There are so many complex videos with high end stuff not meant for avg joe. This is exactly what I was looking for. Awesome simple work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! My husband did all these jobs for me but since he passed its up to me. I have the same closet and was looking to do the same thing. This was really easy to understand and hopefully I'll have a new pantry by the end of the weekend!
Thanks for this video - my house had almost the exact same setup so I followed your video almost to the tee (apart from painting before I slid shelves in). The new pantry looks great and my husband is amazed that I replicated your pantry almost exactly!
This ending was beautiful! The sweet presentation to your wife plus the scripture. I subscribed after that. Thank you for the video! I needed to know how to built this type of shelf in my laundry room. Have a nice day!
I always spackle (fill) and sand the front edges of shelves if using particle board. It just gives a more even edge is all. Easier to paint as well. But I was a painter, not a builder. You guys rock.
In his heart her husband trust her....great job. I’m going to do this but leave enough room to attach some small shelves on the back of the door as well.
I am definitely buying an impact driver, I have arthritis and I noticed lately using a drill is beginning to become more difficult. I’m hoping this will solve or at least minimize the pain. Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
cool man,I just put some up in our laundry room,didnt use partical wood because my wife wanted wood she could stain but pretty much did the process the same way you did,I enjoy watching these vids and get ideas,thanks bro
Thanks for making it to easy. Is great to have the other half with great complements. We moved to a house that needed some repairs and my wife and I were ready and looking forward to start room by room. We took trips to home depot and bought what we taught we needed. Unfortunately after a month in the house i felt down and broke my leg and that put a hold on everything. We are both in the 70’s.
Thank you for your suggestion on the starbit screws. I definitely prefer screws over nails for everything. I hate philipshead screws because they are too easy to strip out. I am about to redo my 2 small pantries in my house. Previous owners had 3 wire shelves and I'm tired of not having the room to organize everything. So I found some pretty gray mdf shelving and I'll be adding 2 more shelves. Love how your pantry turned out. Glad your wife loved it. Love the ending.
Thank you fofr this video. I wanted to ask my husband to build this in my office closet but could not figure out how to describe what I wanted. a picture...errr..video is worth a thousand words.
Your wife’s reaction makes it worth the effort, thanks for the tip, installing similar shelving for my wife right now in our laundry and needed a little reassurance, your video was the ticket.
This confirmed my shade tree engineering skills. I have kind of walk in closets with almost room to put 1x4 shelves on the sides between where the molding starts and closet ends. The goal is to make 1x4 little shelves for watches, small items and get things organized and out of the way. Using a small miter saw, I'll cut a 45 degree angle but not completely on the end, just enough to fit the molding inside. Then cut the length to the depth of the closet. Once I have that and assuming that it will fit the closet in all shelves and the second closet I want to do this to, I have my template. Going 18" from the floor, then 12", etc until I get about 5' up. Using the one cut board as a template, I'll cut all the shelves I want from 1x4s. To the front I'll tack nail on fancy looking screen wire trim just enough to give these shelves a lip so things don't fall off. Supports only need to be on the end. I just need one the width of where the molding is and a second inside the closet to catch the stud. Those are the templates for all other supports. Since it's only small items, no need for a support the length of the shelf. It's not much trouble to take a random orbital sander and smooth these down, apply a stain and then spray them with a clear coat. I now have my shelves that simply need to have drill holes in the supports to the wall and can tack on the actual shelves and trim with a brad nailer air gun. Watches, bottles of aftershave, jewelry, wallet, things you just need a space for out of the way. The house is like 60 years old and this should last another 50. The most difficult part of this or any job is simply starting it.
screws are the way to go. We've just finished a temporary deck for our RV and used screws plus double head nails (which are easy to remove). We plan to use the materials for our chicken coop when our house is finished. Thanks for posting
absolutely, I have change my mind on so many projects or decided to change them that I just can't go with nails anymore. I spend enough time pulling nails for pallet projects anyway:)
that's awesome, man. her reaction, made all that painting absolutely worth it i bet. in doing small projects around my house, I've found that as much as i love the raw wood build look, it's makes a world of a difference to nonbuilders when you add thesmall finishing touches to theproject. good stuff
"Screws are better because they can be unscrewed to dissasembly". Then proceeds to cover the screws heads with putty. 😅 Thanks anyway for the rest of the info.
