Fold-Away Laundry Room Drying Rack

You'll also fasten the bracket assembly for the swing knob, centered above the rack, by driving screws into the stud located between the 32-inch spaced studs.

Using a stud finder, locate and mark the three stud locations.

From the offcuts, crosscut the horizontal top support (D) and vertical top support (E) to size. Then, crosscut the eight 3/4-inch-diameter pine dowels (C) to a length of 32 inches.

Mark center points for the eight 3/4-inch-diameter dowel holes spaced 4 inches apart and centered along the length of one of the sides (A), where dimensioned.

Align and clamp the two sides together face to face so you can bore the holes through them simultaneously. Bore the holes using a 3/4-inch Forstner bit. Place a backer board under the sides to prevent splintering when the bit exits, now separate the sides.

Apply glue inside each of the holes in the sides and assemble the sides and dowels. Now apply glue to the ends of the top/bottom (B), and position them between the sides, flush with the ends of the sides, to complete the frame. Clamp the sides to draw the frame tightly together, and measure for equal corner-to-corner diagonals to verify square corners.

Tip: When assembling multiple parts, use glue with a longer set time like Titebond Original.

After the glue dries, reinforce the corner joints with 4d finish nails, where shown. Drill pilot holes through the sides into the top/bottom using a 1/16-inch drill bit and drive the nails.

To assemble the bracket assembly for the swing knob, glue and clamp the horizontal top support (D) and vertical top support (E) together, (Project Diagram).

Drill a pair of mounting holes through the horizontal top support into the vertical top support, and drive 1-1/2-inch screws. Then, drill a pair of mounting holes through the vertical top support, where shown, for fastening the bracket to the wall.

Sand the rack and apply Minwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane semi-gloss finish following the manufacturer's instructions. After the finish dries, mount the 1-3/4-inch swing knob, centered, to the front edge of the horizontal top support (D) using the supplied screw.

Position the bracket assembly on the top (B), where shown, with the mounting holes in the vertical top support (E) centered over your stud. Using the mounting holes for guides, drill pilot holes; then drive 2-1/2-inch screws. Rotate the swing knob to capture the rack.

To install the 23-inch-long jack chains (a Lowe's associate will cut the chains to length for you), drill pilot holes for 3/4-inch panhead screws into the sides (A), where shown. Fasten the chains to the sides using the panhead screws and #8 flat washers, driving the screws through end links.

Finally, to attach the free end of the chains to the wall with 3/16x2-inch eye screws, where shown, drill holes for wall anchors, and drive in the anchors with a hammer. Thread the eye screws into the anchors, and slip the end links onto the eye