Folks,
I’m considering using track shelving for my new around the wall layout like these:
I am planning to drop a plywood along with foam for the base. My trouble is figuring out how to put a fascia on something like this. Does anyone have any ideas that won’t require me to be a woodworking expert (that’s the reason I’m going with the prefab shelf design)?
Thanks in advance.
EdW
I took plastic For Sale signs, cut them into 3 1/2 inch strips and stuck them to the edge of the foam with caulk. For the skirting, I used landscape fabric. I glued clothespins to the underside of the foam, to hold the fabric.
Nick
Plastic sheets work well, as would linoleum flooring. All you’d need to do is cut a straight line. I’m planning on using 1/8" thick Masonite cut into 6" wide strips. Since I don’t have a panel saw frame at home (who does?) I’m letting Home Depot do all my cutting for me.
I used shelving standards and brackets as well for my shelf layout. What I did was attach a 2x2 piece of wood to each bracket.
This gave me something to attach a masonite fascia to, along with the lighting. I also drilled cable wire holes for better wire management.
You could also velcro custom length curtains to the front of the layout.
I was going to suggest what nolatron did. You could even screw the wood to the side of the shelf bracket so you don’t affect the deck height.
This looks like a great solution to me. I can even use the 2x2s to extend the lenght of the brackets a bit if needed. How did you secure the 2x2s to the brackets? Did you drive screws up from the bottom?
Any help would be appreciated.
EdW
Yup. Exactly how I did it. Made attaching the plywood top easy too and more secure since I can drive a 1/2" screw into the wood block, rather than trying to precisely line up a screw to those bracket holes.
Using the braces to the extend the length is great too. I only went out another 3 inches from the brackets, but probably could’ve gone more if I wanted too. I wanted to maintain a 15" depth all the way around to keep it more “shelf” like and not fill the office too much.
Shaun,
How long where those screws at the base of the brackets? It looks like you would need more than a 1/2 inch screw to reach the 2x2? My brackets will likely be around 24 inches to start so I might have up to a 30 inch shelf.
Thanks for all the help. This is looking promising.
It’s been over a year, but for securing the bracket to the wood brace, I think the front screw was 1" and the rear screw 2 or 2.5".
For securing the plywood top of the bench to the wood brace, that I used the 1/2" screw.
Or another idea. If you have access to a table saw, you could make a 1" deep saw cut down the middle if the 2x2 wide enough for the metal bracket to slide into. A bead of construction adhesive in the saw cut should hold it fine.
Just screw the fascia into the plywood. What I did, works fine.