Nice job! Great video. Your Wife's reaction...gold. Suggestion for the finishing of the shelves is instead of painting them wrap them top and bottom in the front edge and inexpensive contact paper. You don't have to paint. And it's easy to wipe off much easier because it's vinyl. Also the raw edge of particle board can be finished off with a rounded molding. very inexpensive. However, again your wife's reaction was gold. 😁
FYI. Impact drivers use a rotary impulse to keep the screw moving effortlessly. Hammer drills use a linear.force behind the bit to break up the surface enough to allow penetration.
Nothing like over screwing the furring strip. I would have put a strip along the front of each shelf for reinforcement, once you get those shelves loaded up with canned good etc those shelves will bow eventually. You can even notch out the strip so it covers the end grain of the shelf for a nice clean look. You hit the jackpot in the wife department :)
Psh, I "over-engineer" mine, too. If you have a large enough cleat, the right size screw, and space them properly then you are getting 2x shear strength. Sign me up for that.
We have two small coat closets when you first come into our home. I am turning on into a storage closet for my craft and preschool teaching supplies. The tips you showed in this video will work perfectly. Thanks for sharing!
I too agree paint before you put things together. Best part of video was the flowers and card. Your wife’s reaction was beautiful. She lifts you with her appreciation of your hard work. Blessings to you both. Oh, great job on the pantry.
First thanks for the excellent instructions on the shelves! We had wire racks and they just weren’t practical anymore. This was great. Also I picked up the same DeWalt drill and impact driver combo. Man what a difference that impact driver makes!
A very smart thing to do. Don't really need a coat closet, you can put hangers on a wall that's near the door. Pantry is a way more useful idea. Happy Anniversary to you both!!! I agree, love the deck style screws. I hate the old standard slotted head ones.
I totally agree with you too. I am moving to a condo with a half linen closet/half regular closet and it's next to the kitchen. I want to convert it into a pantry because I have enough closet space and storage space for coats. The realtor said when I told her I would convert it, where was I going to put coats. I told her I would put a coat rack on the wall or I would put them on my standing coat rack. Besides this is only for the winter that we would need a space to hang up coats. I need more space to put kitchen stuff since I don't have to many cabinets in my small kitchen and they also are small.
Just saw your video, thanks. I'm going to do something similar and convert coat closet into office space. It will be super tiny but a least I will have a designated space to work.
A bit late to the party but I’m a HUGE fan of the Dewalt 20V XR series, they’re the brushless powered tools. But every home owner with some tool experience should own drill and impact driver.
I have a closet in my bedroom that I converted into a bookshelf using the exact same method. With the weight I would recommend putting in a support piece either under the center of the shelf or in front. I first set up the shelves like you did and then added the books and after about a month I had a bow in the middle where the shelves started sagging.
liked your live with video and I use all the same screws and I love my dewalt impact driver ,couldn't do any of my projects without it and star or Torque screws as i call them are all I purchase now,thanks for the video
Sounds like something you could talk to her about? If you can't talk to your spouse about something that simple, then maybe counseling would be a good route.
Love the star screws, too! Nice job on the pantry!! Sweet ending! If you are building more shelves, you might also consider melamine-covered particle board. It's not too expensive and wears well, plus, no painting! You can just iron on a melamine tape on the edge. I have one set of melamine shelves in my shop and they really hold up well to abuse. Just finished a particleboard countertop with formica. It's good for that because it stays flat.
Hey folks am planning to do something similar to my storage room, shld i put another timber in the middle as my storage room is deeper and wider than the one in the video. Thanks
Thanks for the hints. Did you consider painting the shelves and brackets and walls before screwing them in? Then you'd only have to touch up and maybe paint the raw edges. I'm a newbie so feel free to explain why not.
You know the crazy thing about that drill and impact driver, the drill will actually drive that screw faster than that impact driver. I prefer the impact for sure. But the fact is drill is faster. But you better hold on if your drill has some torque and I’m sure you know will break that damn wrist!
I’m so glad there are dads on the internet that help people like me
I ❤️ the tribute to your wife. What a beautiful way to end the video/tutorial!
I’ll be tackling my linen closet & pantry over the weekend. Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
Flowers! What a classy final touch.
There are so many complex videos with high end stuff not meant for avg joe. This is exactly what I was looking for. Awesome simple work. Thanks for sharing.
It's nice when someone appreciates something you do.
