Wood or metal storage shelves?

[Sasquatch912]

Which shelves would you prefer to store oil, various parts, and various items?

Im debating about a plywood and 2x4 set up or a metal shelving unit from Lowes.

Any suggestions?


Thank You!

 

[dshop]

check CL for used office metal shelving...I've always been able to find good units at a fraction of the box store prices. It's for paint and oil cans; who cares?... you can get it half price or less.

 

[CJ7VFR]

Which shelves would you prefer to store oil, various parts, and various items?

Im debating about a plywood and 2x4 set up or a metal shelving unit from Lowes.

Any suggestions?


Thank You!

If you go with the 2x4 and plywood set up, you can customize the shelves to exactly what you want and need, and make them fit into exactly the spot you have picked out for the shelves.

If you buy the metal shelving units, I would go with something like Gorilla Racks or something similar, which go together with just a rubber mallet, and can hold some pretty heavy stuff.

The Gorilla Racks use wooden particle board shelves, but they are strong. I have 5 of them in my garage. I use them to hold all of my vehicle maintenance items like oil, brake fluid, filters, grease and so on. I also use them for general storage items and holiday stuff in bins. I even put one together to make a work bench and added a plywood top on it. You can arrange them however you like.

Jim

 

[isb cornbinder]

Here is a good deal on Craigslist and it is in your neighborhood.
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/for/d/heavy-duty-industrial-shelving/6389359641.html
I have used this shelf system and it is very good and totally adjustable. Units can be linked by the shelves. Lots of luck

 

[Ign]

IIRC HD is doing their Gorilla Rack copies for BF at $129. They're not as good as the real thing but still pretty good. I've assembled (and modified) several.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-7...l-Garage-Shelving-Unit-ERZ782478W-4/202251082

I'm a metal guy so I'll never vote wood unless it's for inexpensive heat.

 

[Sasquatch912]

IIRC HD is doing their Gorilla Rack copies for BF at $129. They're not as good as the real thing but still pretty good. I've assembled (and modified) several.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-7...l-Garage-Shelving-Unit-ERZ782478W-4/202251082

I'm a metal guy so I'll never vote wood unless it's for inexpensive heat.

Saw those at Lowes today. I opted for wood right now.

Going to do maybe 8' high by 8' long and 3' wide..


Thanks guys!!

 

[Lelandwelds]

I have always had a mix of work castoffs, last guy left behinds, and hand me downs. But,If buying new, I want to average these together and come upmwith something new.

 

[bjcouche]

Some general advice I would give....
For storing liquids, I'd recommend a metal shelving unit with solid metal shelves, not the grating type. This is because if any of the containers develops a leak, the mess is much easier to clean up than if you had a wood shelf and now the liquid has permanently soaked into the wood. I just had an unopened gallon of engine coolant empty itself from the bottom, making a real sticky mess.
For shelves, I've either built my own from unastrut and plywood to get the size and strength I wanted. For me the shelves at the big box stores is either way overpriced or way too wimpy.
They have price tags plastered all over the shelving that I would like to buy, but I think the prices are for the items on the pallet racks, not the pallet racks themselves!
Brian

 

[Alchymist]

2 rivet shelving - not cheap new, but if you can find it used.......

Takes either particle board (which I use) or plywood for shelves, really sturdy, and easily adjustable.

Like these:
http://www.triboroshelving.com/rivet_rack_boltless_shelving.html

 

[stevengarage]

Sams club has some good quality shelving units, I got one a good one from there a couple years ago that works great for me. I would be glad to send you pictures if you like. I built a set of wooden shelves in the corner I use for larger stuff

 

[Aquamoose]

If you’re gonna store solvents, it pays to have a flammable cabinet (yellow). Keeps the smell down too.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[RWorth]

I used these, totally adjustable, any width shelf, and you can use plywood, or 2" stock depending on how HD the shelf needs to be. Some of your shelving can be 1/2" plywood for light stuff, and some can be 2x12's for the HD items. Oh, it doubles as a lumber rack as well as a pipe rack.

https://www.comstarsupply.com/underground-equipment/hardware-and-cable-racks.html

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tachmentid=705381&stc=1&d=1511091669511091144

 

[finn]

I went with about 48 feet of Gorilla Rack ( it may have a different name now) fro Menards. It’s adjustable and looks good if you buy the door kits.

The shop came with about 32’ of painted wood shelves, and I made some more with scrap I had laying around. Cheap, but not adjustable, and I really need to ad some doors to reduce the cluttered look.

 

[David Paul]

I went with the Gorilla type shelving with the metal grates. Holds as much weight as I’ll ever put on it. Not a huge fan of the grates but they work. For anything that may leak or drip, ie oil bottle, I bought a couple of cheap cookie sheets from Walmart to put under them. Works for me.

 

[bad_idea]

Metal shelving, the click together stuff assembled with a mallet. They come with particle board shelves, as those wear out/fail, replace them with 1/2" plywood cut to size. Coat the particle board or plywood with polyurethane, keeps grease/oil from soaking into the wood. Coat all sides and edges with a couple coats.

 

[steel 35]

I opted for wood right now.

Going to do maybe 8' high by 8' long and 3' wide..


Thanks guys!!

I had two that were 7' X 7' three doors, with dividers between sections & vertical center points in shelves, solid backs, various heights they were the best I have had

Figure out what width to cut all the shelves, that's how much to cut off the sheets total depth closer to 32" .

 

[bad_idea]

I missed your post saying you are going with wood built to suit. I still recommend coating them with polyurethane before you load them down. The shelf surfaces at a minimum. I don't like painted shelves because the paint always comes up and makes a mess, especially when exposed to chemicals. Grease soaked into a bare wood shelf makes a mess that keeps on giving, to everything you put on that shelf.

 

[crewchief888]

downstairs i have a couple metal wire shelving units. we originally bought them for another purpose, they got reused in the basement for storage.

one has most of my wood working power tools on it, another has storage bins for the wifes fall decorations.

in the garage all i have is big box store metal shelving brackets, (garage sale& dumpster "rescues") with 12"-18" particle board (off the shelf) shelves. all the wood shelving was re purposed from previous use in the house.....

i use whatever is available to suit my needs at the time..