How to Build Storage Shelves : How to Install the Seat Boards for Garage Storage Shelves

[TheAkcajun]

Hi John. This was genius. My husband and I measured the length of everything we needed, headed to Lowe's, and had them pre-cut everything we in store. When we came home all we did was assemble it with a level and screws. Took us only an hour. We will def. do it again. Thank you! Best of all it was HALF the price of the pre-finished bracket and rail system the person below this post speaks of....and MUCH easier install. I've hung those shelves....would have taken three times as long.

[whitbyjet65]

Hi this is Jorn.

[WYShelving]

There is a much simpler shelving system that can fufill this exact purpose. All of their shelves come pre-finished and the bracket and rail systems are constructed with solid oak. Best of all they only require a level and screwdriver to install. Search 'Wooden You Shelving'

[tooberization]

Why did he say he bought 20 2x4's in his introduction? I can only account for 10

[alohachristine]

Wow thanks.  I plan to try this in my basement

[imaniguana]

I was originally thinking about building shelves like this, but I need to conserve floor space and put equipment under the shelves on the floor. So, I'm going to build something that has bottom supports going at 45s, leaving the floorspace freed up.

[sagnostic]

I built it, works great thanks.

[MrLeonard55]

I guess anybody can be on expert village. Even when they don'g have a clue.

[MrLeonard55]

If you had any experience you would realize everything dulls blades, including wood, etc. Look before you leap.

[MrLeonard55]

Good job of dulling the sawblade in the sand, not to mention sand getting into the bearings.

[revealer007]

@MrLeonard55 If you had any experience, or had the ability to observe.

1. the saw has been adjusted/rotated to give minimal blade extension to go through the board.

2. the grass is very thick and full - at least 1-2 inches of grass between the board and the dirt.

3. grass doesn't dull sawblades.

Next time look before you leap.

[louierodriguez1]

This worked good. i made mine 8ft long and 4ft wide. i added center support in the middle of the shelves, because it was bigger.

[pennywisesb]

This was a great video series. I just used your techniques to build shelving in my garage. I did add cross bars though for added stability. Overall great idea.

[brianj3113]

wow thats a nice way to keep everything plumb

[soundmusiclover]

amazing video, this sorted my garage storage.

[armaude]

How much wood would I actually need?

[76WINTER]

well how much wood would a woodchuck chuck

[madnessdexter]

@76WINTER a woodchuck would chuck all the wood that the woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

[MolossianZagori]

I built this in two afternoons with scrap pieces of 2 x 4's. I made the shelves 8' x 21/2'.

This method worked perfectly! Thanks for uploading :)

[lexus81699]

how much weight would these hold? if we used thicker osb board would that be sturdier?

[notionally]

needs cross bars under the centers

[ktkeith]

1) Please number the sequential videos for a given project. It's hard to find them otherwise.

2) This thing looks pretty sturdy but it really needs some corner bracing on the front frame. If both ends are not butted between support walls, the shelves can rack sideways, and a heavy load will rip those deck screws right out. (Trust me - it's never as strong as you think.)

3) I'm not impressed by the guy's unsupported, freehand, walk-on-the sheet OSB cutting technique!

[Mx6Carnage]

This is a how to video for people with little to no experience building, (If you need to be shown how to build shelves you are not a carpenter). So this is about the safest way someone without the proper equipment and training could be shown to cut a 4x8 sheet of wood.

[revealer007]

@Mx6Carnage No, this video tells you how much carpenters rip you off by charging you for doing such minimal work.