Rain gutter shelves are an incredible way to get organized andor display your favorite pictures books and magazines. Some Things To Consider.
It was more of a cut assemble and install situation.
Rain gutter shelves. Rain gutter bookshelves is a great way to transform simple things into more useful ones. That is a total of about 14 per shelf. After hanging each rain gutter shelf with one screw into the stud add two more drywall screws to each shelf.
The rain gutter book shelves dont look like I anticipated they would. Once the rain gutters are dry mark where you want to install them. End caps for the rain gutters.
Theyre a great way to have the books visible and accessible to our family and they made great use of. Step 2 Find the studs in the wall using the stud finder and mark them with pencil. So I bought three 10 lengths of plastic rain gutters from Home Depot along with 3 corner pieces 6 end caps and some screws.
I had all the other tools and hardware on hand. You may also remember Miriam relaying a shout out from an audience member named Alex. Attach stickers or.
Like many other participants I was motivated to return to my building to start installing rain gutters. Each Bookshelf cost me Rain gutters 398 for 10 ft so approx. I chose rain gutter since it was already white it was an affordable price and I wouldnt have to build the shelves.
Start by attaching the rain gutters to the wall by drilling into the stud. Here are the items you need. See more ideas about rain gutter shelves rain gutters gutter bookshelf.
For those of you who tuned in to the Hometalk Facebook Live Segment on mine and Robs house a few weeks ago you may remember someone tuning in and suggesting I do a rain gutter bookshelf project. Trelease 2001 recently presented the idea of using rain gutters as a cost effective approach to displaying books in the classroom at a full day workshop for teachers in Phoenix Arizona. All you need is rain gutter cut in the desired lengths your local Home Depot will even cut it for you if you dont want to and if you ask nicely and some end caps.
Rain Gutter bookshelves cost. Heres your quick guide to making rain gutter bookshelves with more details below. So I grabbed the end caps and hangers and a 90 degree elbow.
I wanted the top shelf to hold geography and. Rain gutters lie uselessly in our attic so getting a little creative can result in useful decors. They come in 10-ft-long sections so you can cut them up with a power miter saw or hacksaw and make several shelves out of them.
I put them up in when we finished the basement and theyve held up beautifully. I wanted my shelves to be white so I chose not to paint them. Step 3 Use a level mounted onto a straight edge while you mark the locations for the hangars.
Step 1 Start by deciding the length of the bookshelves you want and cut the rain gutters to size with a hand saw. I just snap an end cap on each end drill a couple of holes and attach them to my cabinets with wood screws and finish washers. The theory behind the rain gutter bookshelves.
White vinyl rain gutter to make the 3 shelves Brackets for the rain gutters. How To Make Rain Gutter Bookshelves. How to Install Rain Gutter Bookshelves Materials.
End caps 834 a pair. Unlike wooden bookcases rain-gutter shelves wont scratch the flooring or leave imprints in carpet. I needed some display shelves for the space and when I saw DIY rain gutter bookshelves on Pinterest I knew I wanted to try them.
Depending on how high you install them they can take on the appearance of a chair rail can be used to keep things out of the reach of inquisitive younger siblings or make an attractive shelf that can hold a multitude of things. Ive seen these shelves made out of rain gutter IKEA spice racks picture ledge shelves and DIY wood shelves. Gutter hangers 245 each so approx 5 per shelf.
They look 10X better. Vinyl rain gutters are fairly inexpensive and great for storing small items. Bookshelves made with rain-gutter materials are practical in rooms where floor space is limited.
I have a small chalkboard on this wall and thought two rain gutter bookshelves below it would be just perfect for our current books. Brackets for the rain gutters I used either 2 or 3 brackets per 5 feet of shelving depending on how much use I thought the shelf would get. A big plus is the total cost for a few shelves is probably below 20.
Oct 16 2014 - Explore Marie Tuggles board rain gutter shelves followed by 120 people on Pinterest. From there I cut the lengths into six 3 pieces and capped one end of each with a gutter end cap while the other end tucked into the corner piece. Since the rain gutters are 2 you should have one stud to drill into.
Rain gutters are sturdy and take only a short time to be installed. Figure out what your rain gutter shelf is going to look like Buy your materials Cut your shelves to length If not using end caps sand down the edges of the gutters so theyre smooth If painting paint the gutters after you cut them. This entire project only cost about 24.
Vinyl rain gutters Our rain gutter shelves are all 5 feet or 2 12 feet long and the gutters come in 10 foot lengths. Lets break down the cost of these bookshelves. Book shelves made from rain guttersthey are light weight easy to transport easy to hang and perfect for displaying books.
I saw the idea originally on Pinterest. Vinyl rain gutters we purchased one 10 ft. The vinyl rain gutter was the perfect fit for the gap between the wall and the bunk bed and it had the lip the books needed to stay up and not fall out.
We purchased our supplies at Home Depot but you should be able to get them at pretty much any home imporovement store.
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