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Default Large wall of drawers: How to build frame/carcass?

Kevin wrote:
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I have a finished attic and I am looking to make it more useful by
building a storage unit that is made up of large drawers. The space I
want to fill is about 9' wide x 5' tall x 2' deep and I hope to end up
with about 12-15 drawers of various sizes, but most will be about 3
feet wide and 1 foot high. This is essentially a big dresser, but
this is not furniture I'm building, so although functionality is
important, great beauty is not. My other concern is that the frame/
carcass be strong enough to support fully loaded drawers (with
appropriately rated slides). ...


Others addressed the question asked; I'll tackle the other
concern--namely are you sure the attic floor/ceiling below joists are up
to this concentrated load you're proposing? That sounds like the
potential for quite a lot of weight.


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