How to Build Garage Shelves - Cheaply - NormalGuyDIY

[chrospoke]

Very nice and looks inexpensive. good job

[Jz81650]

Any chance you could give us the material list in this video so we know how much and what to buy. I a, not much of a carpenter. Thanks..

[normalguydiy]

@Jz81650 Good idea, I added a note box to the middle of the video, same info is in the notes below the video. But it's really just:

One 4'x8' sheet of 5/8" plywood, and nine 8' long 2x3's. I made two 8' long cuts in the sheet of plywood to make 3 equal 16" shelves.

The actual height of each shelf, and total height, will depend on the height of your wall, and the height of your storage boxes. Good Luck!

[roccoo7s]

Thanks buddy for this great video,I work to do.

[choneythief]

Sweet! I'm gonna do this

[NightVista]

You are my hero. I'ts neat as you see the light from the screwdriver, it looks like he's lazering in the screws..phew!  phew! phew!

[ActsAirsoft]

Finished my shelves last week using this template, LOVE them. I can climb on them and lie down. Very sturdy and holds a number of my totes/boxes! Great work.

[4251S]

Question. What do you think of putting a wall mounted horizontal 2x4 at the end like the ones along the back, instead of the last vertical 2x4 nearest the garage door?

[normalguydiy]

@4251S Good idea, if you have a good sidewall with studs in the rights area. I used that 3rd vertical 1x3 in the front because my sidewall there was lacking normal studs to screw into. Thanks for the idea.

[Artistram3d1]

Love it. I subscribed!

[OlliMSa]

Awesome video! I've always wanted to do set up a set of shelves like that in my shed and walk-in-closet. It really IS easy and it helped to see in what order you did everything. Thank you!

[TomSawyerPainting]

I wished I worked that Fast. :P

[duirace]

awesome! i was trying to think of how to build cheap shelving because im a cheap guy. thank you!

[ultimaniac1]

How can I locate the studs without a stud finder?

[normalguydiy]

@ultimaniac1 I would just use knuckles or a hammer handle to tap the wall and listen for the sound change at the stud. Once you have one that is right, they are likely 16" on center, but tap it out to confirm. Good luck.

[rmcdaniel423]

@ultimaniac1 Normalguydiy's advice is a very commonly used technique. Any experienced DIYer can do that. However, sometimes beginners have trouble hearing the difference. If you think you are close, you can gently tap a long finishing nail through the drywall in a series of very closely spaced horizontal holes to "feel" for the stud and confirm its actual edges. However, be sure to do this BEHIND where the 1x3 rail will be, to hide the ugly holes. Then measure 16" like he said.

[rmcdaniel423]

@ultimaniac1 Having said that, though, you should strive to be a good DIY carpenter, which means you can never have too many tools. LOL Save up that pocket change until you can get a stud finder. It's definitely worth it.

[Furadi]

Hey thanks for this video. I watched it Saturday morning and today I got some shelves built in my garage exactly like yours!

[normalguydiy]

@Furadi That rocks! Thanks for watching.

[RandyLWade]

what method did you use to attach the back supports to the dry wall?

[normalguydiy]

@RandyLWade I located the studs, marked them, and used long screws to secure the 2x3's against the wall.

[willieartwork]

Hello, Could you please tell me how you did the " Stop Motion " / Fast Actio video you did when making the shelves. Thanks Eric eric.willie@spiritsd.ca

[normalguydiy]

@willieartwork To do the fast motion, I set my digital camera to 'time lapse' mode, under the movie record settings, I think it was something like "5X" recording. My camera is an older Pentax Optio s5z.

[alyosha1974]

@willieartwork If you don't have a camera with that function, you can also load it into a movie editing program like Microsoft Movie Maker or the slew of open source video editors, speed up the film and then save in any format you like. Honestly, I would have thought that this is how normalguydiy would have done it - but hey, you learn something new every day (time to go see if my camera has that function). :)

[keetonbob]

I honestly would never have thought about putting up the center leg first. That's pretty clever (or maybe common sense, i dunno) Your method is much simpler than what I've done in the past.

[iakopomageo]

man! weekend project complete!! thanks so much for this video. i did two sets of these along my wall and it came out amazing! i used 1x3 boards instead just because i wasn't going to be setting anything too heavy on top.

[iakopomageo]

i see you only have small cardboxes on here, will it hold heavier items? i have bins full of things that i want to put on the shelves. you dont need extra support underneath the plywood?

[normalguydiy]

@iakopomageo My shelves are definitely strong, I used 5/8" plywood and it's only a 16" deep shelf, so I can climb the shelves. Just be sure to use a couple screws at each connection to the vertical supports. Thanks for the post.

[iakopomageo]

did you put two screws in each of the 2x3s for support? this does look really simple! hopefully i dont screw it up!! lol

[normalguydiy]

@iakopomageo Yes, I would use 2 screws at each connection point for the vertical boards, definitely stronger that way. Thanks for watching, Good luck with your shelf.

[JJMRJORDANJR]

how many feet apart is your shelf

[normalguydiy]

@JJMRJORDANJR I set my bottom shelf 27" up from the floor so that I can slide larger things underneath, and then each shelf above that is another 19" up. I have a fairly low garage ceiling, so I set the top shelf height so that I can fit a standard storage bin on top, then just split the remaining space between the top and bottom shelves to set the height of the middle shelf.

[osityan]

great! Now you can store those two empty cardboard boxes you got!

[2kargarage1]

Nice

[silverkwan2614]

Very clear demo. Time lapse just at the right speed. Thanks!

[groovy4u11]

cool. was that a laser level that you used?

[normalguydiy]

@groovy4u11 Thanks, yes, it's a cheapie Black & Decker laser that is only used up against a wall. Helps level wall art and such.

[mrglenn66]

nice job! i built mine pretty much the same way using 4x8 ply and some 2x3. very sturdy and useful.