Cover Wire Shelves With Wood

In the residential and commercial world of remodeling we are constantly getting requests from people to tear out wire shelving and replace it with custom wood shelves just like the old days.

Cover wire shelves with wood.

Either 1x4 whitewood boards or 1x6x8 fence pickets you ll need enough to cover the entire length of your wire shelves. Our hardwood shelf liners are the perfect addition to our wire kitchen carts to create additional counter space and the pvc liners allow you balance heavier or more unusually shaped items without having to worry about the gaps in the wires on your shelves. And the overlay simply sits on top of the original wire shelf. And while i absolutely love the way these shelves have turned out i decided to try something a little.

We started by taking out all the old wire shelving which i plan to donate. Tool and materials you will need plywood sheathing 1 4 inch x 4 ft x 8 ft. With my brother in law s help to construct the shelf covers i just added these wood covers to five shelves in my pantry and laundry room. Wood glue staple gun.

Such a huge improvement at a very low cost. You can make a wood overlay to cover wire shelving. Select pine board 1 inch x 4 inch x 6 ft. Things are always falling through the cracks and tipping over on the uneven surface.

Glue together after sanding i wiped down both pieces with a clean rag. Available in translucent polypropylene colored pvc acrylic or even hardwood. It wasn t the real thing. The number of sheets needed will depend on the number of shelves you will be.

I really wanted to switch those bad boy wire shelves out for some custom looking solid wood shelves. In the past we have made wood overlays to cover the wire shelving in both our laundry room and our front coat closet. I just completed an 85 laundry room makeover. Then i ran a line of wood glue along.

I used mostly screws we had left over from other projects all around 3 4 inches something like these that are. Measure cut and sand the first step to making the wood covers for wire shelving is to measure your shelf. Paint or stain of your choice you ll also need a drill. I painted mine with primer and two coats of semi gloss paint to match the painted cabinets in my house.

And then marking on the wall where the new shelves will go. It just wasn t enough. 3 4 inch x 3 1 2 inch these are for the facing of the. Instead of putting up with it we made a wood overlay to cover the wire shelving in our laundry room.

Wire shelving makes me want to scream. And here is the diy way to easily cover wire shelves with wood. Anyone else hate wire shelving. Things don t sit quite right and everything falls through the cracks plus it doesn t look great.