Thank you so much! My husband did all these jobs for me but since he passed its up to me. I have the same closet and was looking to do the same thing. This was really easy to understand and hopefully I'll have a new pantry by the end of the weekend!
I love how a little change like that she appreciates it! She’s so lovely 😊
Watched so many videos - but you are the one who explained it everything I needed to know, including the tools needed and paint stuff.
Thanks for this video - my house had almost the exact same setup so I followed your video almost to the tee (apart from painting before I slid shelves in). The new pantry looks great and my husband is amazed that I replicated your pantry almost exactly!
Very nice. Good simple explanations. Very helpful. Best surprise for me was at the end with Proverbs!
I moved into my home 2 years ago and have been thinking about how to even approach my shelfless pantry. This is now gonna be my quarentine project
So did you ever tackle this project?
This ending was beautiful! The sweet presentation to your wife plus the scripture. I subscribed after that. Thank you for the video! I needed to know how to built this type of shelf in my laundry room. Have a nice day!
That's a great Bible verse! I am sure your wife appreciated the finished product. Great job!
Painting before install always makes it easier for me. Great work!
Love that you shop USA. God bless you.
Of all the “DIY” closet shelf videos this is the most realistic. Most everybody has these simple tools.
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Good job 👍
I really like the 3/4” particle board shelves.
Thanks for breaking it down really simply for people who don't know much about this stuff (AKA me)! I appreciate the video!
I always spackle (fill) and sand the front edges of shelves if using particle board. It just gives a more even edge is all. Easier to paint as well. But I was a painter, not a builder. You guys rock.
Good tip, thanks!
She’s a keeper, for sure. Well done, Mate 👍🏻
Thank you for going the extra mile and putting some fresh flowers for her to enjoy. 🌸
In his heart her husband trust her....great job. I’m going to do this but leave enough room to attach some small shelves on the back of the door as well.
I love that scripture at the end! My first time watching you and I'm subscribing!
Perfect...exactly what I was looking for. Liked the details about the screws, etc. Thanks!
I love how she appreciated your hard work! She’s awesome!
Love the video. I 100% agree with not liking the detail part and the star screws.
I am definitely buying an impact driver, I have arthritis and I noticed lately using a drill is beginning to become more difficult. I’m hoping this will solve or at least minimize the pain. Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
cool man,I just put some up in our laundry room,didnt use partical wood because my wife wanted wood she could stain but pretty much did the process the same way you did,I enjoy watching these vids and get ideas,thanks bro
Thanks for making it to easy. Is great to have the other half with great complements. We moved to a house that needed some repairs and my wife and I were ready and looking forward to start room by room. We took trips to home depot and bought what we taught we needed. Unfortunately after a month in the house i felt down and broke my leg and that put a hold on everything. We are both in the 70’s.
Perfect. Exactly the project I needed to see. Thank you!
Thank you for your suggestion on the starbit screws. I definitely prefer screws over nails for everything. I hate philipshead screws because they are too easy to strip out. I am about to redo my 2 small pantries in my house. Previous owners had 3 wire shelves and I'm tired of not having the room to organize everything. So I found some pretty gray mdf shelving and I'll be adding 2 more shelves. Love how your pantry turned out. Glad your wife loved it. Love the ending.
Thank you fofr this video. I wanted to ask my husband to build this in my office closet but could not figure out how to describe what I wanted. a picture...errr..video is worth a thousand words.
Loved the reaction and closing verse at the end 🤍
Her reaction was everything! Great job!
Thank you
You're awesome. Nice explanation about screws and nails. It's a mind opener.
Your wife’s reaction makes it worth the effort, thanks for the tip, installing similar shelving for my wife right now in our laundry and needed a little reassurance, your video was the ticket.
This confirmed my shade tree engineering skills. I have kind of walk in closets with almost room to put 1x4 shelves on the sides between where the molding starts and closet ends. The goal is to make 1x4 little shelves for watches, small items and get things organized and out of the way.
Using a small miter saw, I'll cut a 45 degree angle but not completely on the end, just enough to fit the molding inside. Then cut the length to the depth of the closet. Once I have that and assuming that it will fit the closet in all shelves and the second closet I want to do this to, I have my template. Going 18" from the floor, then 12", etc until I get about 5' up. Using the one cut board as a template, I'll cut all the shelves I want from 1x4s. To the front I'll tack nail on fancy looking screen wire trim just enough to give these shelves a lip so things don't fall off. Supports only need to be on the end. I just need one the width of where the molding is and a second inside the closet to catch the stud. Those are the templates for all other supports. Since it's only small items, no need for a support the length of the shelf.
