How to Build Wall Mounted Garage Cabinets

Having a garage of own is the best place to show DIY talent, such as to build wall mounted garage cabinets in many more things. Just gather some simple types of equipment, keep the children away, make the place well ventilated, maintain proper safety, and you can go a long way here.

I made a little workshop cum theatre in my garage and did some awesome DIY projects, including a wall cabinet, and I cannot wait to share with you may experience.

You can make a garage cabinet quickly and inexpensively. These storage cabinets will look attractive when you build it and put all your junk. You will know how to create an upper and lower wardrobe; just read the article carefully.

Materials and Tools, You Will Need

• 5 sheets of ¾ inch plywood
• Tape measure
• Wood screws
• Pocket hole screws
• Kreg jig
• Table saw
• Nail gun
• Skill saw
• Drill bit
• Door and drawer handles
• Frameless cabinet hinges
• Brad nail
• Working table

How to Build Wall Mounted Garage Cabinets: Process & Steps

Here are the guides on how can you make a cabinet storage in your garage.

Choose the Cabinet Location

This is the first job for yourself to choose a cabinet holder because the area should be well ventilated and big enough to hold your cabinet. Measure the place for the top to bottom, height, and weight so that you can proceed.

The cabinet size depends on the area. Check the wall if it is strong enough and if the wall has any cracks, repair it.

Make a Plan on DIY Garage Cabinet Ideas

Planning also includes designing your cabinet, drawer, paints, etc., so make a good plan before starting the project. Draw the whole design and write the plans and list in a diary so if you forget anything, you can easily find out.

Draw a cabinet how it looks, fixes the distance, measures the opening place, etc… You can be cut sheets off of the pictures.

Cut All the Plywood in Right Size

Now you have to break down the sheets of plywood. Take a woodcutter and cut all off the plywood in the right size. If you use a crosscut sled, you can quickly cut the piece. Cut some larger pieces, a medium piece, and a piece for the door. After cutting down all the parts, make some correct joinery.

Joinery Making

Making pocket holes is one of the most important parts here. Take a large piece of plywood, then put two small pieces on it. Use a jig so it can support the edge.

For wall-mounted cabinets, you will have to make sure to drill the wall deep. Install two nuts on two sides with a drill bit and make pocket holes on both sides of the plywood.

How Deep Should Garage Cabinets Be?

A garage shelf should be deep enough to store most of the DIY and Automotive tools and small pieces. It should have compartments so that you can keep things categorically.

It will help you to find items quickly. So, to me, the depth should be 17,” and for keeping the smaller parts, small chambers will be 10″.

Make Cabinet

Assemble table papers on the table and attach them with the tape measure. Put the cabinet bodies together on it and glue all the joints. Attach the pocket holes with screws. You will need four pieces of plywood to make one cabinet.

Do not worry. The pocket holes will hide when you make the final cabinet. Making pocket holes with Kreg jig is very simple.

How Do You Attach Cabinets to a Garage Wall?

Like we have seen in Making a DIY work table, garage cabinet making is quite easy if you follow some technical steps. Here is how to attach cabinets to a garage wall rather easily.

• After making the cabinet box, measure three-quarters of an inch to for attaching the cabinet back. 
• Now install the cabinet back and screw all the pocket holes. 
• Build other cabinets in the same way. 
• Make some French tweets to mount the cabinets with it.

Mounts the Cabinet on The Wall

After making all the various size cabinets, joints them together using glue and joinery. We have used different techniques for side by side and up-down wood pieces.

Now mark the stud location on the wall and install the cleat. It will make the surface level and flat. After that, install the upper cabinets on the studs. You can make three or more pieces of cabinets depends on your wall size.

Attaching the Wood Shelf and Shelves

You can use wood glue for stuffing the small parts and brad nails with the sink screws to attach them side by side for mounting the shelves. We will use hinges and set them in the made frame to get them together with flexibility for attaching the door.

Make Holes on The Front Side

Use a jig and make holes at the front to place cabinet doors. You can make the holes before installing the cabinets, but on my side, I find it easy to make holes after installing the cabinets.

For making the shelf area, you need to make shelf pin holes and then use the shelf pin to attach the parts. Small shelves are there to keep DIY items, automotive impact wrenches, or tiny screws, which come in handy while doing the automotive works.

Make Frames

• To make face frames, measure the cabinets, and rip some woods with the correct size. 
• Cut down the woods with a woodcutter, then lay down the pieces on the table and assemble them. 
• Mark the area to make pocket holes and drill them. 
• Use Kreg jig to make those holes.

Assembles the frames correctly so that they cannot shift. Use clamps to hold the piece together, then apply glue on them. After that, install nuts on the pocket holes.

