$34 DIY Giant Whiteboard Hack | How To Make A Custom Dry Erase Board On A Budget

How to make a cheap DIY giant dry erase whiteboard for under $35!
Hello Everyone!
I feel like I have just been throwing a bunch of DIY videos towards you guys lately! As mentioned in my previous video, we just moved from our temporary apartment to a house in Austin and have been busy trying to settle into our new home.
I am so excited because for the first time... EVER... I have my very own office space and have been trying to figure out how to set it up. A must-have for me in this new space is a place where I can write down everything I need to do and any ideas that I might have thought up during the day. I have a blank wall behind my desk that would be the perfect space for a giant whiteboard! Unfortunately, I didn't realize how expensive giant dry erase boards are so I did my research and found this ingenious hack to make a massive 4' x 8' white board using white panel board from the hardware store for less than $35!
The Board I Bought: thd.co/2NGXbDj
*If you don't have a truck or a way of transporting the board, you might be able to get the store to deliver it to you.
As I mentioned in my video, I did not come up with this DIY but got that idea after researching the topic and was inspired by other youtube videos. Here are some of the videos I watched before trying this out for myself:
• The original video I got the giant whiteboard idea from (September 7, 2009): • How to Make a Custom D...
• Another really great video (January 16, 2016): • Video
• Using mirror mount & plastic bracket trims (January 26, 2017): • How To Make A 4'x8' Dr...
There are a lot of people who have posted videos of this tutorial in the past, just to cover my bases, I went out and tried to find as many of these videos as I can to link to so that I am not accused of stealing the "original" video. I do not know who the very first person who came up with this video is but I am definitely not claiming to be the first:
• sayhijames (December 15, 2009)- • 30 Videos in 30 Days -...
• Jay Bates - Woodworking Videos (Oct 20, 2013)- • HUGE Home Made Dry Era...
• Dustin Kantu (March 15, 2013)- • DIY: Giant Whiteboard ...
• Andrew V (January 17, 2017)- • DIY: 11$ GIANT White B...
• Cecil Marche TV (August 17, 2014)- • How To Make Huge White...
Watch this video to see how I made my own custom whiteboard!
Also, if you have a whiteboard or dry erase board that is losing its smoothness, check out
How I Renew My Whiteboards for a Smoother Surface: • Don't Throw Out Your W...
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[@QPlife]

Hi Everyone! I've gotten a lot of questions about how the surface of this board holds up over time and if the smoothness goes away. I noticed after a few months, the surface wasn't as smooth in some parts and after some research, this was my solution to quickly renew the board and restore some of that smoothness. If you're interested, here is how I renewed my board: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5-cY55shpyLbKM

[@deepthinker8153]

Girl! U r beautiful. Be friends??

[@FL-gg4dq]

@@deepthinker8153 sure. Let's be friends . You're cute bro

[@Dr.Vincent_D_Gilmer]

How do you fit it in your car though?

[@thefiveg]

I did the thing for tracking stocks. 500 plus for white boards is crazy expensive

[@bomei7472]

You are absolutely genius!!!!!!! My housemate and I were literally about to go buy one for $300+ dollars today and coincidentally, I stumbled upon your video. You literally saved us so much $ !!!

[@russellborrego1689]

The first person I found who actually showed erasing what they wrote on the surface! Thank you!

[@KLEANTRIX]

This video seriously deserves more views. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I know how hard a simple video like this can be to shoot and edit. My wife and I wanted a white board for a while, however we didn't want to over spend. This worked so well. We just installed ours today. Looks amazing! Thank you!!

[@squattingnomad6298]

THANK YOU! I now have a 6ft x 4ft whiteboard for $35.97 .Keep up the good work.

[@QPlife]

Squatting Nomad thank you so much! Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do 😊

[@LinaIsela]

This was EXACTLY what I wanted & needed! Thank you for making this video!

[@charleshensley2018]

Never stand in a rolling chair. A co-worker got to go have surgery after falling from her chair doing the same thing. Ladders are cheaper than emergency room visits. I still love the ideas she has and will be making one for my wife who is now teach from home.

[@zgjfinance2796]

Yawnnn. Plz run with scussors

[@wangoito6789]

Only boomers fall from rolling chairs

[@royrahway2486]

Thanks! This is good. I like how it looks. Anyone can install it with the right tools. I had to use an angle grinder to shape the corners of the plastic borders into neat angles. After measuring the LxW, I used the backend of a screwdriver to bang the borders onto the Dry Erase. It was pretty easy to mount using 3M gorilla mounting tape. This can only be cleaned with DENATURED ALCOHOL.

