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Printer Mike

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Anyone see a downside to using heavy duty steel pallet racking uprights in lieu of 6x6 posts for the corners of an open shed?

(Besides not being able to nail to them.)
 
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Anyone see a downside to using heavy duty steel pallet racking uprights in lieu of 6x6 posts for the corners of an open shed?

Ayuh,... I've seen several different styles,...

Is it tubular, or structured shape steel,..??
How thick,..??

Rustoleum will keep the rust at bay for years....

Tubular is a problem painting of course...
 
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Printer Mike

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Ayuh,... I've seen several different styles,...

Is it tubular, or structured shape steel,..??
How thick,..??

Rustoleum will keep the rust at bay for years....

Tubular is a problem painting of course...


It's square w/slightly rounded edges. I think it came from a store like Home Depot. It is very heavy stuff..
 
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I have 4 H shaped pieces. They are only 9' long. But, I'm thinking they won't need to be very deep in the ground. I could dig down below the frost line and fill w/concrete... let the metal rest on the concrete, then finish filling the hole to level...

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I rented space in a 250,000 sq ft warehouse, and made an enclosure with pallet racks. It worked well. You will need to add shelving to add stability to the uprights - at least two shelves. Shelves come in a variety of lengths.

I used self tapping screws to attach drywall to the outside of my space. You could easily screw OSB to make walls.

If you put a shelf at 36", it makes for a bomb proof bench. Put another one just above your head, and you can attack lights to the bottom of it (over the bench) and have massive storage above the bench. Each shelf is rated to 1,000 or 1,500 pounds.

I'd make sure the posts are level & plumb - and sitting on a really stable base. Bolt them down if possible.

In short - go for it.
 

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I think that using those is going to be more trouble than it is worth, since affixing your siding materials, etc to them is going to be a real time consuming pain in the neck. If you use pressure treated 4x4 then you can just use your brad gun and put up siding like T111, in a flash...
 

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I think that using those is going to be more trouble than it is worth, since affixing your siding materials, etc to them is going to be a real time consuming pain in the neck. If you use pressure treated 4x4 then you can just use your brad gun and put up siding like T111, in a flash...

Self tapping #6 screws go through the uprights and shelves real easy. Not as fast as a stapler or nailer, but it's not slow.
 

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Putting those in concrete isnt going to work. The water that the concrete and dirt absorb will rot them out very quickly.
 

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I think I would sell those on CL and use the money to buy some 2x4s. Or a metal prefab shed, I slapped one of those up in an afternoon. I hate it, but it was quick.
 

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That is a concern... I was hoping the rust would take many many years to be a problem...

There is some really great stuff to help prevent rust, called paint! :bounce:

I'm going to say you may be OK with them, I'd paint them well with a good paint. As mentioned above, attaching to them will be the biggest PITA.
 
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