Trying to organize and make our basement look a little better. Our basement is unfinished, just the way I like it. Storage and my workshop. We bought the heavy duty shelves from Sam's club, here and there, we now have 8 sets. We decided they would look better if they were enclosed. Two done and planning on leaving the very bottoms open. I'm thinking though, not boxing in the entire shelf. I'm thinking it would work fine just building a front frame that would hold the doors and a bottom to sit on top of the wire shelf. Things don't slide across the wire very well that method would certainly be cheaper. The doors have no hardware, they just slide in dados. Also I have to figure out how I want to trim the plywood that shows in the front.
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GaryMGg
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Looks pretty good.
When my project may have exposed plywood front edges, I cut it 3/4" to 1" shorter and edge glue hardwood.
You would struggle to reduce the depth now but you can rip 1/8" thin strips and glue them on —using painter's tape as clamps.
When my project may have exposed plywood front edges, I cut it 3/4" to 1" shorter and edge glue hardwood.
You would struggle to reduce the depth now but you can rip 1/8" thin strips and glue them on —using painter's tape as clamps.
I agree but we have things that just wouldn't fit well and it's more important to not have anything on the floor.
jttheclockman
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I used that same sliding door system on my shop cabinets too. Works well.