[@robt6239]

Love this. I'm working in my basement these days and did this project for $30. Thank you!

[@ashleymeansbiz]

The command strips is a wonderful tip. Thank you!

[@armadeliaramirez4267]

Thx I needed this for my room. Just starting HS and I kind of need space to study without wasting a lot of precious paper

[@MillionaireMya]

Thank you for this simple but cool idea! I look forward to use this whiteboard when I redesign my office.

[@funnyciscoleon]

I was thinking of going to Lowe’s and picking up a board. I’m glad I saw this video. Now I’m definitely going to Lowe’s or Home Depot.

[@reycfd7753]

Amazing! I am a teacher, and during this pandemic, I definitely would use this for my video lectures. Thank you.

[@Idkimblonde]

Omg amazing! Just went got the supplies and had it up in an hour. It looks and works great!

[@sanjeepkunwor1178]

Is it easy to erase, or will it have some dents on the board. Just curious, any info would be appreciated

[@CarrieAldridge]

So helpful! I followed your steps this am and am so happy with the results. I had to have the sheet cut in half so it would fit in my car but the PVC trim covered any ragged edges perfectly. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@leonrizal8194]

Thank you so much. I went to home Depot right after watching your video. It helped me a lot. thanks and the board looks great !

[@Anthony-nq4ki]

Wow this girl helped me out big time. Thank you so much

[@QPlife]

So glad you found this DIY helpful! Thanks so much for watching! 😊

[@cinnamon3220]

Girl, the world needs more people like you that can think outside the box. Thanks!

[@QPlife]

Cinna Mon you’re so sweet, thank you! Unfortunately, I can’t take credit for this project. I got the idea after watching and researching ideas on KZbin and Reddit. I linked some videos that really helped me with this project in my description 😊

[@cinnamon3220]

@@QPlife I still appreciate you taking the time to show us your way.

[@ellyspnz12]

Can't wait to try this!

[@suryakirannvs]

Thank you for all the research and information in this video 😍

[@cryptojack4933]

Best Giant Board Video In The History Of The World!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charlene7691]

Great video! I always wanted a big whiteboard just like this! I will try it at home 😊

[@michaelscience2481]

This video never get old. I stumbled on it and bought everything as she described and now I have a 8 foot white board in my office

[@myufostory689]

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for. If I may add to your tip, glue magnets to the backside of your board as a place holder for your markers with a magnet attached to them.

[@QPlife]

So glad this was helpful! That is a great idea! I was thinking about ways to hold my markers! Thank you & thanks for watching! 😊

[@kadejadixon7359]

This video is a life saver!!! I'm defiantly trying this

[@Lindsalicious61001]

First of all, thanks! I am moving into an older classroom that only has a small dry erase board and a chalk board. As I will be teaching math, I'll need more whiteboard space. I plan on doing this for my classroom. Also, I have used those command strips for a 36" x 48" whiteboard in my classroom. The instructions tell you to hang up the board on the wall just as you showed in the video. However, after a few minutes, you're supposed to separate the board from the wall again and let the wall side of the command strips dry for 30 mins to an hour. That may be why yours didn't hold during summer. I've had these strips hold up year-round in a classroom in FL.

[@QPlife]

I think this DIY board would be great in your new classroom. I recently uploaded a video about how to maintain the board as the smooth finish on it does gradually get worse with time but if it is maintained, you shouldn't have any issues. I didn't even think about taking the board down after sticking the command strips up to let it set! That is such a great point and I'm sure that contributed to mine not working as well! Thank you so much! I will keep that in mind for the future. Many thanks for watching! 😊

[@cantaloupe7296]

wowww i didnt even think about white board PANEL! B R I L L I A N T ! thank you

[@venkatpatnaik3639]

I went through many DIY whiteboard videos but by far this was the best. Thanks for taking the time to make this video

[@johnnyyo3561]

Just did this today , worked perfect!!!

[@QPlife]

So glad this worked for you also! Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@privatedeletebuttongooglei5221]

Cool! I love that video! Thanks for the info!

[@dulcem.hernandezg.4449]

OMG, that's so cool!!! I always wanted one too. 😍 Thanks for sharing this.

[@Kenny-Ross]

Not bad! I think I'll try this. Thanks a lot!

[@matthewbrickley4686]

Thank you, going to make this today.

