I just finished remodeling a custom closet, and now I'm onto another one!
In this case, the entire house was gutted, down to studs, inside and out. So I essentially started with a blank slate. Once again, I was bidding against a local firm which claims to build 'custom' cabinets, but which does not do closets in real wood. They also could not meet one important criteria for this project: seamless panels 9 feet tall.
This closet has 9 foot ceilings and the client wants to get the most out of the space by running the cabinets all the way up. But since plywood is only readily available in 8 foot lengths, this creates a problem.
Typically this is handled by stacking panels or cabinets, leaving a visible seam, which is sometimes covered with a very obvious pieces of molding. In this case I will use two approaches. The first is stacking. In several areas, the panels are covered partially by cabinets, so the seam will be hidden. I can get solid wood for the face frame 10 feet long, so that will be seamless. 
Problem solved.
I four places, part or all of the panel will be visible from floor to ceiling. In these cases I will use wood veneers on the exposed face of the cabinet. Not rocket science, but time consuming as each panel will need to be pressed in the vacuum bag for 4-6 hours.
Like the last project, this one will be built in parts and assembled on
location. But in this case, each of the parts is more complex.
Instead of 3/4" plywood panels with edge banding, each vertical divider is a torsion box of 1/2" plywood 2" thick, which will have a 3/4" face applied to the front. This will give everything a more substantial look.
The upper cabinets are all true cabinets, rather than just shelves, and will have doors which flip up toward the ceiling.
In this case, the entire house was gutted, down to studs, inside and out. So I essentially started with a blank slate. Once again, I was bidding against a local firm which claims to build 'custom' cabinets, but which does not do closets in real wood. They also could not meet one important criteria for this project: seamless panels 9 feet tall.
This closet has 9 foot ceilings and the client wants to get the most out of the space by running the cabinets all the way up. But since plywood is only readily available in 8 foot lengths, this creates a problem.
Typically this is handled by stacking panels or cabinets, leaving a visible seam, which is sometimes covered with a very obvious pieces of molding. In this case I will use two approaches. The first is stacking. In several areas, the panels are covered partially by cabinets, so the seam will be hidden. I can get solid wood for the face frame 10 feet long, so that will be seamless. Problem solved.I four places, part or all of the panel will be visible from floor to ceiling. In these cases I will use wood veneers on the exposed face of the cabinet. Not rocket science, but time consuming as each panel will need to be pressed in the vacuum bag for 4-6 hours.
Like the last project, this one will be built in parts and assembled on
location. But in this case, each of the parts is more complex.Instead of 3/4" plywood panels with edge banding, each vertical divider is a torsion box of 1/2" plywood 2" thick, which will have a 3/4" face applied to the front. This will give everything a more substantial look.
The upper cabinets are all true cabinets, rather than just shelves, and will have doors which flip up toward the ceiling.
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