Since this is Garage Talk and it seems that a lot of the members spend a lot of time in the garage ... can anyone recommend a web site for garage storage units?
I am looking for generic shelving units that attached to the wall. For example, 8 feet high - 12 & 14 inches deep, 92 inches wide. No doors or cupboards. Storing the usual 'stuff' that one accumulates.
I had one of those designer storage companies come out and they estimated it to be a $2500 job.
It occurred to me, if I could do it myself, I might save enough to buy the parts for a DIY Tele that I certainly don't have the time to put together or play.
I used a track mounted system with wire racks/shelves a few years ago and it worked awesome. The design is very flexible. You can expand later and make it to support light or heavy loads, depending on how many "tracks" and brackets you install. The brackets and wire shelves are removable, so it's a snap to go back and add more support.
I covered an area approx. 10' X 8' and used four or five tracks. I could lay on a shelf and it wouldn't budge.
I forgot the exact brand I used, but I'm pretty sure I got it at Home Depot. They've tons of individual pieces so you only need to buy what you want. It's fairly cheap and I doubt I paid more than $200 for all my pieces. Just screw the tracks to your studs and put the brackets and shelves where you like.
After moving to Phoenix and being exposed to a multitude of homes with crappy garage cabinets built with compressed paper cabinets, I gave my crappy cabinets to my neighbor. Then built my own out of proper 2x4 and 3/4 plywood.
I also use Gorilla Rack metal shelving as well. Now living in Minnesota I did the same thing here, home built.
check craigslist both for "garage cabinets" and carpenters.
the probelm with the cheaper garage cabinets you can buy at lowes or home depot is that they are particle board and if you live in a damp climate or you spill a beer, a fridgerator has to defrosted... etc. they warp and worse yet fall apart. make sure whatever you decide to use it's made or a solid material and then look at how it's secured to the wall. It really does make a difference, cabinets are one of the items you get what you pay for.
A simple shelving system is to just fasten 2 x 4's on the wall, then build a frame that is attached to that.
Then make shelf boards that slip in where the horizontals are.
Seems like you could build a wall of shelves for a few hundred.
