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In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor construct a simple clothes rack that’s not only useful but can also be disassembled for portability. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor work together to tackle a clothing rack that folks can assemble and disassemble as often as needed, building it from oak and using reusable hardware. Difficulty: ⅗ Cost: Around $200 in lumber and hardware Time: One day Cut the following items to size using the miter saw and table saw: 4 - 68” 1-1/2 x 3/4” full length of A-frame 2 - 36 1/2” 1-1/2 x 3/4” Frame - Shoe Rack length 5 - 33 3/8” 1-1/2 x 3/4” interior Shoe Rack slats 2 - 18 1/2” 1-1/2 x 3/4” frame - Shoe Rack width 2 - 36 1/2” 1-1/2 x 1 1/2” Pole connecting frame at top Where to find it? At the studio, Kevin and Tom build a DIY friendly clothes rack. To build the clothes rack, Tom will be using 1x4 inch; maple boards. To ensure that the clothes rack is easy to disassemble, Tom will secure the boards with furniture bolts and threaded inserts.The structure of the clothes rack will be 2 A-frames connected by a clothes pole as the top. The bottom will have a built-in slatted shoe rack. Stack all 4 A-frame legs and tape together. Measure down 9” from the top, and 15” up from the bottom. Using a drill bit, drill straight through each leg at each marked top and bottom measurement.

Published 2023-02-12 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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