Searching for Garage Shelving Article

[texasprd]

Greetings, all;

I believe there was an article some time back (not sure how long) in Family Handyman (FH) or Popular Mechanics (PM) where they mounted twin-track shelf standards/uprights on dimensional lumber (either 1x? or 2x?) - I believe the lumber was fastened horizontally across the finished walls so they could set the upright spacing as desired. I've searched the FH & PM magazine websites, and my old print issues, to no avail. I've also not seen anything here resembling that (not that I couldn't have missed it).

I think I recall the basics of the method used, but I don't recall what structural/fastening considerations/specifics may have been involved.

If anyone recalls that article, or if there's a related thread here, or someone has a similar installation and can provide pics & info on any structural/fastening considerations, please reply with details, URLS, etc.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Mattlt]

I'm taking a guess, but it's probably in the "What's on your walls..." thread.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39367

 

[texasprd]

Unfortunately, I'll have to get wireless-broadband at home to view all of that thread. The filters/system-policies at work block many of the photos, and there are so many photos on each page that many of the pages won't download with my dead-slow dial-up connection at home. Catch-22. It'll be a while before I can really look all the way through that thread - in what I've seen so far, it doesn't show what I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

Any other possibilities?

 

[drmoonshine]

Unfortunately, I'll have to get wireless-broadband at home to view all of that thread. The filters/system-policies at work block many of the photos, and there are so many photos on each page that many of the pages won't download with my dead-slow dial-up connection at home. Catch-22. It'll be a while before I can really look all the way through that thread - in what I've seen so far, it doesn't show what I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

Any other possibilities?

You could do a search of the forum.

 

[Zick]

Are you talking about this article?
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...rage-Storage/installing-large-garage-cabinets

 

[redman43]

Sorry, I can't help with the actual article you are looking for, however, it should be simple enough to do without an article.

Just attach a 1x (2x might be overkill???) horizontally to the wall with lag screws, making sure to hit all of the studs along the way. Also, make sure you've got several 1x attached to wall parallel to each other, but spaced so that they line up with the mounting holes in the vertical uprights. Then mount the uprights and you're golden.

 

[texasprd]

'Shine - yes, I did do a forum search. That's where "I've also not seen anything here" came from. Sorry if that didn't adequately convey that I did search. Some of my searches came back with >100 pages results - talk about "search overload".

Zick - no, it's not that article. I'm pretty sure the article I'm looking for was on shelving, not cabinets. Thank you, though (I will keep that one in mind if I want to do cabinets)! If you see another possibility, please post it.

Redman - thanks, that's basically what I had figured on doing. I might choose structural fasteners instead of lags - though they're more expensive, it's less damage to the studs/sheetrock if I ever take it down. I think 2x lumber would be best (probably 2x3), since some pairs of uprights could have a fair bit of weight on them when you total it up across a number of shelves. I'm not sure 3/4" of thread engagement into a 1x, even though it would be multiple times over the upright's height, is enough. One of my biggest concerns with this, though, is what potentially happens if I hang a heavy shelf row on the uprights in the area between 2 horizontal supports - I'm a little concerned there might be a cantilever effect that could buckle the upright back toward the wall since it wouldn't have support directly behind it.

Thanks for the replies - I hope someone can find the article I'm thinking of, as that would help others as well. It looked like a possibly-cheaper alternative to the John Sterling/Rubbermaid hanging-track systems.

 

[Kinger]

Here is a link to all the garage storage articles on the Family Handyman website.

http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Home-Organization/Garage-Storage

I think this might be the one you are looking for:http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...Garage-Storage/building-a-garage-storage-wall

 

[srmofo]

I remember that article in FH. I dont remember which issue though. Im not sure if its just me but I find their website almost completely useless most of the time.

If Im thinking of the article you are. they ripped sheets of plywood into small strips, fastened the shelf bracket to the strips, then attached the strips to the wall. It was convenient because you could more easily place the strips on a covered wall. I believe the also left a portion of the wall without shelves so they had a place to put things on the floor.

 

[thdewey]

I used that FH design and modified it for my vertical orientated cabinets(1X3s instead of 2X4s becuase it was smaller). It made for a quick and cheap build. Make sure that you screw them into the wall studs for support. The weight of the shelves and all the contents will pull them down because they are not supported by the floor. It's a simple design with a straight plywood ripped to 16" on a ladder frame bolted to the studs and supported in the front and sides with 2X4s. You can cover the sides with plywood and make some doors and you have cabinets. You can modify them just support each shelf every 4'.
Best of luck and please post pictures of your project.

 

[texasprd]

I remember that article in FH. I dont remember which issue though. Im not sure if its just me but I find their website almost completely useless most of the time.

If Im thinking of the article you are. they ripped sheets of plywood into small strips, fastened the shelf bracket to the strips, then attached the strips to the wall. It was convenient because you could more easily place the strips on a covered wall. I believe the also left a portion of the wall without shelves so they had a place to put things on the floor.

SRMOFO - I think that's the one! Sounds very familiar, anyway.

 

[csp]

I know that article as well. Kind of a homemade slatwall system. I'll have to look for it this evening.

 

[Zick]

I remember that article in FH. I dont remember which issue though. Im not sure if its just me but I find their website almost completely useless most of the time.

If Im thinking of the article you are. they ripped sheets of plywood into small strips, fastened the shelf bracket to the strips, then attached the strips to the wall. It was convenient because you could more easily place the strips on a covered wall. I believe the also left a portion of the wall without shelves so they had a place to put things on the floor.

This one?
http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...e-Storage/garage-storage-systems/Step-By-Step

 

[BirdRacer]

This article was the first thing that came to mind:

http://woodgears.ca/shelves/index.html

But after some of the later comments, I think you may be talking about these:

http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...e-Storage/garage-storage-systems/Step-By-Step

 

[srmofo]

SRMOFO - I think that's the one! Sounds very familiar, anyway.

If I find time tonight Ill try to dig through the old issues and see what I can find