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Similar problem at a previous house: I resorted to battens shaped on one side to the profile of the wall using a spoke shave - doubtless there is a more modern power tool that will do the job, but shavings are much easier to clear up than dust. Said battens varied from 1/4" to 1. 1/4" thick, and allowed a ply panel to be fitted true, or at least as close enough, screwing through the ply and batten into the wall.
The biggest problem I found was drilling into Victorian brick - carbide masonry drills were good for no more than two holes...
MrE
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I'm after some advice.
We have a turn of century terrace where the staircase is oriented across the width of the house. The master BR is at the front of the house. In the master BR there is a closet in the space above the stairwell. This closet is a strange triangular shape owing to the fact that the floor of the closet is the ceiling of the stairwell. get me?
I'd like to put some shelving in the triangular bit. I have some leftover 18mm ply left over from another project. I am thinking of fixing four ply corner supports to the walls with evenly spaced drilled holes, so that the shelves can be adjustable, like kitchen cabinets or an ikea wardrobe.
Access to the space is such that prefabrication will be difficult. Am I setting myself up for an exercise in frustration, owing to the fact that the walls won't be true or flat? Any tips for 'truing' the space before I start? I am a dab hand at wood but no good at plaster.
Thanks.