Build a NEW Bedroom Closet | Home Renovation Part 1 | 2021/22
Channel: Dad It Yourself DIY
Date: 2021-04-04

We are going to build a bedroom closet. A bedroom is not a bedroom unless it has a closet. This is a fact. You cannot list a home with a certain number of bedrooms, unless they all have closets. And as many people know, the number of bedrooms directly influences the selling price of a home. Have a den or a bonus room is a nice feature, but a three-bedroom house sounds better than a to bedroom house with a den. You can use a bedroom as a den, but not the other way around.

In this situation, the closet was removed to make the adjacent bathroom, while an awesome feature, a bigger bathroom does not justify a bedroom without a closet. So, I built a full six-foot closet with a shelf and bi-fold doors. Fortunately, the room was big enough, and the window placement was ideal, as not to make it feel like its encroaching on the space. Frankly, if you did not know there was not a closet there before, you would not know.

The project was spread of a few days, first the area was measured (a closet must be a minimum of 24" deep for the finished surfaces, and this one was a full six feet wide). And from floor to ceiling.  It was framed with 2x4 lumber. In a cost or space saving method, you could use 2x3 lumber, but I would not go any smaller than that. The walls would be flimsy for sure.  Then it was drywalled on the inside and out, joint compound and tape were applied as required, and left to dry.  Once dry it was sanded, a second smoother feathering coat was added, and that was sanded when dry.  The walls were painted with Behr Marquee interior latex paint that was color matched at the local Home Depot, the casings, and the base boards were installed, caulked, and painted with a Behr semi-gloss white, then the doors were hung.  Material costs were right around $600.00, The doors making up most of that at a little over $100.00 each.

Check out the video, I hope it encourages you to build a closet or take on your own home renovation project!

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Helpful/Affiliate Links:

VERANDA 30 in. x 80 in. Louver Pine White Plantation Interior Closet Bi-fold Door: https:// homedepot.sjv.io/gb1oGX

BEHR MARQUEE 1 gal. Ultra-Pure White Satin Enamel Interior Paint & Primer: https:// homedepot.sjv.io/oeqnOW

CLOSET MAID Wire Shelving and Hardware:  https://homedepot.sjv.io/zaNj4G

USG 3.5 qt. Dust Control Ready-Mixed Joint Compound: https://homedepot.sjv.io/0JZYPN

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