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Garage/Mudroom Storage and Organizer — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on an 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

3" × 24"

0 boards · 220.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of each board consumed

  • Closet framing at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Closet framing at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Shelf framing at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Shelf framing at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

    2" × 4"

    1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

      1. Base framing — 8"
      2. Base framing — 8"

    1" × 6"

    1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 46 1/2" left over

      1. Drawer sub-framing — 12"
      2. Drawer sub-framing — 12"
      3. Upper box sides — 12"
      4. Upper box sides — 12"

    1" × 4"

    1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 52 1/2" left over

      1. Seat — 12"
      2. Drawer constrution — 10"
      3. Drawer constrution — 10"
      4. Drawer fronts — 10"

    1" × 3"

    1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over

      1. Nailers — 8"

    1" × 2"

    1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 38 1/8" left over

      1. Closet/Shelf face frames — 8"
      2. Closet/Shelf face frames — 8"
      3. Closet/Shelf face frames — 8"
      4. Closet/Shelf face frames — 8"
      5. Seat area face framing — 8"
      6. Seat area face framing — 8"
      7. Seat area face framing — 8"

    3/4" × 16"

    2 boards · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

      1. Shoe boxes — 30"
      2. Shoe boxes — 30"
      3. Shoe boxes — 30"

    2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

      1. Shoe boxes — 30"

    3/4" × 12"

    2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

      1. Upper Boxes — 30"
      2. Upper Boxes — 30"
      3. Upper Boxes — 30"

    2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

      1. Upper Boxes — 30"

    1/4" × 2"

    1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 3% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 92 7/8" left over

      1. Drawer bottoms — 2"

    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.