Build Basement Storage Closet

Basement closet construction details.

Build basement storage closet.

Building the basement bedroom closet first day. Bypass closet door track. Supplies needed to build the closet doors 7 1 6 select boards. Use a bolt cutter rather than a hacksaw.

Bit through both 2x4 and drywall. If you need to build a section on the floor a partner can help you lift and steady the unit while you attach it to the wall. Apart with a 1 4 in. Base moulding covers any gaps or shims needed to accommodate the uneven floor in the floor based sections.

Cut shorter shelves to avoid marring closet sidewalls cut full length shelves at least 1 2 in. Whether the basement is a finished or unfinished space it offers almost unlimited options to create additional closet space. Although shelving and drawer units are floor based this is essentially a suspended closet system. The space underneath a staircase for example is a great place to build a closet.

Basement storage areas are among the most sought after features in a home. Since this closet is in our basement and our basement ceilings are less than 8 feet normal off the shelf closet doors would not have worked or would have had to be modified. Closets can vary from very simple designs to elaborate affairs. Shorter than the length of the closet.

I decided i could just build them from scratch.