Build Recessed Cabinet Between Studs

Start in the middle of the desired location and cut a small rough opening.

Build recessed cabinet between studs.

The construction of this cabinet couldn t be easier. But cutting a space into drywall is easy. How to build recessed wall shelves between studs. Use a mirror and flashlight to look inside the wall cavity to see if there are any surprise obstructions.

Perfect for any bathroom. Our bathroom is small to begin with and limited with places to store things. Just cut between two studs. There has to be to run plumbing and electrical wires.

Time to cut the hole. Plan where to put the cabinet. Get started by cutting all the pieces to size refer to figure a. Draw level lines between the studs and use a drywall keyhole saw to cut to the edges of the studs.

Recesses in the wall between the studs and simply screws to the studs on each side of the opening. We had a blank wall that needed some love. With the studs marked mark a horizontal line between the two studs where you want the top and bottom of the cabinet to be. Once you re in there you ll see that there s a lot of room between the studs of your walls.

Before you buy materials choose the location for your built in cabinet and cut the hole. We have had a plan in our minds for the longest time to build recessed shelves in the wall between the studs. Don t cut into a stud if it s a load bearing wall of course. Beautiful practical and less than 50 step 1.

Concealed hinges with soft close built in assuring the door will never slam shut but softly close on its own instead. Today i am going to show you how to build recessed shelves between studs in our bathroom. We put together this video of the entire process on how to build it. The cabinet fits between studs inside the wall so it ll work in even the tiniest.

Only the doors are outside the wall. In my case i used an existing cavity formerly occupied by a medicine cabinet in our guest bathroom to make this recessed wall cabinet. Cut rout and drill the parts. We have been working on some bathroom organization for the last lit.