Added closet to existing guest room
by
Steve E
I completed a closet in a previously built-out guest room. I had already framed out the opening and had a floding door in place, but the opening led into an adjacent storage/furnace room, which also had a separate entry door from the guest room.
*Options I considered for this project:
I left it undone for a couple of years, so I guess the option was whether or not to finish it.
*Questions and unexpected events that arose during the project:
Fastening the framing to the existing drywall (the faux-finished wall in the photos) was tricky, because that wall had drywall mounted on acoustic rails, in order to minimize sound transmission betwee my building and the building next door, which had adjacent (almost touching) exterior walls, and the adjacent building was used as a punk rock club when I bought and renovated my building. I used wall dogs and Liquid Nails (stuctural adhesive) to fasten the framing into the drywall.
* Cost Comments:
This added an approximately 2x3 foot closet, with a shelf on top accessible from the storage room.
*My motivation to do this project:
To add closet space for guests to hang clothes, etc., and create storage space above the closet (accessed from the storage room side).
*Project Steps:
1) Drew a framing plan and purchased material
2) Built the framing walls (two) separately, then bolted them to the existing concrete floor slab using lead anchors, secured them to gether and to the existingdrywall framing (see above)
3) Installed new drywall to framing and finished with drywall tape and joint compound.
4) used structural adhesive to fasten a melamine shelf to the top of the framing, which did not go all the way to the ceiling (see photos taken from storage room)
5) Installed wall baseboards and trim
6) Painted walls and trim.
7) Installed wire shelving
8) Installed knob on existing door.
Advice:
Do use pre-mixed joint compound- the powdered stuff is a pain.
Do wet-sand the joint compound, using a damp sponge, instead of regular sanding. I always do this in finished areas, to keep from getting dust from the joint compound everywhere.
Materials:
2x4 framing - $30.00
drywall - $13.00
Melamine shelf - $7.00
Wire shelving and hardware - $25.00
Closure knob - $5.00
*Options I considered for this project:
I left it undone for a couple of years, so I guess the option was whether or not to finish it.
*Questions and unexpected events that arose during the project:
Fastening the framing to the existing drywall (the faux-finished wall in the photos) was tricky, because that wall had drywall mounted on acoustic rails, in order to minimize sound transmission betwee my building and the building next door, which had adjacent (almost touching) exterior walls, and the adjacent building was used as a punk rock club when I bought and renovated my building. I used wall dogs and Liquid Nails (stuctural adhesive) to fasten the framing into the drywall.
* Cost Comments:
This added an approximately 2x3 foot closet, with a shelf on top accessible from the storage room.
*My motivation to do this project:
To add closet space for guests to hang clothes, etc., and create storage space above the closet (accessed from the storage room side).
*Project Steps:
1) Drew a framing plan and purchased material
2) Built the framing walls (two) separately, then bolted them to the existing concrete floor slab using lead anchors, secured them to gether and to the existingdrywall framing (see above)
3) Installed new drywall to framing and finished with drywall tape and joint compound.
4) used structural adhesive to fasten a melamine shelf to the top of the framing, which did not go all the way to the ceiling (see photos taken from storage room)
5) Installed wall baseboards and trim
6) Painted walls and trim.
7) Installed wire shelving
8) Installed knob on existing door.
Advice:
Do use pre-mixed joint compound- the powdered stuff is a pain.
Do wet-sand the joint compound, using a damp sponge, instead of regular sanding. I always do this in finished areas, to keep from getting dust from the joint compound everywhere.
Materials:
2x4 framing - $30.00
drywall - $13.00
Melamine shelf - $7.00
Wire shelving and hardware - $25.00
Closure knob - $5.00
From behin closet, in storage room, with shelf on top
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You can never have too much storage eh?...like the pic of the back showing how both sides can be used
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