It's not much trouble to take a random orbital sander and smooth these down, apply a stain and then spray them with a clear coat. I now have my shelves that simply need to have drill holes in the supports to the wall and can tack on the actual shelves and trim with a brad nailer air gun.
Watches, bottles of aftershave, jewelry, wallet, things you just need a space for out of the way. The house is like 60 years old and this should last another 50.
The most difficult part of this or any job is simply starting it.
screws are the way to go. We've just finished a temporary deck for our RV and used screws plus double head nails (which are easy to remove). We plan to use the materials for our chicken coop when our house is finished. Thanks for posting
absolutely, I have change my mind on so many projects or decided to change them that I just can't go with nails anymore. I spend enough time pulling nails for pallet projects anyway:)
Thanks for the tips! I have an ironing board closet I get zero use out of and plan to turning it into storage for some cleaning products.
Deck screws are great, they're self tapping too.
Very professional job. I need to make some shelvings and hope i can be able to do the job as close as possible 😀
Anybody else wish they had a handy man like him👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✅ 5:38
that's awesome, man. her reaction, made all that painting absolutely worth it i bet. in doing small projects around my house, I've found that as much as i love the raw wood build look, it's makes a world of a difference to nonbuilders when you add thesmall finishing touches to theproject.
good stuff
"Screws are better because they can be unscrewed to dissasembly". Then proceeds to cover the screws heads with putty. 😅
Thanks anyway for the rest of the info.
I especially love the end....nice touch.
fantastic work, congratulations!👏👏👏
I need to build a shelf.. nice touch with the flowers.. I will see if the Mrs reacts the same..
Just found your video. Awesome job. Her expression of happiness! Priceless. The flowers on top , you got lots of good hubby points.
Nice job! Great video. Your Wife's reaction...gold.
Suggestion for the finishing of the shelves is instead of painting them wrap them top and bottom in the front edge and inexpensive contact paper. You don't have to paint. And it's easy to wipe off much easier because it's vinyl. Also the raw edge of particle board can be finished off with a rounded molding. very inexpensive.
However, again your wife's reaction was gold. 😁
Primer before and after putty. Nice shelf
What a nice hubby!!!
I wish my wife was so appreciative. Thanks for the flowers idea! Need to try it :)
Perhaps, you should start filming her reactions.
The Torx deck screws are awesome. I use the same ones. I believe tbey are callwd Torx or stars if you want
Great job hubby make wife happy
Very well gentleman. Have a nice day. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
I would’ve definitely painted those shelves before installing them haha
FYI. Impact drivers use a rotary impulse to keep the screw moving effortlessly. Hammer drills use a linear.force behind the bit to break up the surface enough to allow penetration.
Thanks for sharing, also tidbits on why impact drill is different than using regular! Looks great and very simple! Very helpful
Nothing like over screwing the furring strip. I would have put a strip along the front of each shelf for reinforcement, once you get those shelves loaded up with canned good etc those shelves will bow eventually. You can even notch out the strip so it covers the end grain of the shelf for a nice clean look. You hit the jackpot in the wife department :)
Psh, I "over-engineer" mine, too. If you have a large enough cleat, the right size screw, and space them properly then you are getting 2x shear strength. Sign me up for that.
I am a Dewalt girl! Love my tools! Thanks for the great video, was just getting ready to do closet shelves like these.
We have two small coat closets when you first come into our home. I am turning on into a storage closet for my craft and preschool teaching supplies. The tips you showed in this video will work perfectly. Thanks for sharing!
I too agree paint before you put things together. Best part of video was the flowers and card. Your wife’s reaction was beautiful. She lifts you with her appreciation of your hard work. Blessings to you both. Oh, great job on the pantry.
First thanks for the excellent instructions on the shelves! We had wire racks and they just weren’t practical anymore. This was great. Also I picked up the same DeWalt drill and impact driver combo. Man what a difference that impact driver makes!
Thank you for sharing your project & experience. Tip: paint before installing.
Love the U shape self supporting system. Very smart 3:32
Love the whole thing. Especially Lisa's reaction and the verse that you ended with.
Great video. What type of wood did you use for the frame parts ? Thank you
Good simple video. Clean and well made.
