Once again, Golden turns to a sketch to help her with this project. This sketch is a drawing that will help her in organizing the shelving unit she plans to build on one wall (figure A). - Drill a hole through the boards with a 2-3 /4" saw bit to allow for the galvanized pipes on either side of the shelving unit.
Safety tip: Wear glasses or goggles. - Attach a flange at both ends of the pipe, one to attach at the ceiling and one to attach at the floor. Running a smaller piece of pipe through the larger pipe can allow for play in height.
- Use a 1/4" all-purpose drill bit and drill a pin into the pipe for shelf supports (figure B).
- Make holes in the boards slightly larger in diameter than the galvanized pole to allow for play (figure C).
- Lay the longest board on the floor (figure D). Measure and mark for pipe placement.
- Stack the boards according to the sketch. An extra set of hands would be useful at this point.
- Slide the pole into position (figure E). Make sure the pole is level and mark for screw holes (figure F).
- Predrill (figure G) for screw holes and install anchors (figure H).
- Attach to ceiling and floor using flange (figure I).
- Continue to measure and mark for shelf placement (figure J). The arrangement can vary depending on personal taste.
- Drill holes through pipe for shelf-support pins and position shelves in place (figure K).
Note: Drilling more holes into the pipe will give more options later when adjusting the shelf height. - Once shelf height is achieved, push the pins through pole (figure L).
- If planning to paint the shelves, woodworking expert John Ferguson suggests choosing finger-jointed poplar as poplar mills well and gives a crisp detail.
- To utilize the wall space, Golden attaches a preassembled birch tower in the same way as she attached the hollow-core door to the walls. Using L-brackets, which were drilled into the wall studs, lay the tower horizontally across the brackets. What began as a storage closet has now begun its transformation to a usable office (figure M).
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