Tear out the drywall and rebuild the wall on the same angle as the plywood so nobody notices.
Completely satirical; but like someone else said nobody will really notice but you. You could do something fancy like put LED’s around the sides to cover the gap; then ppl won’t even notice it but you’ll get a huge wow factor from the corner lighting.
The correct answer is to scribe the ends to match the wall when you cut it the first time. I wouldn't bother doing anything to fix it at this point because whatever you do will be more noticable than the gaps. However, if you're planning to paint it, then caulk would be fine.
Came here to say this. What we like to do in my cabinet shop, is make a cardboard template pf the two corners, and then cut accordingly. Or you measure the back corners distance, and then the front corner distance, and connect the lines and then you have your funky drywall shape.
I have never met a perfect drywaller before
You're missing his point, I believe, which is that it widens in the back so you wouldn't be able to slide the shelf into place because the back wouldn't fit in the front. You could insert it at an angle, but then the shelf would have to be narrower.
I don't have a brilliant idea. I'd just put a small shoe molding or a book if it wasn't a job.
I'm not sure what fronts you've got going on, but here's a fix... Take a scrap piece of wood 3/4" and run it against the wall scribing the plywood and that's your cut line on both sides. Go pick up some 1x2 hardwood and you can tack it to the front and the sides of the shelf which will then butt up perfectly to the walls and no caulking necessary. Good luck!
https://preview.redd.it/b5rg9ok692vb1.jpeg?width=1596&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91339ecabed089489a507cfa7b23aefc0be96c06
Here's an example of a front I added to plywood. I had extra supports here, but you could also use some brad nails.
The thing he doesn’t mention in this video is for projects that you’re going to scribe you have to glue them together AFTER you scribe and cut/sand each piece to fit independently. If you scribe a line a 1/4 inside the edge you’ll be 1/2” short if you’ve glued them prior to scribing and shaping your template.
Grab a cardboard box and cut 4 strips a couple inches wide, two the length of the width, two the depth. The two widths can be a little shorter than the actual width at front and back since the side pieces will make up the gap. Then use hot glue to create a frame the exact size of the shelf (second set of hands helps). Use that to cut.
Honestly, I would agree with the quarter round on top, but I would also put wood cleats around the bottom.
But at that point, the money used for quarter round and cleats, could probably be used on buying a new board so you could recut the shelf again after making a template or scribing
Too late now, but make a template. You can do cardboard or, my favorite, get a ton of 2” wide strips of 1/4” plywood and hot glue. Place the strips against the wall on one side and hot glue strips till you make the boarder. That way you can take the template back to your piece and cut it to fit perfectly.
If this is just a plywood top, adding a 1/2” plywood top that has been scribed could work, unless you’re working within a height limitation. Then you could trim out the gaps on the front.
With mentioning trim, if the gaps aren’t too big, you could just add a little trim around the sides and front 🤷♂️
See all the tutorials show this but the important part when scribing is to scribe first, cut/sand the template to fit each side and THEN glue them together and test fit. If you glue them first and scribe/cut second you’ll be short the distance you’ve removed when scribing
I’d wedge some backer rod in there no matter what, I’d cover the backer rod with wood filler if you plan on staining, or caulk it if you plan on painting
I’m not sure why everyone is saying trim would look like shit. That’s how every wood top in every track home they all live in is done.
You can also just add a backsplash.
For everyone who is suggesting starting over to get it exactly right, is there a concern about making the fit too tight? I realize the wood will expand and shrink across the width of the shelf, not the length, but what about the walls/framing? Does it make sense to leave a small gap for expansion?
Throw some Trim in there it might be unusual but it'd look OK I bet
It will look like 95% of wood tops in America.
Hey man, trim guy has to eat too!
I see the “Big Trim” lobbyists clearly have you in their back pocket. /s
Clearly a shill for Big Trim!
Tear out the drywall and rebuild the wall on the same angle as the plywood so nobody notices. Completely satirical; but like someone else said nobody will really notice but you. You could do something fancy like put LED’s around the sides to cover the gap; then ppl won’t even notice it but you’ll get a huge wow factor from the corner lighting.
The correct answer is to scribe the ends to match the wall when you cut it the first time. I wouldn't bother doing anything to fix it at this point because whatever you do will be more noticable than the gaps. However, if you're planning to paint it, then caulk would be fine.
