How to build a shelf (NO POWER TOOLS NEEDED)
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About This Video
The expanded version of the shelf tutorial. This style shelf you can build without power tools, and it is good practice for the bigger shelves. The ability to build custom shelves is the cornerstone of an organized life. These instructions assume drywall. The supplies list can be screenshotted as a shopping list.
The corner braces are not shelf brackets. They are not designed for shelf building. They are in the hardware aisle at Home Depot. Alert: only one side of the corner brace gets VHB-taped. Alert: there is a difference between the left side and the right side corner brace. Alert: coarse thread. Five minutes of careful, step-by-step instruction where every alert marks a place where Van knows a beginner will go wrong.
Transcript
undefined undefined foreign this style shelf you can build without power tools and it's good practice for the bigger shelves the ability to build custom shelves is
the Cornerstone of an organized life these instructions assume you have sheetrock walls are also called drywall undefined undefined
you can screenshot this list of tools you'll need here's what they look like tape measure pencil combo Square
Pulsar they sell this one at Home Depot 100 grit sandpaper Phillips screwdriver number two Phillips
screwdrivers come in three sizes good sharp scissors and level you can use a little keychain
one if you want and here's the supplies you'll need you can screenshot this as your shopping list we're going to make a two and a half undefined undefined
inch by one quarter inch Pine shelf out of molding you'll get this stuff in the molding aisle at Home Depot and you buy
it by the Foot two inch Corner braces two to a pack these are not shelf brackets
these are not designed for shelf building they're in the hardware aisle at Home Depot they're called Corner
braces box of number six by one inch drywall screws
alert important detail coarse thread course thread
Scotch VHB tape very high Bond expensive but miraculous
[Music] undefined undefined measure your wall measure your board mark it with a little Dash line your combo square up to your mark draw a square line
cut the board this way top down all the way through the board like you're cutting a sandwich this technique keeps
the cut Square aim for perfection lightly sand the corners so nobody gets
splinters but don't go crazy stick the VHB tape to one corner brace
foreign then trim it with scissors aim for perfection alert only one side of the corner brace gets BHB taped the holes go to the outside of the Shelf
okay now it's time to stick the corner brace to the Shelf
alert make sure the corner brace is even with the Shelf Edge as you stick it and
make sure the corner brace is square to the Shelf Before You Stick It use your combo Square as a guide
oh even with the Shelf Edge Square to the Shelf mush the corner brace so the VHB can bond to the wood
don't test it let it sit the longer it sits the better it sticks maybe two minutes or so
now stick the VHB to the second Corner brace alert VHB the correct side of the corner
brace there is a difference between the left side and the right side corner brace
so Mount the second Corner brace square and flush mush the second Corner brace don't test
it let it sit for two minutes or so hold your shelf where you want it installed mark one hole only probably
the top right if you're right-handed sorry one hole only at this point
like a ninja screw in your one inch drywall screw into the exact center of your circle not
too much pressure and not too tight do not strip the drywall light medium torque here
alert if the dry wall screw goes in one halfway or so and won't go in any
further you've likely hit a stud use a lot of pressure and a lot of torque to
drive the screw home there's about a 1 in 15 chance you'll hit a stud
now you're going to level the Shelf level the Shelf
Mark the top hole on the other side and like a ninja again
drive your one inch drywall screw perfectly into the center of your marked
hole like a ninja Drive the remaining two screws into the remaining two holes and undefined undefined you're done [Music]
Products & Tools Mentioned
- Home Depot uses
- Scotch VHB tape recommends
- Phillips screwdriver uses
- Pulsar (combo square) uses
- pine molding uses