Start by attaching the rain gutters to the wall by drilling into the stud.
Gutters used as bookshelves.
Attach stickers or decorate and enjoy your new diy rain gutter bookshelves.
That is a total of about 14 per shelf.
Rain gutters are sturdy and take only a short time to be installed.
The rain gutter book shelves don t look like i anticipated they would.
Put up the gutters and complete the installation.
Carefully use a power drill to drill down the needed holes for screws.
Make a list of what you ll need based on your design and budget then hie.
We got 2 long rain gutters and i cut them up to make the bookshelves.
It is a very easy diy shelf to put together.
Rain gutters lie uselessly in our attic so getting a little creative can result in useful decors.
Lengths of gutters some end caps and drywall screws to secure them to the walls studs.
As for making them it doesn t take much.
Gutter hangers 2 45 each so approx 5 per shelf.
End caps 8 34 a pair.
Double check the gutter bookshelves if they are enough stabile safe and in level.
After hanging each rain gutter shelf with one screw into the stud add two more drywall screws to each shelf.
We decided to go to the hardware store and try to build these diy shelves for our kids.
The key to any successful diy project is planning.
They look 10x better.
Depending on how high you install them they can take on the appearance of a chair rail can be used to keep things out of the reach of inquisitive younger siblings or make an attractive shelf that can hold a multitude of things.
Let s break down the cost of these bookshelves.
Rain gutter bookshelves cost.
They ve been in use now for four months in her 2 year old s room so she knows they can stand up to abuse.
I had all the other tools and hardware on hand.
Figure out what your rain gutter shelf is going to look like.
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Start assembling the gutter shelves by making small signs with a pencil where they will be mounted.
Rain gutter bookshelves is a great way to transform simple things into more useful ones.
Each bookshelf cost me rain gutters 3 98 for 10 ft so approx.
Since the rain gutters are 2 you should have one stud to drill into.