Building Closet Shelves with MDF

Reader Contribution by Adam D. Bearup and Hybrid Homes
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Building closet shelves with MDF is easy and doable with this video that shows you how to make a simple set of MDF closet shelves starting with a full sheet of 3/4-inch MDF and cut multiple shelves from a single sheet.

As a custom builder, I get the opportunity to build closet shelves on a regular basis. When a client asks me to build closet shelves for them, my first question is, “do you want wire shelves or do you want solid shelves?” Sometimes, clients love the wire shelves that can be bought at a box store, and I will buy a kit to install. Wire shelves can be nice, but most clients do not want wire shelves and ask for custom solid shelving instead.

There are more options for solid shelving than just buying a pre-laminated shelf board and putting into a closet. Custom, built-in shelves are more easily accomplished using the different thicknesses of MDF board that is available at most box stores.

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