly recessed because.
Next you can see the cabinets starting to take shape here and the back of the wall that would run up from the mantle.
Identify good attach points to studs drill and countersink screws through the panel and into the studs.
Martie s fireplace proved to be a true challenge.
Then i leveled and attached the cabinets to the wall.
The build fireplace built ins.
Now that the drywall was finished it was time to build the cabinets.
To make my diy built in cabinets around my fireplace a reality i measured and planned it all out.
I planned out my cabinets very carefully to be 20 5 x 32 x 29 5.
He made a simple base attached it to the floor and wall made a box for the cabinet that will house flush mount doors and added face trim see our built ins post for directions.
J used the same process as we used with our diy built ins.
The intricacy of the renovation goes assembling the flat pack is the simplest part.
As you can imagine our hardwood.
I used medium density fiber mdf board to build shelves on the right side of the fireplace and enclosed the t v.