48X13X20 << are the measurments
done with the help of my husband and brother
What i bought:
already precut:
my husband sanding the rough edges
measuring from the edge in on where the cross piece goes
measuring exactly the difference on how far apart the piece has to come
screwing on the pieces to the top first, which has 3 long pieces accross
more screwing
an idea how it should look on the top, you see only 2 long pieces for the bottom
finally getting to the vertical pieces, which will be screwed on with the 2" screws first and then angles will be added with additional 1/2" screws
connecting the bottom and the top piece
final screws :)
hooray, the stand is screwed together :)
now painting it, to match the rest of my furniture in the living room
done painting, and ready to go into the house
the stand in my livingroom and my tank put onto it It looks awsome, i love it, and it matches my shelving on the right and the left :)
It took me about an hour to build, it's fun and easy it's heavy, but well worth to build yourself I only spend 60 bucks on materials :), which saved me a bunch of money instead of buying a stand I will add later on a shelf on the left, add a door and cover the right side with siding :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What else i bought:
2 sheets of 1/16x24x48 cardboard
1 pack of 1/2" nails
covered the front to about the middle which is 24" high
added another 4" piece on the top
and added shelving right on top of it for all my accessories and stuff i need for a happy fishkeeping ;)
And here is what the final stand looks like with front boards and shelving, and that all for a total of 70 bucks
Try it yourself it's fun
eve
What i bought:
- 3 2x4x10
- 4 2x4x8
- 16 corner angles
- 2" wood screws (DON'T use nails)
- 1/2" wood screws (for the angles)
- 1 can of wood paint
- 1 2" brush
- circular saw
- drill
- sander
- pencil
- meassuretape
- the triangle to draw the lines (no idea what it's called right now ;) )
already precut:
- 5 pieces of 2x4x54
- 8 pieces of 2x4x34
- 8 pieces of 2x4x15
my husband sanding the rough edges
measuring from the edge in on where the cross piece goes
measuring exactly the difference on how far apart the piece has to comemore screwing
an idea how it should look on the top, you see only 2 long pieces for the bottom
finally getting to the vertical pieces, which will be screwed on with the 2" screws first and then angles will be added with additional 1/2" screws
connecting the bottom and the top piece
final screws :)
hooray, the stand is screwed together :)
now painting it, to match the rest of my furniture in the living room
done painting, and ready to go into the house
the stand in my livingroom and my tank put onto it It looks awsome, i love it, and it matches my shelving on the right and the left :)
It took me about an hour to build, it's fun and easy it's heavy, but well worth to build yourself I only spend 60 bucks on materials :), which saved me a bunch of money instead of buying a stand I will add later on a shelf on the left, add a door and cover the right side with siding :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What else i bought:
2 sheets of 1/16x24x48 cardboard
1 pack of 1/2" nails
covered the front to about the middle which is 24" high
added another 4" piece on the top
and added shelving right on top of it for all my accessories and stuff i need for a happy fishkeeping ;)
And here is what the final stand looks like with front boards and shelving, and that all for a total of 70 bucks
Try it yourself it's fun
eve
