Help Needed! Built in Wardrobe/Hanging Rails and Shelves - Help Need

natalieta

Please help am looking in doing this work myself and a beginner DIYer.

Fitted wardrobe or hanging rail and shelves to be built into an area sized approx 12ft l x 7 1/2 ft h. No doors req and just gonna use a curtain

Chunks

Like many things DIY, it depends on what you have to spend (and based on that spend) what equipment, time and skill level you actually have (to turn it into something your want). I consider myself to be a competent DIYer with a reasonable collection of tools. However I wouldn’t make shelving or a self build wardrobe because I know the result will fall short (based on prior experience............). This is no reflection on you, of course!

Buying something factory made (doesn’t have to expensive) that you can assemble yourself, throw in a rail (easy to source and erect) put it behind a nice curtain hung from on good a pole on rings could be a way forward. You might pick up some shelving or modular storage from ebay for example and use your creative skills to fit your space behind some form of screening as above.

Guess others will be along with alternate ideas.

Good luck.

cheers,

Chunks

27col

12ft is far too long for an unsupported shelf You are going to need a support in the middle. This can be a simple sheet of ply, mdf or,Contiboard.Or even a short stud wall Shelves should be supported by a batten on three sides and the front edge of the shelf thickened up by a batten. The shelves will also help to keep the centre support upright. The hanging rails can be fixed to the underside of the shelves. I used this arrangement for years until I finally had a wardrobe fitted in the space. It was not particularly elegant but it did the job for many years until I could afford to get some installed professionally.

Roob65

Hi There,
I wouldn't be put off giving it a try if you can wield a saw, use a spirit level and a drill. The key thing is planning carefully!

I made a built in wardrobe just over a year ago as I simply could not get what I wanted for a reasonable price. I used a free 3D modelling program (google sketchup) to plan it out before I bought any materials.
It was huge (9'w x 10'h x 2'3"d) and all the materials including the doors (kitchen doors from ikea) cost me around £200!

If its truly 'built in' you're after then a painted finish to match the walls is pretty easy and you can get away with particle board over a planed timer frame. For shelving on the inside you can just use conti board from b&q or the like.

I'd attach some pictures of mine if I knew how