Build a NEW Bedroom Closet | Home Renovation Part 1 | 2021/22

We are going to build a bedroom closet. A bedroom is not a bedroom unless it has a closet. This is a fact. You cannot list a home with a certain number of bedrooms, unless they all have closets. And as many people know, the number of bedrooms directly influences the selling price of a home. Have a den or a bonus room is a nice feature, but a three-bedroom house sounds better than a to bedroom house with a den. You can use a bedroom as a den, but not the other way around.
In this situation, the closet was removed to make the adjacent bathroom, while an awesome feature, a bigger bathroom does not justify a bedroom without a closet. So, I built a full six-foot closet with a shelf and bi-fold doors. Fortunately, the room was big enough, and the window placement was ideal, as not to make it feel like its encroaching on the space. Frankly, if you did not know there was not a closet there before, you would not know.
The project was spread of a few days, first the area was measured (a closet must be a minimum of 24" deep for the finished surfaces, and this one was a full six feet wide). And from floor to ceiling. It was framed with 2x4 lumber. In a cost or space saving method, you could use 2x3 lumber, but I would not go any smaller than that. The walls would be flimsy for sure. Then it was drywalled on the inside and out, joint compound and tape were applied as required, and left to dry. Once dry it was sanded, a second smoother feathering coat was added, and that was sanded when dry. The walls were painted with Behr Marquee interior latex paint that was color matched at the local Home Depot, the casings, and the base boards were installed, caulked, and painted with a Behr semi-gloss white, then the doors were hung. Material costs were right around $600.00, The doors making up most of that at a little over $100.00 each.
Check out the video, I hope it encourages you to build a closet or take on your own home renovation project!
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[@MB-el1ve]

Hello, How do you measure for the door opening before adding the trims? Thaks

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

A rough opening should be 1 1/2" bigger than your final dimension. For example a 60" door should be 61 1/2" inches wide.

[@duliamorales5368]

Wow Great job😊

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

Thanks!

[@jaymetheaccountant]

Nice work Scott! That would take me a full week 😆

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

There were some days off in between.. :)

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Wow quick work!

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

I was able to focus on it while by subs were working on the other things..

[@MultiGamingUniverse]

What type of caulking did you use. I have to put drywall up next to a paint it wall as well

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

DAP Alex Fast Dry

[@MultiGamingUniverse]

@@DadItYourselfDIY thank you

[@RobertMaranville-ip6vo]

How do you make sure the doors will fit?

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

You purchase the doors you want, then frame the opening 3/4" wider and 1" taller. Then use 1/2 casing, then the doors will fir with a 1/4 reveal. You can shim the casings to fine tune the reveal. The manufacturer has all of the dimensions for rough and finished openings on the packaging.

[@Joetime90]

So you only need a little bit of a stud to frame a non load bearing wall closet. Noted.

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

Yes. It's really just a place to hand the doors!!

[@Joetime90]

@@DadItYourselfDIY I may go a little deeper than 24" due to studs, and to match the original closet (that I stupidly took out). Just trying to make the same but longer.

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

@Joetime90 in my case I went at a minimum because it was already a small room, and the original closet was in the back wall but became part of a bathroom remodel.

[@Joetime90]

​​​​​@@DadItYourselfDIYI also appreciated that you showed the depth of the closet being dependent on the drywall, no other video or Google search was straight about it. It seems common sense. But guess for a DIYer who's gonna use 3/8 or 1/2 drywall to finish it, it helps a lot. I figured as much, but I'm always super cautious before cutting anything at all. Also, I think your bump out is called a return, especially if it's a bit longer. I saw a video of a guy using anchors to screw studs into existing walls and ceilings where he couldn't find studs. I don't like the idea. How do you feel about it? Also the caulk tip did drive me mad, but I understand.

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

@Joetime90 the only solution to the stud would be either cut the wall and install blocking or use anchors in addition to the screws/nails you can land in the top and bottom plates of the supporting wall.

[@evanm076]

A great video.

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

Thanks.

[@danspivey1844]

Would it be a problem if the wall was load bearing?

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

Not sure how. This is built as a partition wall, and doesn't need to take load bearing into consideration.

[@CritThinkr]

🎉 thanks

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

Hope it helped!

[@GarageSaleMonster]

you skipped all the work lol. what use is this video

[@DadItYourselfDIY]

There really wasn't much work to show. I showed screwing the frames together, installing the drywall. I didn't show the mudding, but I did show the painting and installing the door. There really wasn't much more to that. But I appreciate your feedback, and will try to be a little more detailed.