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garage shelves

Tonk

12-10-2006

professorpaul

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Nate Nagel

Tonk

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Posted by Tonk on December 10, 2006, 6:00 am

Dear NG,

I'm looking for a winter project (after I rebuild my Gravely tractor of
course!). I want to build some shelves in my new garage - permanent
shelves along a wall. I would like to hide the clutter with some doors
of some type. The doors don't have to be anything elaborate. They
might be hinged and the size of a full sheet of OSB that swing open and
provide access to all the junk. The other thought that I had was
something a bit more eloborate such as a door that might open
vertically over each individual shelf compartment and slide back into
the shelf out of the way. I was hoping I might be able to pick your
brains for some ideas. Pictures help a lot!

Mike

Posted by professorpaul on December 10, 2006, 9:13 am

Well, this isn't quite what you are looking for, but I recently moved
into a place at the Delaware shore on the Atlantic ocean. Needed
something that would not rust, etc. I opted for three of the Black and
Decker pre-fab, knocked down plastic cabinets. You can bolt them to the
wall for extra strength. A little trouble with sagging shelves (will
deal with that with some 1x2 pine and dry wall screws). Keep clutter
out of the way nicely. I still have tool boards near the workbench. Got
a spare kitchen cabinet under the workbench for some other stuff.

Posted by on December 10, 2006, 6:13 pm

>Well, this isn't quite what you are looking for, but I recently moved

>into a place at the Delaware shore on the Atlantic ocean. Needed

>something that would not rust, etc. I opted for three of the Black and

>Decker pre-fab, knocked down plastic cabinets. You can bolt them to the

>wall for extra strength. A little trouble with sagging shelves (will

>deal with that with some 1x2 pine and dry wall screws). Keep clutter

>out of the way nicely. I still have tool boards near the workbench. Got

>a spare kitchen cabinet under the workbench for some other stuff.

I'm a fan of those wire shelves they sell at HomeDepot.

Sturdy, don't sag, easy to install, pre-painted, and,
I can't buy equivalent wood for shelves that cheap.

<rj>

Posted by professorpaul on December 13, 2006, 7:01 pm

I had forgotten about the wire shelves, though I do have some of those.
I put stuff in those big clear plastic boxes, so I can see what I have.
Also, a small bolt cutter (1 is a lifetime supply) is the easiest way
to cut the wire shelving. A hacksaw is a PITA.

Posted by Nate Nagel on December 13, 2006, 8:50 pm

professorpaul wrote:

> I had forgotten about the wire shelves, though I do have some of those.

> I put stuff in those big clear plastic boxes, so I can see what I have.

> Also, a small bolt cutter (1 is a lifetime supply) is the easiest way

> to cut the wire shelving. A hacksaw is a PITA.

I'd posted a while back looking for options for garage shelving. I
still can't find the restaurant style wire shelving that I really want
anywhere for a reasonable price. However, I did discover that Lowe's
sells the 1000 lb. rated steel/MDF shelves for about $70 a unit so that
may be the way to go for me.

nate

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