Build a Pantry Behind a Door -2

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To make the shelves, measure down from the top of the frame along each side piece and mark the shelf positions-make sure you measure exactly the same on each side. The marked shelf positions do not allow for the thickness of the wood; measure 3/8 inch down from each marked line to mark the tops of the shelf support pieces. Set a 3 ½ -inch 1 x 2 shelf support piece at each marked shelf point, on each 1 x 4 side piece.

To secure the shelf supports, use 7-penny finishing nails and carpenters’ glue. Apply a bead of carpenters’ glue to the face of each shelf support and to the face of the side frame piece, as marked. Set the support flat against the frame, with its top edge exactly flush with the marked support line, and nail through the outside face of the side piece into the face of the 1 x 2 support bracket. Drive two 7-penny finishing nails into each shelf support.

Use the remaining pieces of 20-inch 1 x 4 to make the pantry’s four shelves. For each shelf, apply a bead of carpenters’ glue to the bottom edges of the board’s cut ends, and to the top edge of the two shelf brackets that will support it. Set the shelf into place across the two brackets, and make sure it’s straight and flush against the supports. Secure each end with two 7-penny finishing nails from the top of the shelf into the support and two nails from the outside of the frame into the shelf edge; Stagger the nails so they don’t hit against each other.

To complete the shelf unit, nail 1 x 2 retaining strips across the front of the unit, one strip 2 inches above each shelf. Secure the retaining strips with two 7-penny finishing nails driven through each end. To keep tall things in place on the bottom of the unit, nail two retaining strips across the open area, placed as desired.

To complete the pantry, sand all rough spots and edges with medium and then fine-grit sandpaper. Paint as desired.

Finally, hang the pantry unit on the door, centered on the door’s width and set conveniently on its height. Use three 2-inch angle irons across the top of the unit and three across the bottom; mark the screw holes, and drill, and countersink. Fasten the irons to the door with 1-inch flathead wood screws.

If the door is a hollow-core type, be careful to attach the unit to the solid blocking inside the door-tap on the door to locate the blocking. Hollow-core doors are blocked around the edges, and sometimes also have other blocking. Mark and drill the mounting holes on the top and bottom pieces of the pantry unit, set the unit into place, and secure it with screws driven into the drilled holes.

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