Clothes Rack | Build it | Ask This Old House

In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor construct a simple clothes rack that’s not only useful but can also be disassembled for portability. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor work together to tackle a clothing rack that folks can assemble and disassemble as often as needed, building it from oak and using reusable hardware. Difficulty: ⅗ Cost: Around $200 in lumber and hardware Time: One day Cut the following items to size using the miter saw and table saw: 4 - 68” 1-1/2 x 3/4” full length of A-frame 2 - 36 1/2” 1-1/2 x 3/4” Frame - Shoe Rack length 5 - 33 3/8” 1-1/2 x 3/4” interior Shoe Rack slats 2 - 18 1/2” 1-1/2 x 3/4” frame - Shoe Rack width 2 - 36 1/2” 1-1/2 x 1 1/2” Pole connecting frame at top Where to find it? At the studio, Kevin and Tom build a DIY friendly clothes rack. To build the clothes rack, Tom will be using 1x4 inch; maple boards. To ensure that the clothes rack is easy to disassemble, Tom will secure the boards with furniture bolts and threaded inserts.The structure of the clothes rack will be 2 A-frames connected by a clothes pole as the top. The bottom will have a built-in slatted shoe rack. Stack all 4 A-frame legs and tape together. Measure down 9” from the top, and 15” up from the bottom. Using a drill bit, drill straight through each leg at each marked top and bottom measurement. Use wood glue to secure the slats of the shoe rack and hammer them into place. To round out the clothes pole, Tom uses a router and a ½” ¼” radius roundover bit. Then, he sands the pole down with an orbital sander. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Materials: Maple stock [https://bit.ly/3HU7VLl] Painter’s tape [https://bit.ly/3kVqvtx] Furniture bolts [https://bit.ly/40skh4B] Threaded inserts (and hex nuts sized for the bolts) [https://bit.ly/3wRJk3B] Floating tenons [http://bit.ly/3jslM26] Wood glue [https://bit.ly/3jrixYX] Tools: Tape measure [https://amzn.to/3Yd81Dk] Miter saw [https://amzn.to/3JEb5El] Table saw [https://amzn.to/3JHEsWn] Drill driver and bits [https://amzn.to/3X7erTs] Speed square [https://amzn.to/3HUWD9P] Tenon jointer [https://amzn.to/3DFJ4IN] Clamps [https://amzn.to/40oBL1U] Router and bits [https://amzn.to/3JEBe5T] Box wrench [https://amzn.to/3Y3bMLJ] Random orbit sander [https://amzn.to/3Y3gZ6f] Allen keys [https://amzn.to/3HWs0B1] Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://ift.tt/RXvcAny About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home. Follow This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG Clothes Rack | Build it | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/