Our basement isnt finished yet but we do have a pretty good idea for the floor plan down there so we built the shelving to fit the space that will be for my fruit room or also known as the cold storage room. Build cleats to attach to the studs and rest the shelves on them. By using 2 x 4s and screws along with pre cut osb 2 x 8 sheets i built very strong and functional shelves that look nice too.
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Build basement storage shelves. User account menu fast n dirty storage shelves for basement. Lay your 4 corner posts on the ground together and mark where the bottom of your 24 shelf supports will fit across all 4. I build a very strong storage shelf and shelving system perfect for a basement or garage. A place where people can come to learn and share their experiences of doing building and fixing things on their own.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I had home depot split the 4x8 sheet of. Because we basically knew where the walls would go when we finish the basement the size of our shelving unit fits into those specifications. I used scrap 2x4s see right to layout my sample shelf heights and marked from those but you can use tape measures and all that if you have exact heights in mind.
They need to be 6 inches tall where they are attached to the 2x4 inch boards and 2 inches where they meet under the edge of the shelf. Apr 13 2020 explore doug131309s board basement storage shelves on pinterest. See more ideas about storage garage tools workshop storage. Log in sign up.
In this episode we show you how to build quickly a very sturdy easy and inexpensive shelving unit for your garage basement or shop using only straight cuts and nails or screws. Attach your end brackets to the corner posts. I use 2x4 and plywood construction and 25 decking screws. Build easy free standing shelving unit for basement or garage.
The distance between standard studs in a basement is approximately 16 inches but you may have to make adjustments if that is not the case. Moving into a new house we need quite a few shelving units to store stuff. We dont have a finished basement and we havent figured out how it would be finished yet so we need some free standing shelving units that are not attached to the wal. If you use this tutorial as a guide.
These cleats should be 12 inches wide to support the shelf. They have a bunch of nice solid sheet metal shelves that are just bolted to 2x3s some actually on their original supports and a bunch more which are just sitting in their barn along with a trailer containing a 2 story thing shelving unit that they havent gotten around to installing. My parents have a habit of buying industrial shelving when places go out of business.
