Wall-mounted Table

A simple enough table that holds up more weight than it looks, and helps save some space.

A project like this might take an afternoon, or a weekend to finish, bu It took me far longer to finish this project that it should take, but that's on me.

Marine Plywood, 3/4" thick. A full sheet. Thick. Sturdy.

Any saw that you're capable and comfortable using. Wether a handtool or a powertool.

Measuring tape.

A try square.

Pencils, pens, whichever you prefer.

Drill and drill bits. (Corded, cordless, or hand-drill is up to your preference).

Screws. (3", 1 1/2", 1", and 3/4" variants).

Level tool.

Bit driver. (for when you forget to bring home the charger of the cordless drill that you borrowed).

A can-do attitude

Enthusiasm!!!

As with any project, this starts out with an idea, which came out of necessity, and then muddled by indecisiveness... But eventually, you get to the plan!

The original plan was to merely add a new top on my existing table, BUT, as I was cleaning the old table, I saw that was quite a lot of termite damage, and I mean A LOT. I wasn't able to document it because reasons.

Aside from termite damage, there was a significant amount of water damage and molds. Thus the Plan had to change, into the eventual wall mounted plan you see here today.

Step 2 has a lot of cutting the plywood to shape. The measurements are listed on the "PLAN" at step 1.

Basically,

1 piece (The Base Board) is 36" x 16" or 91.44cm x 40.64cm.

1 piece (Left top) is 24" x 16" or 60.96cm x 40.64cm.

1 piece (Right top) is 20" x 32" or 50.8cm x 81.28cm.

(Top left and right were cut to fit the old table BEFORE the termite and water damage were discovered).

4 pieces (Supports) are 20" x 16" x 25.6" or 50.8cm x 40.64cm x 65cm. (This is when knowing the Pythagorean theorem helps.)

1 piece (Monitor mount) optional... measurement varies depending on use or preference. As with all the measurements.

1 piece (Edge trimming) I forgot how long it was initially, but cut it to size.

Sandpaper 100 grit is enough, having 220 on hand isn't too bad either

Wood filler.

More importantly, MEASURE TWICE or more, and CUT once!

As the name suggests, we assemble!

It is important to do some dry fittings to see if things line up, which they occasionally do.

After the pieces have been cut, add the trim to the edges, and sand the sharp edges and rough surfaces.

I decided to have a support legs be 7" higher than the floor, so that the steep angle will help with joint strength and clearance for my knees.

BEFORE you start mounting the supports on the wall, make sure that your wall can actually handle the weight of the table. Make sure to use a level to see if they line up right, something that I should have taken into consideration.

I stuck two support pieces together with 1 1/2" screws to make them stronger. Adding pilot holes for the mounting screws will help you when setting up the supports.

The base board will basically become the mounting plate for the supports and the top.

Instead of driving screws from the work surface of the top board, I decided to attach the base board to the supports using 1 1/2" screws, then, from below, I drive screws (1" screws) upward from the baseboard into the top, providing a clean work surface.

Hopefully it holds!

After the successful attachment to the wall, take time to admire your work, and soak in the little bit of pride that you feel for making something with your hands, and then that feeling suddenly disappears because you suddenly find mistakes. Lots.

But you'll be able to remedy them somehow!

Optional:

Adding a floating monitor stand will help alleviate some spacing problems when it comes to your work area.

I had to add some wood pieces to the wall because the monitor board wasn't long enough to reach the wall supports. Thus, some improvisation was needed.

The brackets used on the monitor mount were purchased, instead of cutting one out of plywood, because the monitor mount was, more or less, an afterthought, and I got lazy of cutting.

Thank you for your time. And I hope you have a wonderful day.