He made a simple base attached it to the floor and wall made a box for the cabinet that will house flush mount doors and added face trim see our built ins post for directions.
Diy built in cabinets fireplace.
I used medium density fiber mdf board to build shelves on the right side of the fireplace and enclosed the t v.
The build fireplace built ins.
In the end you have to pick the best materials and equipment for accomplishing all your objectives.
J used the same process as we used with our diy built ins.
Since they were upper cabinets i used 2 4 s to build out a base.
The space i had on either side of the mantel was about 69 wide and 23 deep.
Identify good attach points to studs drill and countersink screws through the panel and into the studs.
The fireplace was installed by the fireplace manufacturers in a basic wood frame that our contractor put up ahead of time.
I secured the base to the wall and added the cabinets.
The intricacy of the renovation goes assembling the flat pack is the simplest part.
Then i leveled and attached the cabinets to the wall.
Martie s fireplace proved to be a true challenge.
Make sure the screws are slightly recessed because.
I planned out my cabinets very carefully to be 20 5 x 32 x 29 5.
Next you can see the cabinets starting to take shape here and the back of the wall that would run up from the mantle.