pics plz: Material storage

[Concrete B]

I have 2 11x22 garages, so space is at premium. I need a way to store large sheet material, as well as short scraps. I have 2 piles of MDF and plywood, 2x lumber, wood paneling, etc, as well as small sheets of metal, and angle irons, box, tube, bar, etc. Just wanting to see what you guys have come up with to get me motivated. Anything, big or small, or on wheels.

 

[jcp907]

I don't have a picture, but I would consider building a small "loft" below the ceiling. Build it out of 2x4s coming through the ceiling to your joists so it's plenty strong. You can then slide your plywood up there, and put the scraps on top of it. It's not ideal, but if you need to keep those large sheets, might work for you. The other thing that crossed my mind is to lay them up against the wall on end, as if they were wall coverings. This won't work if you need to access them regularly, but will seem to take up the least amount of space.

Jay

 

[jake00]

I stand all my "sheets" against a wall

 

[akdiesel]

I stand all my "sheets" against a wall

I agree but put them on some 2x4's or somthing to keep them off of the floor for water issues and ease of removal.

 

[Concrete B]

I have really low ceilings. I can slide scrap ply over the 2x ceiling, but not sheets. I'm thinking about taking 2 wooden movers carts and hooking them together and adding a handle. I could roll it out and in. Could always tarp it if it needed to be outside.

I have some room in the under-home garage behind the furnace. Should I be concerned about the proximity of the wood to the furnace?

 

[ckucia]

I've been thinking of building something like this:

Plans here:

http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/18207/


Can't find it now, but there's another one on the web that combines the storage with a guide for cutting plywood using your radial saw - a crude version of what Home Depot has in their lumber dept.

 

[ckucia]

Bunch more lumber storage ideas here:

http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/category/project-plans/

I still can't find the plywood rack with the saw guide though.

 

[Concrete B]

I like the one posted above. THis one from the toolcrib site is cool too and the pipe one.

 

[DHCrocks]

store sheet goods standing up. it's more likely to warp if laid flat. It seems strange, you'd think that leaning them standing is worse then laying them flat but it's true.

 

[1320stang]

You can purchase a sheetrock dolley that's metal with wheels on it.