Garage and Basement Storage Shelves DIY Simple,Cheap and Sturdy
Everyone needs more garage storage room or basement shelving. Here is an easy wood shelf storage system you can build yourself. These can be made any size to suite your storage and organizing needs.
Storage Shelf System (bottom shelf board left off for clarity)
The example in the photo is eight feet long and eight feet tall. The shelves are twelve inches deep. Sometimes it’s nice to have shallow shelving. If you make them too deep it is hard to find small items on them.
This shelf system consists of 1″ x 4″ pine shelf frame and legs. No need to waste money on heavy framing lumber. For the shelves you can use almost anything. 1/4″ lauan or plywood is heavy enough to support many things, because the shelves are not that deep and they have cross pieces every two feet. You may have or be able to find scraps of ply wood to use and make them even cheaper. I suggest using screw to assemble the shelf system, and make sure to securely screw the shelf to the wall at the top so it can not tip over.
Shelf Plan Detail (Lower Shelf board Removed)
You can easily adapt the shelf storage plan to suit your needs. Make the shelf shorter, place two in an L shape to make a corner. Adjust the spacing between the shelves depending upon what you are trying to organize.
Have fun, and get that messy garage or basement cleaned up and organized!
Tags: Basement Storage, Garage Storage, Shelves
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