Extra Wide Media Base (Modular Playroom Storage Wall) — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 21" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 22.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
52"23"14 3/4"
1. Top — 52"
2. Center shelf — 23"
3. Sides — 14 3/4"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
50 1/2"14 3/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Bottom shelf — 50 1/2"
2. Sides — 14 3/4"
3. Vertical cubby dividers — 12 1/4"
4. Vertical cubby dividers — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 45 5/8" left over
23"13"13"
1. Center top trim — 23"
2. Cubby top trim — 13"
3. Cubby top trim — 13"

1/2" × 2 1/4" — Base moulding

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Base moulding — 52"

1/4" × 15 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Back — 52"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

3/4" × 21" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 45 5/8" left over

1/2" × 2 1/4" — Base moulding

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

1/4" × 15 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over