How to Build a Mud Room Built-in

One of my wife's favorite hobbies is to have me complete her home DIY list! Yes, you read that right! So here is a Timelapse of how I built an Entryway built-in bench for our home. I wanted to try and create a Timelapse video that would be helpful as well. This could also be used in a mud room if wanted.
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[@bklyn2va2dc]

Wow! Great music… to go with an outstanding video! Job well done! Enjoyed every minute of it. Keep posting. Liked and subscribed.

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

I really appreciate that! I am really enjoying it and plan on posting for many years to come 😄

[@Nothingtoitjustdoit]

@@DrewLarsenDesigns😢😊❤

[@Javierhernandez-lh1qm]

Great work

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

Thank you!

[@lextemptation]

Amazing! I will be doing this step by step! Thx u!

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

Happy you enjoyed it!

[@lextemptation]

All finish! It looks amazing! Thank you!

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

👍

[@Dnasty1]

Hey great video. I had a somewhat relevant question. When you drilled in the floor it looked like you drilled in about 1/2" in past the wood. Is 1/2" generally all that is required to fasten wood into another surface? I am building an enclosure and trying to decide if I should go 1/2" and 3/4" into the wood it is being fastened to.

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

Usually I try to go into as much wood as possible to get a good connection. But for this specific video, the screws were more for stability so I wasn’t terribly concerned about the depth. Just make sure you know what you’re screwing into and that there’s nothing your screw will hit.

[@M1911jln]

Why did you secure it to the floor? You've put permanent holes in the floor tile to do so. There was no need for that. Just secure it to the wall.

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

If you don’t want to secure it to the floor you don’t need to

[@hhef83]

New to simple builds or any builds 😂 my mudroom has a concrete floor. It was originally the front cement porch, but the previous owners remodeled the house and enclosed it to be part of the house as a mudroom. What drill bit would you suggest to go through the 2x4 and into concrete?

[@stevenplayford50]

Masonry bit. Designed for brick, stone, cement, concrete and mortar. Pick it up in the drill bit aisle. Usually they're blue.

[@Kinslayers0]

Can I do this without drilling into the tiles?

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

You could probably use a strong adhesive instead.

[@humandarion]

Would u say it’s alright to drill right into a laminate wood flooring? Under it is concrete… how would you approach this?

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

Another way to secure the base frame without drilling into anything is to use an adhesive glue. Something like liquid nail or loctite. These are very strong and will hold very well.

[@abmbust9796]

What wood did u use to give it the finish look in front

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

I used 1x3s pine for the battens 👍

[@abmbust9796]

Same on bottom front of cubbies to

[@abmbust9796]

Thanks appreciate u getting back to me I'm building 1 now

[@abmbust9796]

Last question maybe for today lol y did u double the plywood for seat

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

No problem! Let me know how it turns out! Good luck 👍

[@marcusblack7032]

What size screws did you use?

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

I used 1 1/4 to make sure it reached the sub floor through the tile.

[@kelseyunderwood3248]

12:30 how high above bench did you measure??

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

Hi Kelsey! I measured 74 inches up from the floor.

[@kelseyunderwood3248]

How much of an overhand did you leave for the top of the bench?

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

I left 1.5 inch overhang for the bench

[@DrewLarsenDesigns]

- I used 1 inch pin nails for the strips on the wall. - I used 2.5 inch finish nails to secure the bench to the cubbies. - To anchor the 2x4s into the subfloor I used 2.5 inch construction screws. *always check where you are nailing/drilling before proceeding