Cover Wire Shelves With Wood

Glue together after sanding i wiped down both pieces with a clean rag.

Cover wire shelves with wood.

Such a huge improvement at a very low cost. Select pine board 1 inch x 4 inch x 6 ft. Things don t sit quite right and everything falls through the cracks plus it doesn t look great. We started by taking out all the old wire shelving which i plan to donate.

And then marking on the wall where the new shelves will go. Then i ran a line of wood glue along. Renew wire shelf covers offers a practical and cost effective solution to remodeling your closet shelving without having to rip out the old wire shelving. Things are always falling through the cracks and tipping over on the uneven surface.

With my brother in law s help to construct the shelf covers i just added these wood covers to five shelves in my pantry and laundry room. Anyone else hate wire shelving. Measure cut and sand the first step to making the wood covers for wire shelving is to measure your shelf. In my heart i knew.

3 4 inch x 3 1 2 inch these are for the facing of the. Wood glue staple gun. And here is the diy way to easily cover wire shelves with wood. And while i absolutely love the way these shelves have turned out i decided to try something a little.

Available in translucent polypropylene colored pvc acrylic or even hardwood. And the overlay simply sits on top of the original wire shelf. Instead of putting up with it we made a wood overlay to cover the wire shelving in our laundry room. I really wanted to switch those bad boy wire shelves out for some custom looking solid wood shelves.

Our hardwood shelf liners are the perfect addition to our wire kitchen carts to create additional counter space and the pvc liners allow you balance heavier or more unusually shaped items without having to worry about the gaps in the wires on your shelves. It wasn t the real thing. Creating the look of a chunky wood shelf for only 20. It just wasn t enough.

Tool and materials you will need plywood sheathing 1 4 inch x 4 ft x 8 ft. You can make a wood overlay to cover wire shelving. The number of sheets needed will depend on the number of shelves you will be. I painted mine with primer and two coats of semi gloss paint to match the painted cabinets in my house.

Either 1x4 whitewood boards or 1x6x8 fence pickets you ll need enough to cover the entire length of your wire shelves. I just completed an 85 laundry room makeover. I used mostly screws we had left over from other projects all around 3 4 inches something like these that are. Paint or stain of your choice you ll also need a drill.