2009 Shelf project....first for our new garage....

[sg69]

It’s been a while since I posted last…..i think we were still Junkies…..that’s how long it’s been. But I’ve been lurkin’

Our Shelf Project 2009

There is the link to the actual How-To on Readers Digest if you want to look it over
http://www.rd.com/53401/article53401.html

This is the first real project I’ve done on our new garage and I thought I’d share. I wanted to build some overhead storage and not buy metal cheap-o shelving from a store. So I searched and found these online. Ii wanted something that wouldn’t be too difficult for my wife and I and something I could expand on later and this fit the bill! I’ll be expanding and building other shelves that will come down lower based on this plan and I’ll take plenty of pictures of that when I do it.
Plus it was an excuse for me to finally use some of the tools I’ve collected over the last few years.
The article calls for 24” wide shelves but I wanted to trim it down to 18”. I just did basic shelves unlike the picture where is shows some storage boxes and so forth.
I started out with 3/4” birch from home depot for $34.00 for a 4X8 sheet, I got 4 sheets. Aside from screws and finishing washers that was all the required material. I had leftover polyurethane from a previous project to coat and protect the shelves. I got out of this for $185.00.

Here are some pictures
Please keep in mind, I moved in a couple months ago……it’ll be organized in no time!
I hope you enjoy!

My wife helping out....I couldn't have done it without her!!

A couple pictures from the website.....

 

[jshillin]

Looks pretty good man.

 

[jlcolvin]

looks really good, gives the whole garage a clean and organized look

 

[boiler7904]

Looks good. I've thought about building those shelves off and on again since I saw that article a couple of years ago.

One change I'd make is go with a 16" depth so that you'd get 3 pieces out of each piece of plywood instead of 2 and a bunch of waste with the 18" depth.

 

[tfi racing]

Looks good,I would add some narrower shelves between the triangular gussets in a few areas and screw hooks/hangers in the backing to hang up those pesky long tools and cords.

 

[sg69]

17" apron x 2 = 34
14" x14" brackets and 16"x 4" long backers.

I layed out the sheets as effectively as I could, I used the scrap where I could to make the trim, i didn't use any 1x2 hardwood, all plywood. I'll show you guys the cuts I had when I get home, there was little waste at all! Some good advice to anyone looking to do this though is to pay close attention to the cuts you make and utilize the wase if you can!!

 

[67pete300]

Looks great! I saw a similar design in Family Handyman and gave it alot of thought.

Nice Mustang too! My favorite year.

 

[burger]

Great thread with good ideas! Thanks for sharing!

 

[goodfellow]

A wife that knows how to use power tools and actually helped with the build ? Man, are you lucky!!!

 

[FunfDreisig]

Thanks for the post.

I'm currently building a 3 bay garage and had always planned on installing an 8 ft high perimeter shelf. Looking at your project gave me an idea of how to use all those 11-7/8" high I-Joist rafter cutoffs in my scrap lumber stack. They're a natural for the triangular bracing

Funf Dreisig

 

[JohnK007]

Very clean and neat. Some very nice joinery work. Well done!!