Building A Window Seat Over A Vent

This allows you to devote more time to painting your window seat attaching stylish cabinet pulls and adding a seat cushion.

Building a window seat over a vent.

Fill the top screw holes with wood putty and sand smooth if the top is to be painted. Measure and cut the sanded plywood to accommodate this overhang. You can see from the drawing that a window seat is actually a short floating wall achored to 2x4 cleats on the wall. As you can see we have a floor air vent in the nook area.

First you need a niche that features a window. Then we started building the window seat by building the floor frame first. Building a window seat with storage in a bay window. We have a bookcase that was built over the register and the wood inside grew mold because there wasn t enough force to blow the air and moisture out the front of the bookcase.

Available by order or in stock at many home centers wall cabinets make this job largely about assembly rather than about building cabinetry from scratch. And adding a window seat has always been considered impractical. This simple step by step tutorial will walk you through the process of building a window seat from scratch using pre made ikea cabinets in just a few hours. Then the seat has to be custom built by a cabinetmaker or trim carpenter to fit the exact width and sill height of the window.

The front can be wood sheetrock or other materials since it is only decorative. The top seat of the window bench will overhang both sides and the front by 2 inches. The top will not hang over the back of the window bench. You can easily build your own unique window seat using ready made floating cabinet units as a base.

First we removed all the floor moldings since we will no longer need those. A diy window seat with storage is a fantastic budget friendly way to transform a boring window wall into a beautiful focal point. Just a warning don t take the easy way out. We used 2 screws per stud.

I do want to caution you against building over a vent. As attractive as window seats are only a few older homes with deep dormers seem to have them. A window seat can make a quaint and cozy addition to any room in your home. Screw the top into place.

Your window seat will have a flawless professional look because of one secret.