[@christinebrown6576]

Hi!!! Great video👍 I have not tried it yet.. I am just so happy 😁 I decided to look at what was out on you-tube before purchasing something that would have taken my weekend to do not to mention the cost. I am so excited to try this. Thank you so much for this video…😘

[@leesmit3604]

Thank you SO much for this awesome idea!

[@xaroliine]

this is genius!!!

[@Jhanvi_plyzRoblox]

This was really helpful! Thank you for sharing!

[@thefunandadventureactcharl3592]

Thank you so much for sharing this I was just thinking that's what I need because I have a lot to do and I need a dry erase board to manage what I have to do and all

[@juliusbrewster]

Excellent video! I was going to pay over $100 for a board that was half this size! I am going to get started on this project this weekend! Thank you for the video!

[@QPlife]

I'm so glad you found this helpful! Please let me know how yours turn out. 😃 Thank you so much for watching!

[@dr.matthewjones4661]

this was very helpful thank you!

[@MiguelY22]

This is a good video, thanks for sharing

[@ohworldgirl]

OMG - Thank you much! Awesomeness!

[@FlightCrit]

Brilliant! Thanks for this. You just saved me hundreds of $$$$.

[@hgmuldowney]

Thank you for this great idea!!!! And taking the time to share.

[@zehzahl5988]

Thanks for this! Great idea!

[@carolineholladay8481]

Fantastic.

[@banjolearner94]

Hey I know this is 5 years old but I just installed mine 4x8 full size with every accessory you suggested in my bedroom and wanted to thank you for creating this video and your idea behind it 🙏🙏

[@cynthea53]

Great Idea! love it.

[@germandream5100]

Awesome Video. I was looking exactly for that. Thank you so much 😘😘😘

[@Rubafix989]

exactly what I was looking for thanks

[@JS-ld2qd]

That's so smart. Thanks

[@dewbien.plummer]

This was so helpful thank you!!!

[@johnparrott2891]

This is great, nice solve!

[@Whitehawkvisionfilms]

Looooooove this! Thank you!

[@naowalplayzgames6218]

thank you so much this helped out a lot!

[@temechiairving4200]

YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER..... THANK YOU.

[@gauravraina1443]

Excellent idea!!

[@nicktran939]

Great job em!

[@garyleeheard3434]

Was thinking about buying one of these for homemade projector screen

[@300jon]

Thank for the tips

[@djb7116]

Well done, and thanks!

[@carloszamora5148]

This is great with so much value!

[@QPlife]

Thank you! 😊

[@amillionwhooshes]

Thank you so much!! Wow! New connections in my brain opened up, you are truly amazing! :D

[@HaNguyen-qd8gu]

I'm going to try this out.

[@TickleTwinkleTwink]

Love this & the command strips, thank you!! 😁

[@QPlife]

Thank you! One thing to note about the command strips is it doesn't work as well if you live in a hotter climate. I had this up in my office which got really hot in the summer time and the adhesive ended up failing. If I were to do this again I would use more command strips or just use a mirror bracket to hold it in place with screws. I hope this helps! Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@TickleTwinkleTwink]

@@QPlife that's so awesome, thank you!

[@Independantmind]

Love this!

[@MedLawNerd]

Bless you again for this video! I did this right before the pandemic hit-LIFESAVER 🎉❤

[@naziyabrider7782]

Omg I literally did this THANK YOU

[@WilmsIsBoss]

You are GOATED for this video, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@TawannaShantelle]

Thank you!! This saved me a lot of money! We just did this today! Love it!!

[@zerobesos3716]

Premed here, I need this and I can’t wait to try this out! 🤩🙏🏼😁 Thank you!!!

[@NiranjanS9916]

Very Clever. I like it a lot.

[@aimiloo]

I'm gonna do this. Thanks for posting!

[@QPlife]

You’re welcome. Please let me know how it turns out for you. Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@b7fLuid]

thank you! I didn't realize homedepot and lowes sell these sheets. It's $42 up here in Canada, but you saved me a ton! I'm a woodworker so building a frame and backer is trivial. The whiteboards online and instore at staples or somewhere like that is insane!

[@QPlife]

I'm so glad you found this helpful! I definitely wasn't the first to come up with this idea but found it helpful myself and wanted to share. Another thing you can try is whiteboard paint. This is something I have been curious try myself but haven't had the chance to do it yet. Thank you so much for watching! Wishing you the best with your project! 😊

[@jaxzondrew9624]

Do you have a link to the board you used? I'm in Canada as well! On homedepot.ca it is only coming up with one small version available, like 2x2 or something.

