Figure out what your rain gutter shelf is going to look like buy your materials cut your shelves to length if not using end caps sand down the edges of the gutters so they re smooth if painting paint the gutters after you cut them.
Making bookshelves out of gutters.
This is intended to be used as a kids book shelf.
Vinyl rain gutters make great display bookshelves.
This is a step by step guide for making a book shelf out of vinyl gutters.
A hand held saw like a sawzall.
Rain gutters are sturdy and take only a short time to be installed.
My husband then measured our space and measured and marked the gutter.
The quickest approach is to.
How to make innovative rain gutter bookshelves designs with instructions.
We could get three shelves out of this 10 foot run so one of the leftover shelves will go in our boys room.
End caps for either end.
Hangers at least 2 for each length on the long section you may want three hangers.
With the book fronts facing out kids are likely to read more and they can get and put away the books themselves.
A lot of people prefer to go for the straight plain white finish the vinyl gutters come with.
Here s your quick guide to making rain gutter bookshelves with more details below.
Wood screws to attach the hanger to the wall studs.
Optional materials end caps.
A big plus is the total cost for a few shelves is probably below 20.