Build A Closet Shelf

Using our kreg jig mini and a small clamp we made pocket holes in the pieces we cut.

Build a closet shelf.

The cleat supports the shelf and provides an anchor point where rod supports can be installed to secure the closet rod. Closet shelves can be made from either solid wood plywood or a composite material such as medium density fiberboard. If you are building simple shelves rather than cubbies you also need to add a long shelf support along the back wall of the closet. You ll use 3 4 inch plywood to make this closet organizer.

To create the cubby dividers cut more mdf to size. Cut the wood for diy closet shelves. While solid wood is stronger and doesn t sag as much plywood and composite material cost less. Diy shelving for closet.

We made 2 pockets on the 10 5 pieces one on each. How to build wood diy closet shelves. My closets already had existing shelves so i didn t have to build everything from scratch thankfully. With the help of our big clamp we dry fitted our pieces together.

A basic bedroom closet gets a cost cutting single rod and shelf. We placed one 10 5 piece with the pockets facing. For this basic closet you can mark a level line on the closet walls at 68 inches and nail 1 by 4 cleats along this line. The composite material for these shelves was ripped to 12 inches wide using a circular saw and rip fence.

Make sure it is level and then screw this support to the studs along the back wall. Six 11 7 8 inch square shelves for the central unit.