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BUILT-IN
SHELVING
This project was inspired by one
of our favorite bloggers,
Centsational Girl. She posted
this project last year in her blog
and this year we are trying it for
ourselves!
What you'll need:
Dremel SM20
Saw-Max™
Dremel MultiMax™ MM20
Dremel SM500 3"
Wood & Plastic
Carbide Wheel
MM452
Wood/Drywall and
Metal Saw Blade
SM600 3" Wood &
Plastic Flush Cut
Carbide Wheel
MM472 Wood &
Metal Flush Cut
Blade
Other Supplies:
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Laminate MDF
Wood Pegs
Decorative Trim
Drill Driver
Medium-length Wood Screws
Finishing Nails
Hammer
Wood Glue
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Step by step direction
Step 1
Determine the desired height and depth of your cubbie. Our closet
is standard height (80" tall) and we wanted to make the cubbies
floor to ceiling and 2' deep.
For this you need to cut two sides of your cubbies then various
shelves to mount inside.
Measure and mark your cuts. Use the blueprint as a reference.
Remember to make your cubbies shallow enough so that you can
close your closet doors.
Use a Saw-Max tool equipped with a SM500 Wood and Plastic
Wheel to make your cuts. Ensure a precise cut by lining up your
marked line inside of the notch at the front of the tool, then turning
on your tool and cutting. The compact tool and front notch provide
an excellent line of sight.
Slowly work your tool through the laminate.
Step 2: (Skip this step if you have your own bookshelf)
Once you have all of your pieces cut it is time to connect the sides
with the shelves.
To start, lay both side panels flat and mark lines where you would
like your shelves to set.
Here we have 6 shelves. Across all 6 marked lines we marked
space for 3 pegs. We positioned 2 pegs 1" from the front and back
of the sides and one in the middle. Measure and mark the sides of
your shelf inserts at the same distance.
For maximum support you should have one support shelf set as
high as possible to make a rectangle case.
On the marks you made, drill holes wide enough to accommodate
your wood pegs. Use your drill/driver and drill bit that is the same
width as your wood pegs to ensure a snug fit.
Step 3: (Skip this step if you have your own bookshelf)
With one of your side panels laying flat, insert wood pegs into your
drilled holes.
Working one shelf at a time, insert your shelves on the pegs.
When you have inserted all of your shelves on the pegs in one
panel, insert pegs into the sides of your shelving and insert the
other wall of your cubbie on top of the pegs.
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Step 4
Now that your shelving is built, it is time to make it look like it is built
into your closet.
To do that, you will first need to mark the area your shelving will sit
against. Once you have marked this width, carefully remove any
trim you already have along the base of your closet.
With a Multi-Max tool set at a high speed, we slid the Wood and
Metal Flush-Cutting Blade between the trim and the wall to remove
the finishing nails securing the baseboard into place.
Then we used a half-moon blade to cut out the trim along our
marks. Carefully make these cuts so you can use this piece of trim
on step 5.
Step 5
Set your bookcase into the cut-out of your closet. Here we secured
our shelves in place using a drill driver and wood screws to connect
it to the ceiling of our closet.
Step 6
Fix your cut piece of trim to the bottom of your shelf.
Hammer the trim into place with small finishing nails.
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