Lumber Storage ?

[chad pickens]

Im looking for storage ideas. I have around 15 sheets of osb and probably 30 partial sheets of osb and lots of 2x4s and 2x6s and other boards left over from my reconstruction.Ihave moved this stuff several times and dont want to get rid of it but it seems to always be in the way.

 

[6768rogues]

I have stored OSB by standing it on edge along the wall and strapping it to the wall. That tends to keep it fairly flat.
I would sell the good stuff on craigslist or give it to a friend if I did not foresee a use for it, and buy more when it is needed if space is an issue. The stuff is not all that expensive.

 

[rsanter]

I have a couple of pallet racks in my garage. one is used for a lumber rack with the solid material on the top and the plywood on a shelf right below and the osb on another shelf right below that. the rest can be used for other storage.
in my last garage I had stood the sheet meterial up between the wall and the pallet rack but I was unable to do that here because of how the shelving fit in the garage

bob

 

[AMarshall]

I will second the idea of purging materials you may never use. I have a small 16x20 garage/shop and I hate to throw out anything larger than a toothpick! I built a plywood storage rack that hugs one wall and holds about 8 full sheets, about the same thickness of cutoffs, and lots of small offcuts. Here is a sketch I did when I was making it. FYI, my ceiling height is less than 8 feet or I would probably have stood it up on end to save space.

It is attached to the wall with a hinge on the left so it can pivot out to make loading easier. I find that it helps to have a fixed amount of space available. If it doesn't fit here, I won't allow myself to keep it.

Hope this helps!

 

[varunner]

That's a nice way to store lumber. I've been looking for a way to efficently store some lumber as well. I also need to store some metal angle, flat bar and pipe. Maybe adding some hangers to what you have would work. I think I'll save your sketch and add to it when I'm finished building. Thanks for uploading your sketch.

 

[kbs2244]

Just keep it off the concrete. The OSB for sure.
It will soak up more moisture then can belive.

 

[chad pickens]

I will second the idea of purging materials you may never use. I have a small 16x20 garage/shop and I hate to throw out anything larger than a toothpick! I built a plywood storage rack that hugs one wall and holds about 8 full sheets, about the same thickness of cutoffs, and lots of small offcuts. Here is a sketch I did when I was making it. FYI, my ceiling height is less than 8 feet or I would probably have stood it up on end to save space.

It is attached to the wall with a hinge on the left so it can pivot out to make loading easier. I find that it helps to have a fixed amount of space available. If it doesn't fit here, I won't allow myself to keep it.

Hope this helps!

This is great I knew someone on here would have a good idea! thanks so much.

 

[toadjammer]

I made up a square tube frame that is on casters. It has a 4'opening on the end and is about 8' long so that I can store full sheets and then it is angled so that I nounted my panel saw to the front angled face. I also have about a 12" flat area on top that I can store long flat materials.

 

[g17jimmy]

I'm building this one right now:
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/st...wood/story/data/1138296285562.xml&catref=wd47

I modified the plans a bit. I made it about 13" wider at the base, and will use some black iron pipe for stick lumber storage. I'll post some pics later.

 

[g17jimmy]

Mostly done, I've spent ~3hrs on it, including going to Lowes to pick up the 1x6's, 1x4's, 2x12's and the casters. I cut the notch for th bottom 1x4 too low and will have to trim the bottom 1x4 to fit. I forgot about the osb that was going on the bottom when I was marking for the cut.

Materials list:
1 2x12x12 (smallest one they had at Lowes)
5 2x4x10
4 1x4x8
2 1x6x8
OSB cut to 29.5x96
4 2" swivel casters
coarse threaded wood screws

~$75 for materials

 

[sharpe427]

Home Depot sells some ceiling brackets I had good luck with. They screw to the ceiling joists and have a adjustable length hook that attaches and drops down with a double J, kinda like this: __I__ if that makes sense. Put a board between 2 and it makes a nice, flat, dry storage area on the ceiling out of the way. The brackets were about $10 each.

 

[g17jimmy]

Here's the almost finished product:

Just a couple finishing touches left. It is very heavy with all that I have on it, and with 4 swivel casters you really need 2 people to direct it.

here's a larger view

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2379076936_0f236a7dc0_b.jpg

 

[chad pickens]

g17 what kind of capacity does it have. By the way looks great and thank for the plans and step by step

 

[g17jimmy]

I have 7 sheets of 7/16 OSB, ~8 2x6's and 2x8's, and ~8 2x4's now. It could hold a bit more if you were getting geared up for a project, but this is probably about as much as I'll ever have lying around the shop. Overall dimensions of it are 31"x97.5"x51" . I should have used better casters, but Lowes wants too much for the good casters. I'll buy some better casters online and replace later. The point now was to get that stuff out of the floor so I could use the garage.