Homemade universal angle steel storage cabinet

How do you build a storage cabinet?

Begin by measuring the space where you intend to place your storage cabinet. Note the dimensions as these measurements will guide the cuts for both the base and the box of your cabinet. Using two-by-fours, construct the base of your cabinet. Place a piece of plywood on top of the assembled base.

How do you make a cabinet shelf?

Start by adding 3 foot, 2x4 support boards where the interior cabinet shelves will go, one on each side. Using a level, attach the boards to the sides with wood screws. Cut down ½” plywood to 34”x34”. Next, place it on the 2x4 supports and attach with screws to create the shelf.

How do you build oversized cabinets?

Learn how easy it is to construct oversized cabinets for all that garage clutter! Use a stud finder to locate studs on the wall where the back of the cabinet will go. Use a level and a pencil to mark the stud (Image 1). Run a piece of washi tape vertically to easily locate the stud when attaching the frame (Image 2).

How do you enclose a garage cabinet with plywood?

Add shims between the wall and the frame if there are gaps. Then bolt the top to the uprights and nail the second side of the plywood to all the uprights. Also, bolt the uprights to the base. Then nail plywood panels to the uprights to enclose the framing. We used birch plywood on the exposed left side to match the doors on the DIY garage cabinet.

How do you build a kitchen cabinet tight to the ceiling?

You could also build the cabinet tight to the ceiling, but you’ll have to reverse the order of construction. To do that, start by fastening the ceiling frame to the studs and to the ceiling. Then mount the uprights to the walls. And finally build the base, including the plywood floor, and bolt it to the uprights and the wall.

How do you frame a kitchen cabinet?

To frame out the cabinets, secure 8 foot 2x4s perpendicular at 36” across and 60” across. This will give you two 3-feet-wide cabinets on the ends and a 2-foot-wide cabinet in the middle. Cut ¼” plywood to make the doors to fit these openings. While still on the ground, attach the doors with four hinges each using a self-centering bit (Image 1).