How to Build a Whiteboard

This money saving whiteboard is based around using an inexpensive white wall panel like those used in residential bathrooms.  One of our members has built a variety of these whiteboards, saving our church over $1,000 dollars.  Basically, the construction consists of gluing the white wall panels to wooden frames and mounting them either on a wall or on a mobile stand.  The actual whiteboards generally cost only about $10 each.  You will spend more money on the frames.  For a REALLY cheap whiteboard, you can just glue a board directly to a wall and put some molding around it.  Be aware, however that this will ruin the wall when you try to take it down some day.

PROS:  Large boards for a very inexpensive price.

CONS:  Board material was not designed for heavy duty use.  They will NOT last as long as a first quality board.  You will need to replace these boards every few years so design the frame for easy replacement.  I wouldn’t suggest this for a school setting in which it is used all day, several days a week but for a church setting in which they are used once or twice a week they are fine.

Whiteboard - Wall Mounted

You will need a frame behind the board to keep it from warping.  Glue the board to the frame so that you won't have screws in the markerboard.
 

Edge View.  Marker/eraser ledge at bottom.  We have found it good to put a ledge at the top so that it is out of the reach of small children.