Shelving panels

[v1ru5879]

Morning gents,
Just finishing up some shelves in the garage this morning and it's time for the "floor" sheets. Was gonna go with some 7/16 osb but then I saw there is 1/8 hardboard available as well. It's a $3 difference in price so that's very minimal. Any reason I shouldn't go with the hardboard? I figured a smooth surface would be easier to slide things around.

 

[kbs2244]

neither one would make a good shelf
they are not very strong
I would go with real plywood
1/2 inch at least

 

[Zeke]

1/8th? Is that a typo? Depending on what you put up there, lots of things work. But don't go real thin, it will sag.

 

[Kenstone1]

Nice
I used OSB on my hanging shelves
I use bed frames from the thrift store, knocked out the rivets and welded into a rectangle and hung with perforated metal angle.
This one is over the man door in the garage:

This one is over my truck, a trundle bedframe with a lot of cross bracing, I bought off Amazon for cheap,
kinda like yours:

7/16 OSB works for me because I only store bulky/fluff stuff up there.
jmo,
.

 

[loganb]

Assuming it's just the normal totes and other average weight items and evenly distributed, the 7/16 osb should be fine!m but I built the exact same thing and used 1/2" plywood and then went into overkill mode and used construction adhesive and nails to attach the top to the frame. Hardboard would not be recommended at all

 

[v1ru5879]

Thanks guys, I'll just go with the osb to be on the safe side. I thought maybe using the hardboard because it's supposed to be quite dense and the smooth surface was also appealing. This is a damn sturdy setup with the threaded rod supporting the front. Biggest hassle was finding anchoring points for the rod.

 

[Kenstone1]

Thanks guys, I'll just go with the osb to be on the safe side. I thought maybe using the hardboard because it's supposed to be quite dense and the smooth surface was also appealing. This is a damn sturdy setup with the threaded rod supporting the front. Biggest hassle was finding anchoring points for the rod.

Yea, hardboard would work but you might need to add additional cross bracing and the expense of that would take your cost over the extra $3 cost of the OSB.
Paint it white and it will disappear.
jmo,
.

 

[vwpieces]

Thanks guys, I'll just go with the osb to be on the safe side. I thought maybe using the hardboard because it's supposed to be quite dense and the smooth surface was also appealing. This is a damn sturdy setup with the threaded rod supporting the front. Biggest hassle was finding anchoring points for the rod.

Quick sand and some poly on the osb will make it more slippery. But ads to final cost unless you already have the sander, pads and some poly on hand.
I got some old particle board on the cheap, and poly helped. Made 17 shelves for 2nd floor storage in the shop.

More cross braces and screws will help prevent sag.

 

[Zeke]

For plastic boxes and crates I use strapping lumber runners. Or scraps. No need for a solid shelf.

 

[duneslider]

I use all 7/16 osb on all my garage shelves, if you put the smooth side up it is plenty slick for sliding things around.

 

[tarmy]

OP…you got all that area above the garage door

those eye bolts are probably the weak spot in that set up…keep an eye on those if you put a good amount of weight up there.

 

[v1ru5879]

OP…you got all that area above the garage door

those eye bolts are probably the weak spot in that set up…keep an eye on those if you put a good amount of weight up there.

Man I wish I could find some channel for cheap. I wanted to use it to span across the perpendicular joists for the shelf over the door but a 10' is bout $30. ***** cause I only need just over 2' to have something to attach to the joists. So it's either a 2' piece or a 10' so I'm gonna end up using a 2 by to span across.

 

[nadogail]

Old bed frames are under appreciated as structural material. Can you imagine how much they are stressed by the consensual activities of two athletic consenting adults?

 

[southalabama]

Old bed frames are under appreciated as structural material. Can you imagine how much they are stressed by the consensual activities of two athletic consenting adults?

Or two overweight consenting adults.