The original post: /r/diy by /u/dbrat on 2024-12-27 02:20:57.
I have a storage bench that I want to raise by 4" to have more comfortable seating for a rather tall table. I have just about finishing building a wooden frame to do so, however I realized that my initial idea for securing the bench to the frame likely won't work.
I wanted to drill into the frame from the inside of the bench, however the issue is that the base of the inside is a very thin board that was slid into place and I don't believe that the outer base board reaches that much (if at all) inside of the bench for the screw to actually secure to anything. Unfortunately I don't think I can shift the thin board to check because it is held in place by the other part of the bench.
My only other option seems to be to drill 4-5" screws directly down into the baseboard and then perhaps cover them up with some white caps or something once the frame is painted, so I wanted to see if there are any other options before I (fearfully) start drilling into the outside of the bench.
Frame: https://imgur.com/a/xPbY2KF