Building A Closet In Your Garage

This closet is a basic shape and not very big so it made a lot of sense.

Building a closet in your garage.

You can easily add on to the existing structure of your home by building up rather than out. Plan the room so that the two new walls join the garage s exterior walls at a stud. Since i had built the closet from scratch and the door no less i opted to buy closetmaid shelving. Use a stud finder to locate and mark the framing members where the new wall.

Prefab tornado shelters work well. Screws cabinet bumpers construction grade 1x4 pine edge banding plastic coated particleboard melamine shelf supports. Screws 1 4 overlay hinges 3 in. I debated back and forth about building custom inserts or buying ready made.

There are multiple benefits to adding a room above your garage. The first step is to build a closet frame and fasten it to the surrounding walls. No additional footprint debatably the biggest perk of opting for an above garage addition is that it doesn t increase a house s footprint. Attach the side piece s to shelf from the outside to stabilize the unit.

And chalk a line. Next you will trim the door opening and install the door s of your choice. Build a frame for each inner shelf to the size of the cut plywood shelves. How to build a wall to wall closet with doors frame the walls for a new closet with doors.

Roll back the carpet and pry off the baseboard. Lay out the closet walls. Then measure out 30 in. Repeat for each inner shelf and the top.

It is preferable to avoid the hassle of re wiring so locate the room in an area with electrical access and an overhead light already installed. Finally you will hang the closet rods or customize the interior with rods shelving drawers and any other accessories you desire. So i had a closet and closet doors but now i needed a way to organize everything. Or you can build a room using cinder block and mortar.

Cut the top. Or buy a small metal storage container have it delivered roll it into your garage and bolt it to the floor from the inside so the entire thing can t be easily moved.