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Industrial Shelf replacement shelving.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/23/25 at 10:45 am
I have this industrial shelfing unit from yeas ago thats been in my shed for years. the shelfs are made of particle board and over the year the humid air as made all these sag. I could easily replace with plywood or even a bunch of cheaper cut boards. But newer shelfs have wire and or plastic shelf boards. Buying just those is the cost of a new shelf.
Any ideas that are better then ply or boards? the size is 24"x48"
Any ideas that are better then ply or boards? the size is 24"x48"
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Posted on 1/23/25 at 10:57 am to CarRamrod
Watching this thread closely as I have two of these in my garage suffering the problem with the sag. I was thinking about cutting some plywood shelves.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 11:07 am to GCTigahs
me too but with how expensive plywood is, i was thinking about cutting some 24"L 1/2x 6" pine boards, hell even sealing them. i think the ply will suffer the same thing over time.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 11:08 am to CarRamrod
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the shelfs are made of particle board
Replace particle board with MDF. It's denser and stronger that basic particle board.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 11:27 am to Shexter
if MDF gets wet, it's done. you would have to paint it
Posted on 1/23/25 at 11:49 am to CarRamrod
Wonder what the cost would be with the MDF mentioned and two flat bars under each shelf to help support any sag compared to plywood?
Posted on 1/23/25 at 12:12 pm to GCTigahs
Maybe see if you can find some wire shelf inserts. My husky rack came with them and I put thin luan on the bottom rack to store plastic liquids.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 1:43 pm to prestigeworldwide
Posted on 1/23/25 at 1:47 pm to CarRamrod
I had the same issue with sagging in the middle and replaced it with plywood. That was over 2 years ago and no sagging since. It was 19/32 size if I remember correctly.
Posted on 1/23/25 at 2:00 pm to CarRamrod
Posted on 1/24/25 at 7:26 am to CarRamrod
I've had 4 of these since 2017. The shelves are some sort of plastic laminate. There is no sagging from any of them.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-5-shelf-storage-rack/P990322707
at $89 it's probably easier and about the same price as replacing the shelves with new wood.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-5-shelf-storage-rack/P990322707
at $89 it's probably easier and about the same price as replacing the shelves with new wood.
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 7:28 am
Posted on 1/24/25 at 8:39 am to CarRamrod
cheapest option is going to be whatever’s free. if you don’t have access to leftover/free shite I would used treated 5/4 x 6” deck boards or treated 1x6’s. But before I bought anything new I would definitely try to scrounge up something free.
Or like you said go to uline.com and buy replacement shelf boards
Or like you said go to uline.com and buy replacement shelf boards
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:09 am to CarRamrod
Might be able to call a local steel supplier and see how much expanded steel is. They're sold in 4x8 sheets. I'm not entirely sure what the supports on your frame look like but maybe an option to explore.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:48 am to CarRamrod
5/8ply is like $23. One sheet would do 4 shelves. Cut so the ply's grain is perpendicular to the length of the shelf. That will hold anything reasonable you put on it and will not sag unacceptably.
Only thing cheaper is going to be something free.
Only thing cheaper is going to be something free.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:51 am to Turnblad85
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Cut so the ply's grain is perpendicular to the length of the shelf.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:33 am to CarRamrod
Just a caution about wire shelving. I bought some wire food storage racks at a bankruptcy sale 30 years ago. I thought that they had held up well until I emptied one recently. A third of the bottom shelf had rusted into dust! House washing chemicals in plastic bottles had been stored there.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:23 pm to Shexter
the outer ply's are the workhorses of a piece of plywood.
Posted on 1/26/25 at 3:37 pm to Tree_Fall
30 years seems like a great deal.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:31 am to CarRamrod
i ended up buying a sheet of ply. and another shelve from the 89 link... 
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:20 am to CarRamrod
I would just get plywood. I have the ones with the wire shelves and if you store any kind of aerosol can or small bottle they don't stay standing up. I'm fixing to either go buy a bunch of 1x's or some plywood to redo all mine. Also if you have a bin with any protrusions on the bottom they don't slide on the wire very well.
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