How to Make a Home Made Whiteboard

Making a (4’x8’) Whiteboard for under $20!

Whiteboards are essential for any scholar or business.  Also known as “dry erase boards” these can be used for a variety of important things.  They simply can be drawn on by a dry erase marker and easily wiped clean.  A whiteboard not even 4’x6’ can be bought for $100 because of it’s frame. Let’s face it most students and especially businesses have far more expenditures than a whiteboard.  When you’re on a budget (really who isn’t?) utilizing your resources to save you a few dollars is always a good call.  I broke this process of making your own whiteboard without the metal frame for no more than $20, which I went to Home Depot for.

Step 1: Have Appropriate Wall Space

Whiteboard can range in sizes from handheld to the size of an entire wall.  For studying mathematics and computer science, I used a 4’ x 6’ space on my wall in my room.  Be prepared to nail your homemade board up on the wall with a nail gun.  If you have a problem with putting holes in your wall then by all means be creative and if you do think of an idea to get it on the wall, I’d like to hear them.  I tried to use suction cups but my wall is not a completely flat surface.  If yours is then you may want to give that a try!

Step 2: Have Transportation
These board are pretty large and cannot be folded in anyway or form.  So make sure to have a larger sized car when taking a trip to the store.  Also be sure to have another person come along to help tie down move this board around. 

Step 3: Go to Local Home Depot and Select an appropriate panel board or dry erase board.

My local Home Depot had dry erase panel boards for about $40.  Yet I searched the store some more and found just white panel boards somewhere in the wood section.  They are very thin but they will work.  Mine was a 4’ x 6’ board and is white only on one side.  Most of the ones I dug through were either pretty scratched up or chipped on the side.  I managed to find a couple that were in pretty good condition.

Step 5: Put onto Wall

I am sure that there is a limitless amount of ways to have a panel board put onto a wall with or without putting holes in the wall, but to keep things simple and efficient I had someone hold the board where I wanted it and where I believed was aligned correct.  I then nailed the board starting from a top corner and proceeded to put multiple nails in the board and wall in appropriate spots.  Sometimes you get more work done when you keep things simple.

Step 6: Put in work!

Using whiteboards to their potential can be very productive.  These whiteboards are very useful in business and school setting.   Be sure to give any feedback or post any questions!