How To Build A Bookcase Wall Unit
However lumber prices vary and fluctuate so make sure to price out your materials.
How to build a bookcase wall unit. There are diagrams pictures and instructions to help you along all within this free bookcase plan. Dress up your bookcase with trim add curves and other fancy touches to your bookcase the easy way with polyurethane plastic trim. The partitions shown in photos 8 and 9 can be placed wall to wall as shown or can stop halfway into a room and then finish off on the open side.
Material for faceframes 3 4 hardwood i built my bookcases out of mdf because at that time mdf was much less expensive than plywood. Therefore first you have to drill pilot holes in the wooden support and countersink the head of the screws. Measure and cut the back panel.
3 4 plywood or mdf. In this video i show how i make the rough shelves. This is the first step in building a full wall bookcase.
Start in one corner and use 1 brads to fasten the back panel in place. 1 4 beadboard or plywood for backs. Popular mechanics has a free bookcase plan that tells you how to build a bookcase that will fit any wall in your home.
Cut the rail from a 1 x 3 or 1 x 4 to fit between the two case sides. How to build wall to wall bookcases materials. Custom bookcase plan from popular mechanics.
You can build this built in bookcase by following our clear drawings and step by step photos or use these techniques to modify the dimensions for your own space. After building the bookcase you need to keep it in place by driving several 2 1 2 wood screws trough the backing support in a wall stud. Working with polyurethane trim is much like working with wood you cut it with standard saw blades nail it by hand or with a gun and paint it just like wood.
The next part will show the trim build and instal. Since the bookcase has no back you need to install a wood strip or hanging rail to screw each case to the wall. Tighten any screws if necessary to get the shelf to stand in place with perfect right angles.
