I put drywall in my garage years ago and here in Ontario the difference in temperature between summer and winter is huge. Nothing ever cracked. I used regular drywall from home depot and normal paint. Everything is good after 7 years.
Torque1st - The continuous surface is something I like but I guess it depends on what you want to store there. I am not that lucky to have a huge garage so in the winter if I want my cars in the garage the heavy stuff has to go on the shelves or out.
The 3-1/2" loss is something I was thinking...
Lumber is cheaper then other solutions here in Canada :) Wire shelves... not for me. I hate to put a small thing like a screw on the shelf and then to try to find it.
I was looking at the costs and to build this is cheaper then to buy. Metal shelves which are less bulky are way more expensive to...
I am not sure what the guy was planning to store there but I can tell you I plan to put the snow blower in the summer and the grass cutter in the winter. Also 2 sets of winter/summer tires for 2 big cars. And lots of other stuff. So yes I need a sturdy design :)
I am trying to make myself useful here :)
I came across this article showing how to build some sturdy and not bad looking garage shelves. I plan to use it as a model in my garage when it will be warm enough for work in a few of months :)
Garage shelves
Cheers,
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