Diy Melamine Closet Shelves

Better materials will use a thicker higher density fiberboard for the core.

Diy melamine closet shelves.

Prevent chip out by taping where you will cut the melamine shelving. Ugh can you even imagine. Buy a pair of end mounting brackets and a pair of plastic clips for each shelf. 29 99 4 x8 sheet of melamine.

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. To finish off the closet shelves add strips of 1 x2 poplar to the front of each shelf and cubby divider. Then choose the correct shelving and ask the salesperson to cut the shelves to length for you. Measure the width and depth of the space.

Melamine cut to the depth and width of the recessed portion of the closet. Nail a few nails into the top of each divider through the shelf above to secure it in place. 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.

Melamine is composed of a layer of plastic resin usually white but sometimes black applied over a cored of high density fiberboard particleboard. Look for thermally fused melamine over 3 4 inch particle board which is the material of choice for closet specialists. Kits come standard with either 48 or 72 side panels. The most common time that i have seen this mistake is in diy closets.

Hold the bottom cubby dividers in place and use a level to ensure they are straight. And for a small fraction of what we would have paid for custom closet shelving units. This would give us the finished look we were after. Here s our cost breakdown.

You can cut melamine sheets with a circular saw and. From the actual width to determine the shelf length. 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. Prime paint already had.

We took a melamine board and laid it on each brace. For more information on closet standards you can check out my post on closet guidelines. Shelves especially those holding the support of closet rods should have support at regular intervals. 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.

Build your own melamine closet organizer choose your hardware first. What you ll need for these diy closet shelves. I prefer a minimum of every 36 for 3 4 thick melamine.