How To Build A Fold Down Shelf: Easy Procedure & Items Required


Easy Procedure & Items Required To Build A Fold Down Shelf

The fold-down shelves are also known as the hinged shelves and these shelves are very versatile that offer much space for storing up the things. These hinged shelves can be dropped downwards easily when the users needs to place any item over it and can easily raise it up when not in use. These shelves are ideal to get installed in the kitchen or the workshop areas. The users can easily build the fold-down shelf at home by gathering the below-mentioned materials and then following the below-described procedure:

Materials Required

  • 1x4-Inch Board, 32 Inches Long
  • Hook And Eye Set
  • Stud Finder & Clear Spray Lacquer
  • Decorative Chain, Wood Screws & Piano Hinge
  • 1x16-Inch Board, 32 Inches Long
  • Metal Cutters

Procedure

  • Apply The Lacquer: Start by spraying the clear lacquer all over the surface of the boards and then allow the lacquer coats to get dried off completely for almost 4 hours. The board of the size 1x4x32-inch will be used as the wall affixed board and the other board of the size 1x16x32inch is used as the shelf board.
  • Use The Stud Finder: Then slide the stud finder all along the surface of the wall in that specific area where they are planning to affix the shelf and then the users need to mark the nearest location of the studs on the wall surface by using the pencil.
  • Centre The Wall Affixed Board: Then the users need to center the wall affixed board over the wall at the marked areas of their shelf at their desired height. The board of the size 4x32 inch should need to get flushed over the wall and then they need to horizontally orient the board all across the surface of the wall.
  • Drive The 2 Screws: Then they need to drive down the 2 wood screws within the wall affixed board on the wall at each marked area by using the screw gun.
  • Line Up The Hinge: Then they need to line up the piano hinge with the front corner of the topmost side of the wall affixed board. Then they need to drive down those screws that were with the piano hinge within the wall holes in the front most side of the wall affixed board by using the screw gun.
  • Hold The Back Base Edge: Then they need to hold up the base back corner of the board used in shelf in the place all over another half of the hinge. The users need to be assured that the shelf board is exactly lined up with the hinge and then they need to drive down the rest of the screws in their exact holes in the shelf baseboard all along the backmost corner by using the screw gun.
  • Measure The 12inch Upwards: Then they need to measure the 12 inches upwards from the topmost corner of the wall affixed board at each corner by using the measuring tape. Then mark down the measurements over the wall and then measure from the noticeable measurements to the front-most edges of the board shelf and then trim down the 2 lengths of the ornamented chain from the roll as per the measurements of the length by using the metal cutters.
  • Hold The Trimmed Chains: Then they need to hold up the trimmed chains from the marked area to downwards with the front-most shelf edge. Then nail down the screw within the chain ends in the wall and the edge accordingly by using the screw gun and this will affix the chains with the walls and the corners of the shelf.
  • Cord Eye With Hooks: Then, at last, the users need to cord the eye within the hook and the eye set within the central area of the front-most shelf corner. Then hold up the hook over the wall and then hook it within the eye hook and mark down the wall area by using the pencil at the other hook part that is located within the eye. Then lower down the shelf and then cord the hook in the wall at the marked area. Then they need to raise the shelf upwards and within the eye so as to secure it up in the restricted position or lower it down and also allow it to get supported down by the metal chains respectively.
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