I have a small wall that hides the water heater and I wanted to put some shelves on it. Its 33-11/16" wide and it connects to a 9 inch wide section of garage wall where the side door is. I thought about track shelving or simple L brackets but I thought there might be something better and maybe modular. I don't want anything too expensive like Slatwall.
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Shelving ideas for narrow space
- Thread starter netbrad
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I would build that out of plywood ,with adjustable tracks & brackets . that way you can get dimensions to use all of the space
Half-fast eddie
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One saturday with a sheet of plywood and kv brackets. Maybe a fixed shelf half way up to keep the sides securely tied together.
rayra
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plywood as stated above, back, sidewalls, shelves. But I also wouldn't use the full depth of the 9" wall, sometimes it's useful to open a door past 90deg. And whatever you do, don't set a shelf height right behind the doorknob itself or there's another 3" of doorswing lost.
Like others I would build something to fit the space but if you want simple you could search for pantry spice racks like the one I've attached. I used these in my pantry and the adjustability is nice.
SWOMMOLY Adjustable Wall Mount Spice Rack, 9-Tier Dual-use (Multi-use) Organizer, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JG8JVN9/?tag=atomicindus08-20
SWOMMOLY Adjustable Wall Mount Spice Rack, 9-Tier Dual-use (Multi-use) Organizer, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JG8JVN9/?tag=atomicindus08-20
CombatNinja
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I would leave that alone. Anything there is going to ****** up the whole entry door situation. If you absolutely insist, I would go with one of those organizer type things for the back of a pantry door so it could hold frequently used small items that you are always running to the garage to fetch.
captain14
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Plywood would be my choice. How high do you want it to go?
Agree with at least one fixed shelf to help keep its shape and structure.
Mock up a cardboard design first to see what you like?
Maybe a lip on the shelves to keep To keep things from getting bumped off by the door.
Agree with at least one fixed shelf to help keep its shape and structure.
Mock up a cardboard design first to see what you like?
Maybe a lip on the shelves to keep To keep things from getting bumped off by the door.
The door is barely used so that isn't much of a concern (it leads outside). I did think about spice racks but I don't really have many greeblies to run into the garage for and its on the opposite side of the garage from the house entry.
I have put up shelving using the double slotted shelf standards from Home Depot. you can get white so it will blend in, and white laminate shelving.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubberm...acket-for-Wood-Shelving-FG4C0402WHT/100042355
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubberm...acket-for-Wood-Shelving-FG4C0402WHT/100042355
I wouldn't want my spices in the garage either but you can use it for another purpose like paint cans, weed killer, nuts & bolts, etc. A spice rack would just be a simple design. The one I posted has adjustable bins and you can get them in different heights. They basically just have 18" long brackets that link together.The door is barely used so that isn't much of a concern (it leads outside). I did think about spice racks but I don't really have many greeblies to run into the garage for and its on the opposite side of the garage from the house entry.
CraigStu
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PoorUB's brackets will be nice looking and easy to do. I would then buy the laminated shelves if they have some in a size that will work. Or the better quality 1x6, 1x8, 1x10 pine boards so you can cut to a perfect length. I really don't like plywood for this because of all the work needed to get a nice finish on the edges and all the priming and painting.