Depending on how high you install them they can take on the appearance of a chair rail can be used to keep things out of the reach of inquisitive younger siblings or make an attractive shelf that can hold a multitude of things.
Bookshelf made out of gutters.
Repeat process until all the gutter shelves are up.
Hangers at least 2 for each length on the long section you may want three hangers.
How to build a bookshelf out of a vinyl rain gutter diy vinyl rain gutter color of your choice.
Vinyl rain gutters make great display bookshelves.
My wife saw this diy shelf idea on pinterest so we decided to build it because our kids need a bookshelf to put their books and this looked like the perfect kids bookshelf and i thought it was cool that it was made from rain gutters.
Recently we took off over 127 books off her bed.
Learn how to make rain gutter bookshelves with this easy diy rain gutter bookshelf tutorial.
A lot of people prefer to go for the straight plain white finish the vinyl gutters come with.
The rain gutter book shelves don t look like i anticipated they would.
End caps for either end.
A hand held saw like a sawzall.
Vinyl rain gutters vinyl rain gutter hangers k type vinyl end caps hand saw stud finder my favorite stud finder level long straight edge yardstick or pine board 8 1 screws pencil sandpaper tape measure drill.
Wood screws to attach the hanger to the wall studs.
After the first screw double check to make sure everything s level before drilling in the second screw.
Or simply visualize the height of your shelf.
Materials rain gutter i bought one plastic 10 piece with the idea to cut five 2 bookshelves.
Put up the gutters follow the markings you made on the wall to screw in the gutters or brackets using the wood screws and power drill.
Optional materials end caps.
Spread the lovehow to build a bookshelf out of a vinyl rain gutter diy my girls have a bunk bed in their room and our oldest has the top bunk.
She loves to read.
These are not the beginner books but large chapter books.
Measuring tape pencil or pen medium to fine grit sand paper paint paint brush drywall screws primer.
Materials for vinyl rain gutter bookshelves.
They look 10x better.