Make Ridiculously Cheap and Easy Utility Shelving

[johnny07652]

THanks man, this is awesome - just what I needed!

[davidtheatheist]

Thank you.

[magicofcoupons]

thanks for sharing

[mrjollypantsjolly]

This is really usefull for me thanks, I am a very ltd diy,er and need a load of shelves in a music room. To buy units to fill our walls would cost a fortune. Your vid has given me the knowledge and confidence to have a go myself. Thanks very much!

[FATMANR34]

im not saying this to be mean or anything or offend you but Damn you got some hairy arms

thanks for the tut and im going to try to take some scrap wood and do something like this

[CustomCarpentryUK]

Yours shelves are great for utility use, & I know they are rock solid, the 3x2 that you have running along the front makes it super strong, & a single screw alone on the front can hold hundreds of Kilograms so there is no need to worry about them. I would say there is no need for anymore upright supports at the front, even if you are storing slabs of gold! Well done mate!

And for anyone who doesn't have all these tools, all you need is a cheap level, saw, hammer and nails!

Tristan Titeux

[Artistram3d1]

Brilliant! I need some shelving in the garage, I can't wait to try this. Thanks very much for your time!

[Antelmos03Hemi]

I built these shelves this past weekend & they are absolutely amazing storage. I used "L" anchor brackets bolted into the floor for extra security!!!

[biebergirl121212]

Thanks so much. Just what I needed and you made it quite clear

[glornna]

Exactly what I need , Thank you soooooo much for sharing !

[hoshnasi]

How tall are each of your vertical 2x3s? How much space between the shelves?

[supersesqui]

Nice vid. Going to use your method.

Is it possible to not scare the bejesus out of your viewers @6.20 with the unhuman hairy arm !!...lol

[alohachristine]

After watching your video I feel like I can do it too! I'm curious though, what do you think about my using a sams club muscle shelf and then put a faux front? They are 60$ and are about 18"x7'x4' I was thinking of running them along my basement wall and then doing a faux front and then putting on doors...but I'm wondering if it's worth the price though. What do you think? I'm new to woodworking...self-taught artist. thanks for the video!

[jawilco]

Great video, really makes shelving easy to do.

[oatstao]

@Goddit but did he mention to buy those things new, or the most expensive brands? You can find laser levels at the dollar store now a days that work for a few weeks ;)

[jcsewell]

Thanks for the video. I'm just finishing a downstairs room under my stilt house and need some shelves that are cheap and strong. This is the perfect shelf for my room! Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[Lexingtonprepdude]

Lame....

[Mosshome1]

This is a perfect solution for my problem. I am going to do this project this week!

[woodlist]

Hey man. Great. You have a real expensive laser level. I guess you saved the price of that on he shelving huh? :)

Nice going... But I just hate that cheap board. I use MDF. A little bit more expensive, but not that much. Looks neat too!

Thanks fr this vid.

Woodrow Lister

[seanwardo]

Thanks for putting this out here. Just what I was looking for. I used this method to add storage shelves in my basement and they turned out great.

[uncendo1]

VERY nice, building this tomorrow! Thanks for the video.

[mrglenn66]

really nice! I made some very similar to this. I want to put doors on some of the sections to hide some of the junk.

[tjwrangler25]

great video now i know what i am doing next weekend.

[divemedIDC]

nice job....

[starrboi4u2nv]

thanks for the ideas as I am toying with how I want shelves in my garage.

[dangrantham]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. It was very helpful.

[dangrantham]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. It was very helpful.

[dsamanta2000]

very useful video. Thanks.

[Trixtah]

@Goddit $10 for a chalk line, less than $40 for a level, and about the same for a useable hand saw.

[JAY5MAY]

thanks so much, made me some. nice and strong!!!!! happy new year!!

[TheKiems]

I made these shelves this weekend. Sturdy as anything. Thanks for sharing this video!

[Bowfinger6383]

Very informative, don't let the armchair carpenters ruin your lesson it will work. for light stuff, any heaver, yes i would marry a sister leg support , funny story. my boss wanted to be cheap, instead of spending $600 for a pallet shelf rack- you know the orange & green ones to support our boxes of poly sheeting 48# each. he had 4 of us build this exact same shelving 2x4's and 3/4 osb ( no sister legs) against my suggestion, and well you can imagine the rest,

[caiphnaraya]

Been through about six of these types of videos, this is clearly the best.

[jasonneel31]

Can't believe how many wise-guys there are. This in an informative, simple video. It is about $20 in wood at the very most and typical people have enough tools already to build these. If you don't they are all very reasonable with a drill being all you really need and a $3 level.

[zolumpus]

I made some just like these,and they hold a ton of stuff.I made mine wider so could also use as a work bench on one end.It holds my tools great.And I used the same type of screws.Great job.Yours were nicer than mine tho.But sure does help with limited space.Thanks for posting.

[miffed67]

Excellent! I need to do this in my daughter's room, thanks so much for this video!

[toucandiy]

@Goddit Not really sure what the load capacity would be - I built them for household storage and they are more than strong enough for boxes full of clothes, photo albums, kitchen junk etc. If you really need strength you can use 2x4s instead of 2x2s - I did this in my garage. It increases the cost a bit but makes the shelves strong enough to hold boxes of car parts.

[99fixit]

These shelves could be a little stronger by notching the vertical supports where they join the shelves. As it is, the weight on the shelved is supported by the screws that secure the verticals to the shelves. The notches can be made really easily with two or more 1/2" deep cuts on the saw and using a wood chisel to remove the rest.

[enigmascape]

@99fixit Or by cutting some additional 2x3's to sandwich between the shelves and attach to the verticals would increase the strength substantially for only a few dollars more, and alot less time than notching.

[WildmanBorneo]

Nice one !

[tnerbgnimelf]

Well Done! Straightforward and to the point. This helped me visualize what I wanted to do and in turn made me look l knew what I was doing in front of the kids and wife. Thanks toucaniy.

[TSOfan]

Nice job! A buddy of mine has a laser level and boy does it come in handy.  Quite the time saver.

[mikegnik]

Thanks you, that was useful in helping me visual better what I have been scheming in my head.

[oxidize99]

super. thanks for sharing!

[crgro60]

u talked too much!

[toucandiy]

if what I am saying is not of use then turn the sound down

[BreakfastBentoBox]

@crgro60 b/c it's a fucking home-made video by a diy bloke. what did you expect a fucking powerpoint slide show? Loopy wanker, now stay off the fucking internet.

[dazzledlostsheep]

This has helped so much with my shed and prep for the gardening season! And to top it off you did it with simple enough instruction it was hard to get wrong! LOL Thanks a ton!

[bapacific]

Excellent!  Thanks so much.