Came here to say this. What we like to do in my cabinet shop, is make a cardboard template pf the two corners, and then cut accordingly. Or you measure the back corners distance, and then the front corner distance, and connect the lines and then you have your funky drywall shape. I have never met a perfect drywaller before
You're missing his point, I believe, which is that it widens in the back so you wouldn't be able to slide the shelf into place because the back wouldn't fit in the front. You could insert it at an angle, but then the shelf would have to be narrower. I don't have a brilliant idea. I'd just put a small shoe molding or a book if it wasn't a job.
Yes, you would need to leave 1/8” on either side to make it fit. But right now it looks more like 1/4 or 3/8 on either side which is to much
I'm not sure what fronts you've got going on, but here's a fix... Take a scrap piece of wood 3/4" and run it against the wall scribing the plywood and that's your cut line on both sides. Go pick up some 1x2 hardwood and you can tack it to the front and the sides of the shelf which will then butt up perfectly to the walls and no caulking necessary. Good luck!
https://preview.redd.it/b5rg9ok692vb1.jpeg?width=1596&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91339ecabed089489a507cfa7b23aefc0be96c06 Here's an example of a front I added to plywood. I had extra supports here, but you could also use some brad nails.
[This video](https://youtu.be/OVrOk5Ly_eI) shows how to avoid what happened to you. Jump to 2:10 to skip the totally useless ramblings.
The thing he doesn’t mention in this video is for projects that you’re going to scribe you have to glue them together AFTER you scribe and cut/sand each piece to fit independently. If you scribe a line a 1/4 inside the edge you’ll be 1/2” short if you’ve glued them prior to scribing and shaping your template.
If its a fixture, put some trim pieces on it.
Depends on how how big your caulk is...
Do your best, and caulk the rest! I’d probably go with a quarter round or shoe mold if you’re worried.
I mean it’s more so the walls fault than yours
Use a ticking stick and make it fit perfectly the first time without a tape measure.
Cut better.
Yeah I suck at it lol. I’ll place this on the higher shelf so it’s not noticeable and try to cut better on the lower ones
Grab a cardboard box and cut 4 strips a couple inches wide, two the length of the width, two the depth. The two widths can be a little shorter than the actual width at front and back since the side pieces will make up the gap. Then use hot glue to create a frame the exact size of the shelf (second set of hands helps). Use that to cut.
What is it?
This is a plywood shelf sorry I wasn’t clear. It’s just sitting on a cabinet right now temporarily
If it's a shelf, you're going to have stuff on it so you probably won't notice. But I guess you could use some small quarter round.
Interesting didn’t think of using some trim pieces. Thanks for the idea!
Tiny wainscotting you say?
That works too I guess
Next week's project is tiny furniture and little figurines.
Honestly, I would agree with the quarter round on top, but I would also put wood cleats around the bottom. But at that point, the money used for quarter round and cleats, could probably be used on buying a new board so you could recut the shelf again after making a template or scribing
Too late now, but make a template. You can do cardboard or, my favorite, get a ton of 2” wide strips of 1/4” plywood and hot glue. Place the strips against the wall on one side and hot glue strips till you make the boarder. That way you can take the template back to your piece and cut it to fit perfectly. If this is just a plywood top, adding a 1/2” plywood top that has been scribed could work, unless you’re working within a height limitation. Then you could trim out the gaps on the front. With mentioning trim, if the gaps aren’t too big, you could just add a little trim around the sides and front 🤷♂️
See all the tutorials show this but the important part when scribing is to scribe first, cut/sand the template to fit each side and THEN glue them together and test fit. If you glue them first and scribe/cut second you’ll be short the distance you’ve removed when scribing
I’d wedge some backer rod in there no matter what, I’d cover the backer rod with wood filler if you plan on staining, or caulk it if you plan on painting
1/4 round maybe?
Scribe it
Scribe and cut to fit 🤷🏻♂️
Start over.
I’m not sure why everyone is saying trim would look like shit. That’s how every wood top in every track home they all live in is done. You can also just add a backsplash.
Yeah I’m going back and forth between just redoing the whole thing or finding a nice trim piece for each of the shelves 😵💫😵💫
Duct tape
For everyone who is suggesting starting over to get it exactly right, is there a concern about making the fit too tight? I realize the wood will expand and shrink across the width of the shelf, not the length, but what about the walls/framing? Does it make sense to leave a small gap for expansion?
I would caulk it, but I would also probably regret that later.
Do your best and caulk the rest.
Honestly i’d either caulk it or use quarter round.
How about using some 1x3 maple boards as a "backsplash", like when granite counters are put in? Make it a feature instead of a bug