- 1). Measure the width, depth and height of all the exposed plumbing pipes. The "box-in" method works best when all the exposed pipes are grouped together, in one location. The idea here is to build a small box, going from floor to ceiling to cover the exposed piping. Boxes may run vertically or horizontally.
- 2). Cut out pieces of 1/2-inch plywood using a chop saw or electric circular saw. Cut four pieces that will form a box.
- 3). Cut four pieces of 1-by-2 furring strips to match the height of the plywood box. Screw these furring strips to the edges of two of the box sides in order to give you a way of securing the entire box together.
- 4). Screw the back of the box right into the wall studs. Most plumbing pipes are located next to studs. If you don't seem to have any studs in the area you are building the box, then install wall anchors and secure drywall screws into those anchors.
- 5). Remove the plywood back, place the anchor in the hole that you just drilled though the plywood and into the drywall, and tap it in place with a hammer. Then insert the screw through the plywood and into the wall anchor, using a drill and bit.
- 6). Attach the two sides of the box, using drywall screws into the furring strips. Check to see that all pipes are behind the plywood, so when you put the front of the plywood box on, there is no interference. Attach the front piece of plywood, using the method described above. Your box is now complete.
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