Weymouth Bookcases
One of the jobs that has gone through the shop over the last few months was a bookcase job for a client in Weymouth, MA. While the construction of the bookcases was straightforward, the site provided some challenges for the install.
The install ran the entire length of a staircase that leads to an office upstairs in the client’s barn. Unfortunately I left my go-go gadget arms at the shop, but luckily I had my trusty Little Giant ladder to help access the different levels that the bookcases were located on. Also dealing with the different pitches of the roof and the fact that it was horribly out of square in places, as this was a typical New England barn that has gone through many transformations, helped add to the install excitement.
I used 3/4″ plywood for the bookcase sides, tops and bottoms and 1/2″ for the backs. This gives the cases extra strength and ensures they remain square, even if the barn doesn’t. The client was not sure if he wanted to paint the bookcases or finish them natural so I used a simple face frame construction out of maple, which costs a little more than poplar but looks much nicer painted, if the client decided to go that route in the end.
Overall, the install job went quickly over the course of two days, and, most importantly, the customer was extremely pleased with the transformation of his space.
-CB-
Tags: bookcase
