Wall Mounted Shelves

[Wcwilson]

I'm looking for a good solution for doing two rows of wire shelves along the wall of my garage. A lot of what I'm finding doesn't look strong enough to hold the boxes and things I think I want to store as they're geared more toward closets.

Should I be looking at the kind that have the two vertical tracks to which they attach? Also, I'm looking for something that has some flexibility so I can hang things underneath the lower shelf, like bikes and wheel barrows, etc., so a product that already has the hooks and things would be beneficial....and of course price is always a factor.

Can someone point me to a good brand of shelving and resource?

Thanks.

 

[MDSPHOTO]

I have two of these and could kill myself, because this is half of what I paid.

http://www.costco.com/SafeRacks-4'x8'-Overhead-Garage-Storage-Rack-.product.100006897.html

 

[badss98]

Excuse my mess but the shelves are old grocery store shelves that are adjustable. I lag bolted into studs and if that is not possible you can use large toggle bolts depending on how much weight you will be loading on shelves. You can cut the supports to size as I did or put up the whole length for more adjustability.

 

[Jagmandave]

I don't understand why we all seem to need so much stuff......and believe me, I'm no better.

I used those track type with the metal brackets, I put one upright on every stud to spread the load and used 1X10 for shelves, but if you're planning to put up stuff that's really heavy, I think I'd want support legs so as not to bow the wall over time.

 

[nolimits76]

Nice setup. I've seen similar systems made out of wood. Haven't done it myself, but seems pretty easy.

Alternatively, have you considered pallet racks? You can find them in a variety of widths AND heights, ranging from 12" to 48" pretty easily, for inexpensive. You can place the shelving where you want (top) and then hang stuff from the racks below if you get some hooks.

Do a search on Craigslist for "pallet rack" sans the quotes, and you should find some used pieces for cheap. I prefer it because then I'm not putting load on my ceiling joists, it provides the vertical load transition Jagmandave mentioned and it's easy to configure and move around as your needs change (or should you move).

 

[storeWALL]

If you are looking for flexibility, a slatwall system may work. The shelves and hangers can be moved added and removed at any time as your needs change. Depending on the system the load ratings can exceed what one can lift onto them (within reason of course).

The space under the shelves can accept hooks, hanger, baskets or even more shelves.

Multiple shelf depths allow for everything to be 1 item deep so you don't have to go digging for what you need.

 

[taumac]

I'm looking for a good solution for doing two rows of wire shelves along the wall of my garage. A lot of what I'm finding doesn't look strong enough to hold the boxes and things I think I want to store as they're geared more toward closets.

Should I be looking at the kind that have the two vertical tracks to which they attach? Also, I'm looking for something that has some flexibility so I can hang things underneath the lower shelf, like bikes and wheel barrows, etc., so a product that already has the hooks and things would be beneficial....and of course price is always a factor.

Can someone point me to a good brand of shelving and resource?

Thanks.

Do you want prefab store bought and homemade? I built some heavy duty shelfves with plywood 2x4.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

Wire shelving for Metro racks or clones can be affordable. You don't have to use the legs at all. The shelves themselves are very stout.

 

[RogueFab]

Second vote for the costco racking. I built about 30 feet of built in shelving out of wood, then bought one of the beefy costco shelves for a business trailer. Wished I would have put the metal shelves in the shop now too.

 

[Slackerzinc]

The costco hanging shelves look pretty handy

 

[Wcwilson]

Thanks everyone. The Costco shelves are way more than I need and the store wall stuff is too expensive. I can't DIY very well so I'm looking for something that is fairly easy to install. Open wire shelves make sense about 16" deep. Just need to be able to do hooks underneath for bikes and other things.

 

[Wcwilson]

Has anyone used the Rubbermaid system?

 

[cg81]

Has anyone used the Rubbermaid system?

I just put some shelves up in my garage in the spring. I think they are rubbermaid. They are just a heavy duty version of the white wire closetmaid shelves. Got them at lowes. There is a horizontal track that you hang at the top of the wall then all the vertical rails hang off of that over each stud. I just did 3 six foot shelves and it took most of the clutter offmy garage floor.