DIY Mudroom System with Towers and Bench — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

10 boards · 80.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over
72"17 1/4"
1. Tower sides — 72"
2. Bench sides — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over
72"17 1/4"
1. Tower sides — 72"
2. Bench sides — 17 1/4"
Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over
72"16"
1. Tower sides — 72"
2. Tower shelves — 16"
Board 4 · 6 3/4" left over
72"16"
1. Tower sides — 72"
2. Tower shelves — 16"
Board 5 · 6 5/8" left over
36"36"16"
1. Bench top and bottom — 36"
2. Bench top and bottom — 36"
3. Tower shelves — 16"
Board 6 · 1 7/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"16"7 5/8"
1. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
2. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
3. Tower shelves — 16"
4. Tower cubby dividers — 7 5/8"
Board 7 · 1 7/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"16"7 5/8"
1. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
2. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
3. Tower shelves — 16"
4. Tower cubby dividers — 7 5/8"
Board 8 · 1 7/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"16"7 5/8"
1. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
2. Bench dividers — 34 1/2"
3. Tower shelves — 16"
4. Tower cubby dividers — 7 5/8"
Board 9 · 6 5/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"7 5/8"
1. Tower shelves — 16"
2. Tower shelves — 16"
3. Tower shelves — 16"
4. Tower shelves — 16"
5. Tower shelves — 16"
6. Tower cubby dividers — 7 5/8"
Board 10 · 46 5/8" left over
16"16"16"
1. Tower shelves — 16"
2. Tower shelves — 16"
3. Tower shelves — 16"

3/4" × 3 1/4" — Base moulding

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 5/8" left over
36"17 1/2"17 1/2"
1. Bench base moulding — 36"
2. Tower base moulding — 17 1/2"
3. Tower base moulding — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 3/4" — Edge moulding

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Bench edge moulding — 36"

1/4" × 18" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Bench doors — 36"

1/4" × 17 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard

2 boards · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tower backs — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tower backs — 72"

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" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 10 · 46 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/4" — Base moulding

Board 1 · 23 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3/4" — Edge moulding

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

1/4" × 18" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

1/4" × 17 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over