Mdf Under Stairs Doors
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Mdf under stairs doors. If you re building cabinets and you aren t familiar with medium density fiberboard then it s time to get acquainted. Mdf is one of the best materials you can use to fashion cabinets and make cabinet doors but if you re encountering it for the first time you need to know a bit about it before you use it for a project. Mdf doors panels mdf doors and panels for kitchens wardrobes cupboards and bathrooms. Under stair doors can be a great way to create a new storage area or tidy up the under stairs area.
In this video i make a set of mdf rail stile shaker doors to fit under a staircase in a 137 year old home. The extra space hides your wrapping paper winter clothing cleaning tools or pantry. You could get away with 2 or 4 floor fixings and these could be filled later if the frame is removed. Mdf is a composite material consisting of wood.
Mdf doors and mdf panels are extremely versatile and because we manufacture all our doors and panels in house we can offer made to measure solutions. Medium density fiberboard more commonly known as mdf is used extensively to make cabinets shelving and even stair treads. While most closet doors are between 18 and 30 inches wide you may be forced to adjust the height of door to accommodate the angle of the stairs. Also consider how you will get good hinge fixings into a heavy mdf door.
Angled doors and under stair doors a guide to measuring. Adding a closet under a staircase is a practical solution to your storage issues. Consider having a taller or even full size door but with the top corner chamfered to the stair angle if you do use mdf you will need a frame of 2x2 or 2x1. And it s not just for under the stairs angled doors and panels can also be used in loft areas or anywhere where there is a difficult angled space.
The doors are double hinged so that they fully open and can be folded away to allow complete access to the cupboard. The design is a flexible one so that you can alter dimensions to suit your under stair space or you can follow these instructions and you will have made a clever storage space under your stairs in around 5 hours and cost less than 100. I had to take a break from building rc planes to make a door for under the stairs.