built-in waldrobe beside my chimney

teepoo

Hi All,

I have a chimney breast in my room and I would like to build a wardrobe in the enclaves either side of it.

Does anyone have any suggestions/plans on how I go about doing this?

Thanks,
Pete.

woobwoobwoob

Hi Pete - measure up the space, then get a quote from http://www.spaceslide.co.uk/wardrobe-doors/info/ - they're normally v competitively priced and come highly recommended.

The kind of system you get will depend on the depth of the chimney. If it's the same depth as the wardrobe, you'll need a 'wall-to-wall' system; if not, get a wall-to-end-panel. The end-panel is essentially a piece of wood that matches the rest of the wardrobe.

Bear in mind that you should take a few measurements for the width/height and take the average.

Hope that helps!

lawrie28

should be dead easy, but woobwoobwoob is right, it depends on the depth of the alcove. If it is deep enough to hang a coat hanger + a bit (so clothes aren't crushed on the wall), then all you need to do is work out what height you want the hanging rail, and if + where you want shelves.

The simplist way to fix a shelf is to screw a peice of wood to either side of the alcove, and rest a peice of wood on it. I will assume that you are in an older house with solid walls, as it is typical of older houses when open fires were essential. Newer houses (hollow walls) don't tend to have chimney breasts.

You can then either fit a clothes rail to the underside of a shelf, or straight into the wall.

For a door, then you could use a curtain, leave it open, or build a frame and fit a couple of doors - I think b+q will let you order to size.

If your chimney breast is not that deep, then by using a curtain you can keep the dust off clothes, and have the hangers sticking out the front, but is quite a student look.