I love books. I especially love hardcover books. Mary likes stuff. We needed a place for my books and Mary needed a place for her stuff (and a few books, too). I've always wanted a big, floor-to-ceiling bookcase with a rolling ladder so, after the recent re-model, I built one!

This thing is ten feet high and ten feet wide and 12" deep. It has adjustable shelves on old-fashioned library standards and no exposed fasteners. The vertical supports and top are made from 10' long 3/4" birch MDF plywood (thank you Chattanooga Hardwood). The shelves are 3/4" birch plywood with solid maple front and back stiffeners. The fluted front trim is from Lowe's with the exception of the carved pieces at the top which I ordered custom made.

The ladder was made entirely from hardwood flooring strips leftover from the recent house re-model. I had a really hard time finding traditional rolling ladder hardware and what I did find was very expensive so I made my own. The bar is 1" square aluminum I bought from The Steel Store, in Chattanooga. I ordered the v-groove roller bearings online and made the mounts myself. This was a big project and took a couple of months to finish.

Several people have asked me to build them one. Sure, I'll be glad to. In my spare time. $25,000 each. For relatives, $30,000 and up depending on attitude. 100% deposit required. No checks, please.

You'll notice that there's more "stuff" than books. Hmmm.....