Thread: Large Storage Room Cabinets - Suggestions Appreciated

18mm is $45 per sheet.
16mm is $30 per sheet.

So another 50%.
grrrrr

Originally Posted by barrysumpter

You might be posting about modularized kitchen flat packs.

I'm building customised storage cabinets used once or twice a year.

I was suggesting that the modular cabinets provided good cues to what you should be aiming to do with your customized versions.

You may need to think flat pack to get the larger carcasses into the room.
We've already discussed dealing with potential sag.

I think you are still thinking about what sort of doors you will fit to the carcasses. You need to consider what sort of swing you need to provide for with a door of a particular size. Remember, door swing usually needs to allow space for a person to walk around an open door.

Originally Posted by barrysumpter

And the last consideration before I start cutting and ordering.

Is the internal roof access.

There's a decent sized manhole cover about 600 x 600 in the corner.

We had thought that since we've only used it once every 10 years,
we'd just cover it.

Now thinking, with my luck we'd need access the day after we finished packing every thing in.
.............

Exactly my thoughts, Barry.

Complexing issue was where do I put a ladder with overhead cabinets in place, and am I really a contortionist that could get through that hole? Width of manhole is determined by ceiling joist placement; you have a little more leeway with length - be generous.

My solution was to move the manhole so that it was immediately in front of a door into the kitchen. No overheads cabinets and the doorway must be clear, so room for a ladder.


Cheers

Graeme

Finally got the melamine delivered.

It took 9 business days.
The wait was excruciating!

I felt like Steve Martin in "The Jerk".
"The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!"

I felt like: "I'm am somebody!"


Is it a bad sign that it only started raining cold and hard 20 seconds after the delivery driver stepped out?

That melamine is just beautiful material.
So glad I paid a premium for the 18mm and machined pre-edged banding.

My other foray into melamine manual edge banding, although fun to learn how and actually do, still has me repairing the edges every few years.

grrrr.

Still trying to work out how to put the tall cabinets together.

Just watched a youtube vid that says tall cabinets do NOT have plinth legs.

Another vid also shows cabinets with legs where the plinth legs over hang the bottom slightly.
Enough to support the sides.

posted I wasn't going to use french cleats:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeRXze_jcp8

These guys make it look easy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8eR2CU3c6U
The pantry had plinth legs.
But the oven unit didn't.

This is my original concept:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0vbsgg_zS8
But does NOT take into account the base board nor the carpet strip.

From the builder (gold card) who installed my laundry room cabinets from Masters:

Build a base frame mate
Legs are too difficult to get correct stable and height

So back to my original plan for base frame.

Planning on pine unless someone suggests hardwood.

My pantry has legs. The difference from the first video from Bunnies is that I positioned my pantry, levelled it, fastened it to the wall, then cut and then attached the side panels to suit the installed height and position.

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Originally Posted by barrysumpter

grrrr.

Still trying to work out how to put the tall cabinets together.

This is my original concept:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0vbsgg_zS8
But does NOT take into account the base board nor the carpet strip.

OK
I think the "simple" solution is to locate the plinth forward of the carpet strip.
That way the plinth will not be rocked forward by the carpet strip.
Given that the shelf loads are carried by the cabinet sides, doing as I suggest should have no impact on the load capacity of the cabinet.

I trust your tall cabinets are not 1200 wide. 600 wide doors will be a real bugger to maneuver around.

Either:
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or:
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The carpet is super thick but soft on the feet.

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Just a bit of progress.

Originally Posted by barrysumpter

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Just a bit of progress.

Nicely over-engineered.

Is there a standard height for fixed shelves?

I'm just about to fix my first fixed shelf and was wondering why I don't must centre it in the space.

Then have 2 adjustable shelves above and 2 adjustable shelves below?

Please don't forget these are NOT kitchen cabinets.
These are long term storage shelves used once or twice a year.

I put my shelves in my laundry cupboard to suit what I was storing in there. One fixed shelf to suit/locate the centre support and another further up, with a back brace, as I wanted a wide space.

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Nice! My lady was just asking for this!

I was hoping to save it for the 800mm wide cabinet.
Tall and thin.

is that top shelf fixed as well as batton braced?

My progress so far:
I settled for 863 from the bottom for the fixed shelf.
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Nice working with inexpensive pine and light weighted for a change.
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