DO IT
CUSTOM CABIN
Project: shed
shape-up
THESE DIY ADDITIONS WILL TRANSFORM
A HUMBLE OUTBUILDING
1 For the frame, from
70mm x 35mm pine, cut
2 To assemble the back
Project DEAN HAUSMANN Photography LOUISE ROCHE Styling KYLIE JACKES
frame, position five
noggins evenly between
two rails, flush with the
four 2395mm rails, 10
supports to 860mm and
12 noggins to 311mm.
Tip: Use a mitre saw,
cutting on the offcut
ends, one in the centre
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and the others spaced
to create 590mm gaps.
Tools & materials
side of the marks. Cut
Use an 8G combination
countersinking bit to
pre-drill two holes into
each joint and secure
through the rails with
50mm pine screws.
Repeat to make the
one piece as a template
1 Safety equipment (gloves, mask,
ear and eye protection)
I Tape measure and pencil
I Mitre saw
1 8G combination countersinking bit
I Drill with driver
1 5mm drill bit
I Hex 5 bit
I Pocket hole jig
1 Circular saw with straightedge
1 600mm spirit level
I Handsaw
I Cloth
I Mini microfibre roller with tray
1 22 lineal metres of 70mm x 35mm
1 14G x 100mm batten bugle
to cut the rest, one at
head screws
a time, which allows for
1 8G x 32mm pocket hole screws
I Four 2400mm x 1200mm x 19mm
structural plywood sheets
1 6G x 15mm countersunk timber
the thickness of the saw
blade and ensures
they're the same.
front frame.
screws
1 2400mm x 1200mm x 9mm structural
plywood sheet
I Two pairs 800mm heavy-duty
drawer slides
1 120- and 180-grit abrasive paper
with sanding block
I Painter's tape
I Water-based enamel paint
I Two 96mm timber handles
1 910mm x 1880mm x 120mm single
structural pine
1 8G x 50mm treated pine screws
mattress with cover and cushions
DIY TOOLKIT
3
Dulux
4 For the drawers and
5 To create drawer
drawer cavities, from a
cavities, position the
dividers on the centre
Super Enamel
sheet of 19mm plywood,
use a circular saw with
support, attaching one
straightedge to cut two
311mm strips lengthways
to either side of the
Kreg
centre noggin and one
to make four 981mm
each to the inside of
32
100
9
dividers and a 515mm
the second and fourth
6.
noggins, pre-drilling
and securing into the
strip to make two
962mm drawer bases.
1 Zenith 'Type 17' 14G x 100mm passivated bugle head batten timber screws in Gold, $13/
pack of 25, 1/N: 2420553. 2 P&N 'Quickbit' 4 piece pilot drill/countersink bit set, $22.95,
I/N: 6350008. 3 Dulux Super Enamel' semi gloss enamel paint in Vivid White, $57.50/1L,
I/N: 1402904. 4 Kreg 320' pocket hole jig, $76.90, I/N: 0202875. 5 AEG 1200W 184mm
circular saw, $109, I/N: 0088698. 6 Johnson 24" 600mm aluminium box level, $37.98,
I/N: 0153112. 7 Prestige 96mm flat wooden handle in Natural Pine, $6, 1/N: 4021860. 8 Kreg
14" 32mm coarse thread pocket screws, $9.90/pack of 100, I/N: 0202879. 9 Goliath 800mm
extra heavy duty drawer slide, $124.50/pair, I/N: 4021070*. Some products are not available
at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered.
From another sheet,
front and back frames
cut three 301mm strips
with 50mm screws.
to make four 981mm
Tip: Use an offcut to
drawer sides, two
position the dividers
580mm fronts and
19mm back from the
two 515mm backs.
frame front so the
drawers will close flush.
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Steps photography Kylie Jackés, Project edif ing Nafasha Dickins.
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