Anyone every make or have storage cabinets that are 30 inches deep, or even greater than 24 inches? If so, how do you like? I'm not talking about wall cabinets. I'm referring to ones that are floor to ceiling. Obviously these would be homemade ones, which is what I would be doing. I can't find any post's on it.
30 inch deep storage cabinets?
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matt_i
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The Vidmars are roughly 30" deep. The disadvantage of creating >24" deep is that a 48" x 96" plywood (or other sheet good) will be cut into a 30" x 96" and a 17-7/8" x 96 piece. That ~18" piece is hard to use and the cost adds up.
FANTM58
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I don't like the idea, I had 24' deep shelving , it was too deep to get to the items
I needed like cans or small parts. It was just a catch all and very user un friendly.
I needed like cans or small parts. It was just a catch all and very user un friendly.
glentre
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I agree that 30" deep cabinets are a pain to find things unless you have a special need for storing extra large stuff and, the material usage of a 4 x 8 sheet is not good. However, if you really need the 30", you can get 5 x 8 or 5 x 10 plywood, mdf or melamine panels at your local dealers who supply materials to cabinet shops and furniture makers so your usage can be much better.
My new garage will have 5) 36" wide x 7' high cabinets made from 3/4" white melamine and laminated with red laminate and thick pvc edge banding on the exposed faces and edges. One is 24" deep for larger items but the rest are only 18" deep because I am tired of stuff lost out of sight in cabinets that are any deeper.
You might want to contact a local cabinet shop to get a price on having them cut and machine the parts. Most shops today have computer cabinet programs which allow the design to be directly downloaded to the shop computerized saw or cnc router which automatically cuts the material, drills the holes for the assembly dowels, hinges and shelf clips and labels each part. The parts then go to an automated edge bander to apply any color or thickness of edge protection you want.
This is the way I went. I pick up the unassembled parts the day after tomorrow and everything will fit into my Yukon so there will be no truck rental expense to haul these large cabinets or any labor expense for the shop to assemble them. All I need is some dowel glue and a set of clamps to get them done.
Glen
My new garage will have 5) 36" wide x 7' high cabinets made from 3/4" white melamine and laminated with red laminate and thick pvc edge banding on the exposed faces and edges. One is 24" deep for larger items but the rest are only 18" deep because I am tired of stuff lost out of sight in cabinets that are any deeper.
You might want to contact a local cabinet shop to get a price on having them cut and machine the parts. Most shops today have computer cabinet programs which allow the design to be directly downloaded to the shop computerized saw or cnc router which automatically cuts the material, drills the holes for the assembly dowels, hinges and shelf clips and labels each part. The parts then go to an automated edge bander to apply any color or thickness of edge protection you want.
This is the way I went. I pick up the unassembled parts the day after tomorrow and everything will fit into my Yukon so there will be no truck rental expense to haul these large cabinets or any labor expense for the shop to assemble them. All I need is some dowel glue and a set of clamps to get them done.
Glen
Voi
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I don't currently but have built dozens over the years. As far as how I liked them, they were not being used for general storage so I can't really offer good feedback.
A previous poster mentioned plywood waste and I can tell you my solutions.
1) Cross cut standard plywood into three, 30" to 32" sections. Then your cabinets are limited to 48" tall.
2) Rip 30" panels and use the left over piece to make face frames and strong-back cleats. Or for separate upper cabinets or shelves.
3) Use Baltic/Russian/Finnish plywood that comes in 5'x5' panels.
Voi
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On a few occasions I have also built deeper cabinets by making ladder frames out of strips of plywood. It's more labor but is okay if you know where shelves are going to and if the shelves are going to be spaced fairly far apart from each other. I liked to put a rail on the ladder frame at every shelf location.
Big downfall to this approach other than time is that it's not hidden storage if a side is exposed. You could cover the openings with thinner ply which gives sort of an inexpensive reversed raised panel look but having done this I don't believe it's worth the time. Better to just use a solid side panel if you can come up with an effective cut list.
Big downfall to this approach other than time is that it's not hidden storage if a side is exposed. You could cover the openings with thinner ply which gives sort of an inexpensive reversed raised panel look but having done this I don't believe it's worth the time. Better to just use a solid side panel if you can come up with an effective cut list.
Thanks for all the feedback from everyone! I did consider the waste aspect, but not the problem of losing stuff and trying to find it. I'm now visualizing how that can happen. I need to rethink the idea. I may just go with 24". I really don't have a need for that kind of bulky storage. I just wanted to maximize storage square footage with the limited wall space I have.
Again, thanks for all the input!
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Again, thanks for all the input!
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ford33
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If you build a 30 inch deep cabinet, make the door 10 inch deep so you can put into onto door shelves. Consider that a refrigerator is deeper than 24 inches but it has lots of door shelves.
I like that idea. That type of constuction might be more than my current level of woodworking skills might allow, but I will research it more. I've seen a lot of that done for wall cabinets and have always liked the idea.
PugetDude
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Utilize vertical wall space to maximize horizontal floor space.
15-18" deep floor to ceiling cabinets will give you more accessible storage than 30" deep lowers- and will eat up a lot less floor space.
akdiesel
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I built mine because I wanted the 30" deep aspect but I also wanted to utilize the full legnth of the walls I had.
I have two cabinets on either section of my bench and the far right one also houses my air compressor.
For access I made my shelves so they could slide out and support heavy items.
Here is some pics and the link to my build.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171590&showall=1
I have two cabinets on either section of my bench and the far right one also houses my air compressor.
For access I made my shelves so they could slide out and support heavy items.
Here is some pics and the link to my build.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171590&showall=1
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Wow! I just went through the link to the build. Awesome! Rolling shelves looks like one of the answers to a 30 inch deep cabinet.
mike93lx
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Same here. Can't wait to rip it all out and switch to something shallower