[@b7fLuid]

@@jaxzondrew9624 Hey Jaxzon, it's at lowes.ca : www.lowes.ca/product/wall-panels/4775-in-x-798-ft-marker-board-white-hardboard-wall-panel-274439

[@jaxzondrew9624]

@@b7fLuid yeah thanks! I found that one, I just couldn't find any at home depot but am getting the lowes one! They don't have many trim options it seems though, did you use any specific trim?

[@b7fLuid]

@@jaxzondrew9624 There aren't any options for this. It's an 8x4 sheet but you can always ask them to cut it to the size you want. There's no charge for that. Obviously, you're limited to the size of your mode of transportation so figure out the dimensions of your vehicle before you ask them to cut it.

[@dangtimothy]

THANK YOU!

[@SecretPlacePsalm91]

Thank you!

[@wingwing2683]

Thanks Quynh!

[@Mike95431]

great video! I'm doing this

[@jermbarnett1]

You just solved my problem your amazing!

[@JMDirect]

Awesome 👏 Thanks

[@QPlife]

Thank you! I hope it was helpful! 😊

[@ironeo]

Complete genius ... U just saved me a headache and $$$$$$$

[@123xjd3n]

Omg so helpful 💯❤️

[@JosueMartinez-wd3yu]

Heading right now to Home Depot 👍🏻

[@yakopro49]

wow great video

[@englezzofficial]

*Good idea. Keep the good work up @Quynh*

[@QPlife]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@tiab6743]

Thank you !!!

[@KamiX91]

you got my sub. Beautiful video and thank you :) i am a teacher and i just made one for myself and i love it.

[@QPlife]

I’m so glad it was a good solution for you as well! Thank you so much for watching and supporting! 😊

[@tenderleafvillage6922]

Love it. Another fellow handy Vietnamese. Keep it up. Btw, you can do a commando strip to hang a pencil holder so you can put your markers on it.

[@michaelization1]

Hi! What did you ask for when you got the end caps? I can’t find it on Home Depot’s website

[@SensieRodriguez]

thanks !! you save me a ton !! good job !! I shared btw

[@jayeshborgaonkar9166]

thank you Quynh Pham

[@moniquecalabro2247]

TY So much!

[@rebeccavillarreal6577]

insightful. clever

[@yuxuanbai493]

Thanks for sharing! I almost doubled the amount for the command strip

[@iamfouadhajji]

Hello ! Thanks for the tutorial ! One question though: The whole thing kinda feels a bit heavy for command strips. Did it hold up fine for you so far ?

[@QPlife]

So sorry for the delayed response! Hope I didn't miss the boat on this. My board stayed up really well until the middle of summer when it got really hot in my office and the adhesive ended up failing. I like to have the window opened during the day for natural light which didn't help with the heat. I plan on putting it back up with the mirror brackets though. I hope this helps! Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@privatedeletebuttongooglei5221]

I wonder if there is a way to use whiteboard for an entire wall? And if so how to keep it up there. I was an interior design student a long time ago and am old and rude the bus and can barely walk in Texas. But, I am interested in learning more about construction.

[@privatedeletebuttongooglei5221]

Someone changed ride to rude

[@raphaelbelanger6764]

@@QPlife One thing you might want to consider is that command strips, like most adhesives, are strongest when placed vertically, as opposed to horizontally (like you did in the video). I know it doesn't seem like it would make a difference, but it absolutely does.

[@QPlife]

@@raphaelbelanger6764 I didn’t even consider that but will definitely keep that in mind for future projects! Thank you! 😊

[@alysonkenneson2888]

Hey! This was amazing!!! Thanks for helping us save so much money. We are struggling to get the cap on the white board without ruining it. What are the tips?

[@QPlife]

Alyson Kenneson I just kind of forced them on but you can try taping the edges so the layers don’t come apart on you. Perhaps some painters tape?

[@OwlZurth]

Instead of buying a £500+ projector screen I can have a custom projector screen that is super easier to clean... This video was great!!! I live in the UK so I hope that B&Q or Homebase have anything like Home depot

[@SMahagama]

Wow excellent and creative. Girls are always intelligent.

[@SMahagama]

I was searching for options for a white boat. This is the second Vedio I watched. So I no need to search any more. I'm expecting to make one. Thank you for sharing.

[@anoynomousyahoouser7379]

Thank you