When you finished making a face frame, glue the cabinets, and install the structures on it. After that, screw them well so the frames won’t be loose. You can install the frames while hanging or lying the cabinets on the floor, then installing them.

Make the Cabinet Doors

Cut the right piece of woods to make cabinet doors. You can change the joinery system here. Pocket holes are also better. It depends on you. But the tongue and groove joinery will look better. Cut the wood center panel for the cabinet door.

A quarter-inch size will be better. After cutting all of the door pieces, glue up the joints, and assemble the parts. You do not have to glue the center panel. Just glue up on the joints is ok.

Mount the Cabinet Door

After making the cabinet doors, it’s time to paint them. You can either use spray paint or brush paint or keep the doors raw. But if you decide to paint your cabinet and door, you have to uninstall it again. Then sand down the entire face frame and use a vacuum to remove the dust from door panels and cabinets. After that, paint all the cabinets and doors.

If you made pocket holes, use concealed hinges to the door. Use a double-sided jig to the door corner and attach them. Install the hinges on the door with the drill bit on both sides. After that, use another 3d printed jig to make drawer pulls. Cut a spacer in the correct size so that you can mount the doors easily. You can attach a spacer so that you can install the door at the bottom of it. After installing the door, connect the shelves pins to hold the shelves.

How to Build Base Cabinet for Garage

Making a base cabinet is another fantastic DIY project for the garage. You can add drawers, doors, pullout trays, etc. in the cabinet to make it better, and also helps you put your all-important things safely.

Materials & Tools You Will Need for Garage Cabinets

• Two plywood sheets
• Kreg jig
• Ruler
• Cordless circular saw
• Table saw
• Tape measure
• Miter saw
• Nail gun
• Drill bit
• Skill saw
• Wood screws
• Drawer slides
• Brad’s nails
• Pocket hole screws
• Wood glue
• Frameless cabinet hinges
• Handles

Process of Making DIY Garage Cabinets on Base

Here is the guide and tips you can follow to make base cabinets.

Make a Plan and Design

Again, making a plan and design for the garage cabinets is essential here. Just draw your desired layout in your diary and write some basic strategies. Clean the area where you will put the cabinet and if there are any cracks, repair it.

Cut the Plywood

Cut the plywood with the table saw in the right size. Mark all the areas where you have to cut. Use a circular saw and follow the crosscut guide, then clean the edges with a table saw. The pieces should be in square size. Then make pocket holes to fit them with other parts.

Cut the Side Pieces

Take large size plywood to make it backboard and side pieces. Curt one large piece to make a backboard and two same size pieces for the side. Drill pocket holes around the corner with Kreg jig.

Attach the Side Piece

Sometimes, while making the DIY garage cabinets, a small piece of the process tends to be forgotten, resulting in the cabinets’ bad shape. After making the pocket holes, attach the side plywood with screws to the cabinet. Attach it properly because different sides pocket holes are different in size.

Sometimes, you will need wood glue to attach small pieces, top and bottom. Just make sure you do not leave any glue where it is not necessary.

Install the Backboard in the Pocket Holes

Attach the backboard and two sides with wood glue and screw them in pocket holes to make good joinery. The backboards should be more extensive and taller than the side panels.

Cut the Middle Board

The next step is making the middle board. Just rip the board’s incorrect size and make pocket holes to the sides so you can attach the central board with side panels. Assembles the cabinets with glue and connect all the parts.

Finishing

After finish making the base cabinet with drawers, pray pain on them or keep it raw. It depends on you.

Some Garage Cabinet Ideas

There are many ways you can make DIY garage cabinets. Some of the plans may look very decorative and good in the eyes of whether some other ideas may be efficient enough for the automotive uses. Here are different garage cabinet plans you can choose from.

Sliding Door Cabinet

It is perfect for every beginner, and you can fit it in a small place. The making process is straightforward, and you can store small tools here. A plastic door runner is needed to attach the sliding door. Make sure to use the shelf pins and DIY glues, and brad nails to make these slide door cabinets.

 Movable Garage Cabinet

This cabinet is also straightforward and small, and only you have to do is attach four pieces of wheels under it to move the cabinet. So the making process is slightly complicated.

Giant Storage Cabinet

It is also a slide door cabinet, but the size is large enough to look like a giant. You can store here bulkier items and power tools. However, you will need an ample space for it. If you find one, you can build it together using our most straightforward guide. 

 Basic Wall Cabinet

The design is very classing, and it increases the beauty of your garage. It has no complicated joints so that you can make it quickly. 50 inches tall and 30 inches wide would be enough for making a basic wall cabinet.

Make pocket holes on the back of the walls, using the video’s steps to build maximum wall storage with light woods like plywood.

Shaker Cabinet

Woodworkers need this type of cabinet a lot. It is advantageous to put all those power tools required every time, and you can find it easily here.