shelving

[78T/A]

Any good suggestions on buying large shelving or build your own, Thx
I have a lawn care biz and currently renting a small warehouse due to a recent divorce. Need more floor space so I was thinking of maybe lining the walls with shelves.

 

[Ray916MN]

Pallet racking.

Strong, durable, easy to assemble, can be purchased used inexpensively from material handling companies and can be easily sold if your requirements change.

 

[78T/A]

Current setup. Messy I know

 

[78T/A]

Sorry for the poor quality

 

[78T/A]

I thought of building a loft. But then I'd need stairs

 

[kbs2244]

Think about what you would be putting on the shelves.
The pallet racks are super rugged.
But they are 4 feet deep.
That takes up a lot of floor space and makes it hard to get to things that got pushed back against the wall.

I like to make my own one foot deep by 30 inch high shelves from 2x4s and plywood.
I find that size takes most of the boxs I get as well as the milk cartons and 5 gal pails I use for item storage.
The shallow depth keeps things from getting hidden behind other stuff.

 

[78T/A]

Yes.I'd rather build myself as well. Any good shelving plans out there?
I'd very handy with tools so that's not an issue.

 

[drivesitfar]

78: check Craigslist and scrap yards for good commercial racking. you don't need to put a bottom shelf on them so you put some of your machines under them. here's a 24 inch wide version of mine and with some little metal supports under the 3/4 inch pressboard you can see it holds a lot of weight. i've actually had 4,000 pounds and maybe a bit more on those shelves in the picture.

the commercial racking also comes in 4 foot wide and many different heights.

what is the ceiling height of your warehouse? I have 14 foot ceilings in my storage units so i have 12 foot tall racks and i bought an 8 foot warehouse ladder to make getting things on and off them a bit easier.

another option to think about is if you have a trailer you can put the racks sideways and have the first shelf up 6 or 8 foot so you'll have storage above your trailer like i do.

good luck

 

[Jerm188]

Search on google (2x4 garage shelving). First post:

http://ana-white.com/node/13001

Quite an easy build with 2x's or anything else you can find free on CL. Or if you want to throw a bit of money at it, it's pretty cheap.

 

[Ray916MN]

Standard pallet rack frame depth is 42". 24" depth is about the shallowest made, 48" the deepest. Subtracting 4" gives you a rough idea of the between the beam spacing. With a typical 3000lb. per shelf capacity, it is pretty easy to set up a hoist to lift anything heavy up into the racking between the beams. Beam lengths from 8' to 12' and frame heights from 8' to 20' are commonly available. Placing racking back to back can be used to achieve even greater depths. Beams commonly have a "2" deep lip on them which allows 2 by 12 boards to be used to deck between beams if standard pallet rack wire shelving doesn't meet your needs.

This racking is set high enough , that I could drive my F250SD 4x4 crew cab under it, and even un-anchored it is still super stable.

Tough to get the strength, stability and flexibility building shelving out of 2x4s and unlikely you'd be able to knock it down and move it when you stop renting and move your operations.

 

[drivesitfar]

Ray: very impressive garage/shop. just curious how you get the motorcycles up on the upper shelf? i think i see a lift against the back wall, but not sure.

also did you paint your beams because i've never seen racking that deep blue color? nice lighting you installed below the motorcycles to light the area below.

 

[78T/A]

Very nice setup

 

[Ray916MN]

Ray: very impressive garage/shop. just curious how you get the motorcycles up on the upper shelf? i think i see a lift against the back wall, but not sure.

also did you paint your beams because i've never seen racking that deep blue color? nice lighting you installed below the motorcycles to light the area below.

4 post lift on the other side of the racking. Picture also shows how nicely the 2x12 fit on the beam ledges to form decking.

Works great to make workbench tops in pallet racking too.

I didn't paint the beams or frames. They were used and clearly came out of a office supply store. You can still see the labeling for the office supplies that were on the racking on one of the beams.

 

[laser3kw]

I price used industrial racking around here. Seemed to be a little more than I wanted to spend. I ended up buying these:
menards rack shelving
The were on sale and I bought the uprights and beams for about 35% off the current price. Ended up about $150 per 8ft tall by 8 ft long, 3 shelf section. They are only 30" deep, but for me that works.

 

[kbkna]

Can we see some pics of the underside, in particular how you mounted the lighting?
Thanks, Mack

 

[dave67fd]

I picked up one of the Husky brand shelf units at HD.
Pretty strong and sturdy. The wire shelves hold up to 2000lbs per shelf. You can interlock additional shelves as well.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-77...t-ERZ782478W-4/202251082?N=5yc1vZc89eZ1z0tupo

 

[78T/A]

Wow I didn't realize Home Depot carried so many different shelving units. Thanks guys

If it's not too expensive I think I may just build the size I need from 2x's and plywood.
That way if I decide to move I can just load it and go. No disassembly.

 

[drivesitfar]

78: custom made wood shelves are great and just in case you need to move and take it apart instead of one piece put it together with bolts and deck screws so you can without ruining the wood. also easier to put back together.

Ray: thanks for sharing how you get your bikes to the top. i also have 2 x 6's, 8's and 12's on my racks. i see yours are cupping a little and on my racks i need to walk on or need a smooth surface i put plywood over the top of them and screwed it down for a nice floor. i too would love to see how you wired and hung your lights that are on the underside of you 2 x 12's.

 

[Ray916MN]

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Ray: thanks for sharing how you get your bikes to the top. i also have 2 x 6's, 8's and 12's on my racks. i see yours are cupping a little and on my racks i need to walk on or need a smooth surface i put plywood over the top of them and screwed it down for a nice floor. i too would love to see how you wired and hung your lights that are on the underside of you 2 x 12's.

Sorry for the delayed response. The lights are hung on chains so the boards can move a bit. Used another screw to make them a bit tighter hung when needed.