Shelfless shelves

[kf4zht]

What mean is, build a shelf frame but don't top it with plywood. Anyone done it?

I currently have pallet racking, that was great when I stored mostly old engine blocks and axles, but that has cleared out for parts bins and household storage iny basement. Now stuff is stacked 3 deep and I know there is stuff back there that will never see the light of day. While looking for casters a couple weeks ago I found 2 electric motors I forgot I had. Coupled with with my parents are retiring and started cleaning out their house, so the stuff I "accidentally" stored there 2 decades ago is showing up by the carload.

My thinking on the advantages
- prevents loose junk from being thrown on, everything must be in a bin/box or of decent size
- cheaper, I have several hundred spare 2x4s but no plywood
- quicker, chop saw and nailer are all I need
- easier to clean - can just blow it out with an air gun

Anyone tried this? Results? Also what spacing did you use, I think that will be critical.

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[bdbecker]

At work, we do exactly this whenever we build our own shelves or racks for the same reasons you listed. It really cuts down on the clutter.

One thing you might consider is drilling holes in the shelf cross boards and using lengths of conduit as your shelves. This would give you a little more flexibility on what you store there (boxes or totes) while still preventing miscellaneous clutter accumulation.

 

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[kbs2244]

They make wire grid shelves for this very reason.
If you have the 2x4's use them.