How Do You Build Your Own Wardrobe from Scratch?

Building a wardrobe from scratch is within reach for anyone comfortable with a drill and a saw, provided the panels are cut accurately and the carcass is square before the back goes on. This guide takes the project in order: choosing between MDF, birch plywood and melamine faced chipboard, working out a cutting list that accounts for panel thickness, assembling the box flat on the floor, and checking the diagonals before fixing anything permanently. It also covers rail heights for single and double hanging, why drawers are the fiddliest element to build, fitting concealed cup hinges and adjusting the door gaps, sealing MDF edges before painting, and anchoring the finished unit safely. There is guidance on having sheet material cut to size rather than doing it by hand, the fixings that suit plasterboard and masonry walls, and an honest comparison of what a scratch build costs in time against a bought unit of the same size....