Making Garage Storage Cabinets

The process of making cabinet carcass is similar to the cabinet in the walk in closet.

Making garage storage cabinets.

With shelves in all that s left to do is brush on two coats of polyurethane load up your new storage space and say goodbye to that mess in your garage. Organizing a garage isn t a one size fits all project so we ve compiled 51 of our best garage storage ideas. We are so grateful for our friends at kreg and their help to create this content and how to for you. Remember to space the garage cabinets to leave room for shelves in between.

Roughly block out the cabinet locations on the wall using masking tape. Build base begin building the base of the cabinets on the ground by laying out two 8 foot 2x4 boards on the floor parallel to the wall. Set the cabinet aside and begin building the cabinet doors. First lay out the notches on the back of the cabinets for french cleat mounting.

Learning how to build garage cabinets is easy to understand with simple plans frameless cabinet construction and pocket hole joinery. Attach them to the top and bottom pieces with 1 1 4 pocket hole screws and wood glue. Choose plan this determines the quantity of materials you will need. The plywood strips using for the cleats will be 4 wide both upper and lower part so the notch is going to be 8 1 2 wide to give them a little room for installation.

Next cut four 32 inch 2x4 boards and place them perpendicular between the 8 foot pieces on each end and two in the middle. And with 3 4 thick plywood or sheet stock you can make garage storage cabinets in 3 simple steps. Free building plans for garage storage cabinets to organize all your tools household supplies automotive supplies outdoor toys garden tools. Diy oversized garage storage cabinets.

Experiment with different cabinet widths and spacing until you find a layout that works well. Shot some video while working on this project and while incomplete on many technical aspects it gives a pretty good general overview of how one can do this. This post is sponsored by kreg. Measure and cut the cabinet door trim to size and drill 3 4 pocket holes in the ends of both vertical trim pieces.

Plan the ultimate garage cabinets system to suit your stuff. Next up frame in each individual locker area. Chisel out the cardboard webbing inside the door to make space for the block.