How to Make Garden Shed Corner Shelves
Garden sheds provide extra storage for outdoor equipment, but adding shelves can increase the storage capacity and allow you to store items such as fertilizer and weed killer that you don't want to leave on the ground. There may not be enough room for a long shelf across the side of the building, especially if you store your lawn mower in the shed, but corner shelves take up less space and may be sufficient for your storage needs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Metal right angle
- 1-by-12-inch board
- Saw
- Level
- Hammer
- 2-inch nails
Instructions
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Measure how far in each direction that you want the corner shelf to extend. Put marks on each wall where the shelf will end. For example, measure 12 inches along each wall.
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Measure the distance between the two marks for the distance of the front of the shelf.
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Cut a pair of 1-by-12-inch boards the distance that you measured in Step 2. Cut four, 1-inch slices off the end of a scrap board; these will be your wall mounts.
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Place a board flat on a work surface. Measure and mark the halfway point on the back edge of the board.
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Position the interior angle of the metal right angle at the halfway point mark, and the interior edge of each leg of the right angle at the front edge of the board that will become your shelf. The midpoint of the back of the board and the two corners on the front edge of the board form the points of a right triangle.
Draw a line along the inside edge of the legs to create the cut line for your corner shelf.
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Cut the 1-by-12-inch board along the cut line you drew.
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Position one of the wall mounts--the 1-inch slices that you cut off the end of the scrap board--horizontally on the wall near the corner. Level the wall mount and nail it into place. Repeat on the adjoining wall, ensuring that the two wall mounts are level with each other.
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Place the board you cut on top of the wall mounts. For extra security, insert a nail at an angle through the back of the shelf and into the wall.
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Tips & Warnings
For deeper shelves, use two boards, one in front of the other.
Secure all loose clothing and tie back your hair before using power tools.
References
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