A
garage is the perfect home for all sorts of items and activities from storing
sporting equipment to tools and machines; and it’s original purpose for car
parking to activities like a home-office, a gym or a workshop. If your garage
is only used for storage rather than other activities it really needs some
shelves for organization.
Usually
garage shelves can be found in two main forms: site-built and prefabricated.
Site-built shelves are usually less expensive and allow you to adapt the sizes
to the space available. You can find everything that you need at the local home
center, lumber yard, discount store or hardware store.
One
of the basics of the garage shelves is made of a simple piece of ¾” plywood or
a length of 1x or 2x lumber on a set of heavy-duty shelf brackets. This is
mounted by attaching the brackets to the studs directly using long screws then
by attaching the shelf to the brackets. To strengthen the shelf you can add a
brace at each stud.
Another
type of shelves are the floor-supported ones. One method is to run vertical
2x4s every 50 inches and resting them on the floor and attaching them to the
rafters or ceiling joists at the top. In addition, the 2x4s are run horizontally
on edge between the uprights then an articleboard is used to create the shelve.
The most commonly used dimensions are 19-25 inches for depth and the spacing
between 2x4s is usually on 25 inches but of course, these sizes can be changed
to accommodate the size of the items that you are storing.
For
storing small items you should take into consideration the space between the
studs. By attaching a series of 1x2 strips horizontally to the inside edges of
two adjacent studs approximately 6 inches apart, cutting some 1x4 and 1x6
pieces of lumber and fitting them between studs and slipping them on top of the
1x2s you can create some small adjustable shelves. These are great for jars,
cans and bottles and also for other small and light items. The small shelves are
great for organizing and storing screws and nails.
The
best choice when building prefabricated garage shelves is Steel shelving.
Plastic shelving may be enough for storing lightweight items but in time you
may need something more resistant for storing heavier items. One disadvantage
of the steel shelving is that they cannot be cut to size so they have standard
widths, depths and heights so you have to choose something that fits within
your available space.
Adjustability
is another important consideration in prefabricated shelving. Prefabricated
shelves should be adjustable to at least two different locations within the
shelving framework and also the pins for adjusting should be heavy duty and
should have something in place for preventing them from working loose or
becoming accidentally dislodged.
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