Diy Built In Cabinets Fireplace

I secured the base to the wall and added the cabinets.

Diy built in cabinets fireplace.

Now that the drywall was finished it was time to build the cabinets. The space i had on either side of the mantel was about 69 wide and 23 deep. In the end you have to pick the best materials and equipment for accomplishing all your objectives. To make my diy built in cabinets around my fireplace a reality i measured and planned it all out.

As you can imagine our hardwood. I used medium density fiber mdf board to build shelves on the right side of the fireplace and enclosed the t v. He made a simple base attached it to the floor and wall made a box for the cabinet that will house flush mount doors and added face trim see our built ins post for directions. I planned out my cabinets very carefully to be 20 5 x 32 x 29 5.

Martie s fireplace proved to be a true challenge. Identify good attach points to studs drill and countersink screws through the panel and into the studs. Since they were upper cabinets i used 2 4 s to build out a base. The build fireplace built ins.

The fireplace was installed by the fireplace manufacturers in a basic wood frame that our contractor put up ahead of time. Then i leveled and attached the cabinets to the wall. Next you can see the cabinets starting to take shape here and the back of the wall that would run up from the mantle.