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How to Make a Built-In Desk

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Desk spaces are great for any room for record keeping, homework and computer work. If you have space for a built in desk, this gives you all the work space without taking up more floor space.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Step1

Measure the space for your built in desk. Measure both width and length and determine how big you want the finished desk to be.

Step2

Choose a style of built in desk. Simple styles include joists attached to the wall with a piece of wood or counter top across the top, to more elaborate designs with shelving and drawers below.

Step3

Mark lines on the wall or inside the alcove for the top of the desk and the brackets or joist underneath. If you build in to a very long space, you'll need one bracket on either end and at least one in the middle for good support.

Step4

Nail furring strips to the wall around the space the proper height from the floor and check to see if they're level.

Step5

Cut a notch in each bracket for the furring strips and nail to the wall at the predetermined locations.

Step6

Cut your counter top or wood to the right length for the space. If using a finished counter top, use masking tape and tape along the cutting line before sawing. This helps keep the counter top from cracking as you cut.

Step7

Lay your top across the brackets and furring strips and secure with nails.

Tips & Warnings

When adding shelving to the bottom of the built in desk, set the shelf unit in before securing the top.
Consider a design with 2 work spaces by adding a shelf unit or file area to the middle beneath the desk top.