For several years I've been wanting a lage book case for my office. I really needed a place to organize my miscellanous collections that now reside in multiple shelves, drawers and boxes. At the office, at home, in the basement and even the garage.
I set out to find a plan that was easy (of course, it has to be easy if I'm going to build it). I found some smaller cases with some basic plans, so I took one of those and altered it to fit my location. This plan has 60 ft of self space at 11 inches deep. The construction is designed so that it can be completed with ordinary tools, circular saw (although a table saw would be very beneficial) jig saw, drill, screw gun, sander, hammer and nails. But if you happen to have a nice shop you could probablu knock this out in a day. The plans include all the materials list and cut guide along with a drill guide for shelves and the back panel.
This plan can easliy be altered to the exact size for you space. Although it's already tall at 7'3" you can easily alter it to be a floor to ceiling built in book case. Or you can adjust the self length to fit a smaller location. Your plan could also include building a third or forth unit for more overall length or a wall to wall application. The enite case is easliy moved by seperating the individual units. Only the crown mold and center fluted stile are installed on site and make the unit look like a permnant install.
I'm starting construction on this plan this weekend, so I'll update this post with cost and hours once I've finished. Or, better yet, you could stop by my office sometime and check it out.
I'll be glad to send you a PDF of the plan detail if you leave me a message.
Or you can see the 3D model on Google Sketchup here.
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