I am in the process of completing the winter project of building a storage coat closet to be installed as built-in for our foyer. It will be painted with cove molding extending to the ceiling.
The planning and design started back in October 2016. It is 82 inches high, 50 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Four drawers on the bottom with full extension soft close Blum slides and two cabinets on the top with an open display in the middle. The coat hanging portion is 48 inches high and wide with sliding doors covering the opening.
I have been using the orange store (TOS) birch plywood, 1/2 inch for the drawer boxes and 3/4 inch everywhere else. I know we have talked about plywood quality and big box stores in the past. I almost hate to go and buy it sometimes.
A couple of weeks ago I went to buy the last piece I needed at TOS and took a piece I thought would be OK when I cut it. This was for the sliding doors and it needed to be straight since there is nothing else to support it. A few days later I made the first cut. This crap had a 1/2 inch bow over 48 inches.
What to do? Went back to TOS and was surprised I could return it. Got my credit and went to look at the pile of same material. Now six sheets down was a load of new pristine pieces. I thought about this and decided they would not want to move the existing stuff, which was really dinged up so I left.
I knew my choices were the blue store (TBS) or the twice the price high quality lumber yard for those folks that build along the Connecticut shore.
I have not used TBS because the choice of product was Asian plywood and very limited. I thought well, I have to drive by TBS so why not have a look. To my surprise they now have a brand called "Top Choice" and the birch plywood looked great. It was $5 more but that was not a concern.
I loaded up a sheet, took it home and cut the needed pieces. Very happy with the material. As I worked on the pieces I saw the stamping along the edge, "Made in the USA". A little research indicated it comes from Roseburg Forrest Products.
The only way to fit this in the room was create it in the basement then, disassemble and paint it. Priming and painting is under way now. Next is some room preparation and then I can install the project.
At this point I will go to TBS first for my project plywood.
The planning and design started back in October 2016. It is 82 inches high, 50 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Four drawers on the bottom with full extension soft close Blum slides and two cabinets on the top with an open display in the middle. The coat hanging portion is 48 inches high and wide with sliding doors covering the opening.
I have been using the orange store (TOS) birch plywood, 1/2 inch for the drawer boxes and 3/4 inch everywhere else. I know we have talked about plywood quality and big box stores in the past. I almost hate to go and buy it sometimes.
A couple of weeks ago I went to buy the last piece I needed at TOS and took a piece I thought would be OK when I cut it. This was for the sliding doors and it needed to be straight since there is nothing else to support it. A few days later I made the first cut. This crap had a 1/2 inch bow over 48 inches.
What to do? Went back to TOS and was surprised I could return it. Got my credit and went to look at the pile of same material. Now six sheets down was a load of new pristine pieces. I thought about this and decided they would not want to move the existing stuff, which was really dinged up so I left.
I knew my choices were the blue store (TBS) or the twice the price high quality lumber yard for those folks that build along the Connecticut shore.
I have not used TBS because the choice of product was Asian plywood and very limited. I thought well, I have to drive by TBS so why not have a look. To my surprise they now have a brand called "Top Choice" and the birch plywood looked great. It was $5 more but that was not a concern.
I loaded up a sheet, took it home and cut the needed pieces. Very happy with the material. As I worked on the pieces I saw the stamping along the edge, "Made in the USA". A little research indicated it comes from Roseburg Forrest Products.
The only way to fit this in the room was create it in the basement then, disassemble and paint it. Priming and painting is under way now. Next is some room preparation and then I can install the project.
At this point I will go to TBS first for my project plywood.
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