Build Recessed Cabinet Between Studs

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Build recessed cabinet between studs.

Don t cut into a stud if it s a load bearing wall of course. There has to be to run plumbing and electrical wires. This unique patented design of shelf supports keeps each shelf in place. Before you buy materials choose the location for your built in cabinet and cut the hole.

Start in the middle of the desired location and cut a small rough opening. Today i am going to show you how to build recessed shelves between studs in our bathroom. We put together this video of the entire process on how to build it. Once you re in there you ll see that there s a lot of room between the studs of your walls.

With the studs marked mark a horizontal line between the two studs where you want the top and bottom of the cabinet to be. Time to cut the hole. We have had a plan in our minds for the longest time to build recessed shelves in the wall between the studs. We have been working on some bathroom organization for the last lit.

Only the doors are outside the wall. Draw level lines between the studs and use a drywall keyhole saw to cut to the edges of the studs. Concealed hinges with soft close built in assuring the door will never slam shut but softly close on its own instead. Recesses in the wall between the studs and simply screws to the studs on each side of the opening.

Get started by cutting all the pieces to size refer to figure a. Then saw along the studs and remove the drywall. In my case i used an existing cavity formerly occupied by a medicine cabinet in our guest bathroom to make this recessed wall cabinet. How to build recessed wall shelves between studs.

But these take up relatively little room and if you re so inclined you may find opportunities to create shallow recessed cabinets and shelving between the studs. Perfect for any bathroom. The cabinet fits between studs inside the wall so it ll work in even the tiniest. Use a mirror and flashlight to look inside the wall cavity to see if there are any surprise obstructions.

But cutting a space into drywall is easy. We had a blank wall that needed some love. Just cut between two studs. Our bathroom is small to begin with and limited with places to store things.