Build Attic Shelves

This is especially handy for puffy winter jackets that seem to take up half of the coat closet.

Build attic shelves. Whether with shelves or cabinets it makes sense to build right into the eaves or go floor to ceiling in an attic. Start choosing the best place for your shelves. By using 2 x 4s and screws along with pre cut osb 2 x 8 sheets i built very strong and functional shelves that look nice too. Cut the perpendicular boards to form the sides of the storage units.

As already mentioned attics are a treasure trove for creating storage there are so many locations that require only a bit of imagination and a good woodworker. If you ve got a slanted ceiling or roof line shelves can be tough. These will support your shelves. It is a great way to store items such as halloween costumes.

Storage space in attics is usually limited to the small floored area. Glue a filler block flush with the end and nail each side with small brad nails. I first screwed the back support. Since i had the exposed studs to work with that made it easy to use as the legs of the shelves on that side.

If individual shelves feel too messy and cluttered for your walls diy pegboards. You ll gain additional space for vases plants mirrors frames etc and warm up your space with the giant. Watch this video to find out more. Build shorter shelves by cutting the shelf to length.

I followed this tutorial by ana white which is an easy and cost effective way to make basic wood shelving for an attic basement or garage. Create a full height storage solution in your attic. Build a storage system with wooden attic shelves the attic has been turned into a storage space by creating shelves. The right place can be between two attic rafters.

Now you have the front support. Using 10d nails nail the boards vertically to the rafters in such a way that one board end be on the floor and the. Required tools for this project have the necessary tools for this diy floating shelves project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration. By adding shelves that are supported by 2 4 brackets attached to the rafters you can expand your useable attic storage space.

After that mark on the vertical boards the distance you ve planned out between the shelves. So i cleared all the boxes and did lots of measuring.