House & Garden UK
YOU WILL NEED
· 6 x general-purpose timber board planks, 175 x 30cm
· 4 x heavy-duty 12.5cm bolt-hole castors with tyres
· 8 x M12 threaded steel rods (self-colour), 3 metres long; 96 x M12 wingnuts and washers
· 2 x galvanised mesh panels, 138 x 47cm
· 4 x brass cup hooks, 2.5cm long
Instructions
1. Cut the planks to 150cm long. In each one, drill 4 x 1.3cm diameter holes along both of the long sides, inset 4cm from the ends. Space the holes evenly along the length, leaving around 45cm clear between each one.
2. Screw the castors on to the bottom of the 4 outer rods and then thread the first shelf (which will be the bottom shelf) all the way down the rods to the castors, securing with a washer and wingnut on the upper side.
3. Feed the 4 remaining rods through the 4 remaining holes in the bottom shelf and secure with a wingnut and washer on the top and underneath.
4. Thread a new wingnut (with the wings facing down) and washer onto each rod, taking them to your preferred height for the second shelf. Thread the second shelf onto the rods. Use a spirit level and adjust the wingnuts for straightness. Use more wingnuts to fix the top of the shelf.
5. Repeat with the remaining 4 shelves.
6. Hang the mesh panels with cup hooks at the back of the shelves, but you could attach them with Jubilee clips for extra shelf stability. Keep the castors locked whenever the shelves are not being moved.
Feature Image: Yuki Sugiura
