beginners fitted wardobes

[kingcod]

My first forray into design and build so any comments and suggestions welcome.

I am embarking on a fitted wardrobe in the eaves of a loft bedroom hence the unusual shape.



I'm aiming to use 18mm oak veneered MDF with oak edge blocks blued and biscuited. Its likely to be without its own doors as its a walk in wardrobe

For the tops of each section I will also use biscuit joints. The shelf just on brackets (I hope it won'ts sag over the distance)

The plinth is simply oak veneer for the visible bits and then blocks along the load bearing bits. Fixed direct into the new loft flooring with one or two anchors through the plasterboard wall.

All going to be cut on a table saw or handheld circular saw if need be.

Am I on the right track here? Should I pre-assemble any of it or build in situ?

 

[BradNaylor]

Yes, you are on the right track but I would make a few suggestions.

Do as much of the work as you can in the workshop and not on site. I would make all componants, dry fit them together, disassemble them and then finish them before taking them up to the loft. Then glue everything together in situ.

As drawn it is going to look very plain and functional. If you are not going to add doors I would certainly consider adding an oak face frame to the structure to beef it up a bit and to improve aesthetics.

The shelves will sag I'm afraid. I would use 25mm or even 30mm veneered MDF lipped with a decent chunk of oak back and front for the shelves to prevent this.

Cheers
Brad

 

[Oryxdesign]

This site gives you useful information about material sag http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/index.htm
Looks like you're on the right track but I would consider making this as three separate units so you can assemble them on the floor.

 

[Mailman14]

Oryxdesign - did you get that from a magazine? I read about the "sagulator" and googled it, only to find it was on the woodbin site you mentioned - scary huh?

 

[Oryxdesign]

I think I saw a link to it on here at some stage.