Building A Cedar Closet

Remove baseboard molding.

Building a cedar closet. Nail on the. Existing closets have shelf standards in place which must be temporarily taken down. Or starting in a corner. Of wall space for about 30.

Scribe the first board. This is one of the biggest benefits of installing cedar closets in your home. Begin at the back wall. If the baseboard or floor at the bottom of the wall is sloped you will.

Using the adhesive i added boards by fitting the groves onto the tongues of the lower board. Cut as many wall studs that are necessary to space them every 12 inches along each wall. Build each side wall of the closet on the floor. If you are building a new home the work can be significantly reduced.

Standard 2 by 4 framing is used for putting in a closet. Measure the height and width of each wall of the closet. Before being used in many home building and construction projects cedar was used in ship building and even for instruments. Don t cut corners literally and make sure every part.

An overhead light is always a good idea for any closet so run the wires or have an electrician do the work. Material matters cedar closet planks such as these available from home depot cover 15 sq. It s all about wood this week. Baseboard is almost always present as is door trim.

How to build a cedar closet step 1. An existing closet space can be converted to a cedar closet with some effort. Use the height measurement of your closet wall minus 4 inches for the base and 2 inches for the top to cut your wall studs. Buy enough cedar planks to cover the square footage of your closet.

Cedar is too. Heartwood is usually a different color from the outer rings of the tree known as sapwood. Diy basement cedar closet framing. Installing cedar closet lining in 6 steps locate the studs.

The planks come with tongue and groove assembly which means the sides. Allow 1 8 to 1 4 space in the corners for. We get our lumber delivery for the pine ceiling and the cedar accent wall in the master closet. Amy gives it a go and tries her luck at installing the cedar closet.

Starting at the bottom always level your first course of boards by scribing and then cutting the groove side of the. Multiply the sum of the heights by the sum of the.