God bless you bro. Great video
At 2:30 how was the wood bar attached to the wall? Did you glue it or screw it?
Your definitely right about satisfaction coming from the impact gun!! Thanks for sharing this!!
How sweet! I would absolutely love a pantry for my anniversary. It looks great!
Thanks! Love the Bible verse at the end!
A very smart thing to do. Don't really need a coat closet, you can put hangers on a wall that's near the door. Pantry is a way more useful idea. Happy Anniversary to you both!!! I agree, love the deck style screws. I hate the old standard slotted head ones.
thanks! We are hopefully going to convert the old pantry into a coat closet, our house was kind of backwards. I will do a video on that also
I love the videos, good common sense!!!
I totally agree with you too. I am moving to a condo with a half linen closet/half regular closet and it's next to the kitchen. I want to convert it into a pantry because I have enough closet space and storage space for coats. The realtor said when I told her I would convert it, where was I going to put coats. I told her I would put a coat rack on the wall or I would put them on my standing coat rack. Besides this is only for the winter that we would need a space to hang up coats. I need more space to put kitchen stuff since I don't have to many cabinets in my small kitchen and they also are small.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Just saw your video, thanks. I'm going to do something similar and convert coat closet into office space. It will be super tiny but a least I will have a designated space to work.
Thanks for the great how-to video. I'm about to build out a pantry so this was very helpful to watch you do it.
This has to be one if the most padded out tutorial videos I've ever seen
A bit late to the party but I’m a HUGE fan of the Dewalt 20V XR series, they’re the brushless powered tools. But every home owner with some tool experience should own drill and impact driver.
I want to put a (supported) bench shelf in my front closet. Thanks for the how-to! (Repurposing the wood from a bed frame to do it)
I have a closet in my bedroom that I converted into a bookshelf using the exact same method. With the weight I would recommend putting in a support piece either under the center of the shelf or in front. I first set up the shelves like you did and then added the books and after about a month I had a bow in the middle where the shelves started sagging.
i love the project and scripture at the end
liked your live with video and I use all the same screws and I love my dewalt impact driver ,couldn't do any of my projects without it and star or Torque screws as i call them are all I purchase now,thanks for the video
I'm doing the same thing this weekend for the wife already started
Simple and perfect 🤩
Awesome, thank you for sharing, I'm looking to build shelves in a small playroom closet so exactly what I was looking for.
I wish my missus had that reaction when I do DIY! she usually finds the tiniest detail to complain about! :D
Why???? She should be happy her man did anything for her.
@@nikkilyne36 I know right?!? That ungrateful B***ch!!
That's true for a majority of women..they don't want your head to get to big they are all about controlling you like a puppy.
Sounds like something you could talk to her about? If you can't talk to your spouse about something that simple, then maybe counseling would be a good route.
@@iamco698 why do you feel the need to curse at someone you don't even know?
Good job!
Looks good. Awesome job
Very nice 👍
Nice! I’m about to do the same. Keep it up!
That looks great!! 1:49
Love the star screws, too! Nice job on the pantry!! Sweet ending! If you are building more shelves, you might also consider melamine-covered particle board. It's not too expensive and wears well, plus, no painting! You can just iron on a melamine tape on the edge. I have one set of melamine shelves in my shop and they really hold up well to abuse. Just finished a particleboard countertop with formica. It's good for that because it stays flat.
What a great video, I loved your wife response so wholesome haha
Great job! Great simple instruction. You’re a good teacher. Thank you!
Hey folks am planning to do something similar to my storage room, shld i put another timber in the middle as my storage room is deeper and wider than the one in the video. Thanks
Thanks for the hints. Did you consider painting the shelves and brackets and walls before screwing them in? Then you'd only have to touch up and maybe paint the raw edges. I'm a newbie so feel free to explain why not.
Caulk the entire unit in place when installed then paint. Gives a more finished built in look
I'd do at least all the priming and one coat of paint before installing. Then caulk and finish.
Love the ending. Happy wife happy life!
Inspiration for all us husbands out here. thanks for sharing!
pretty hot too, congrats!
awesome work there! the wife reaction=priceless!!
You know the crazy thing about that drill and impact driver, the drill will actually drive that screw faster than that impact driver. I prefer the impact for sure. But the fact is drill is faster. But you better hold on if your drill has some torque and I’m sure you know will break that damn wrist!