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re: Garage storage
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:16 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:16 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Combination of commercial-grade shelving units, modular bracket units, peg board, and shelving I made. Basically just left over stuff to get me by until I can get around to doing something better.
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:40 am to armsdealer
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armsdealer
I am putting in a lift as soon as the attic cools down.
Which one are you using, I have been thinking about doing this?
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:42 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Since you asked about metal shelving options, I purchased 2 each of these earlier this year (Amazon) for carport-garage shelving. So far I’m happy with them. Purchased plastic totes from Home Depot of various sizes to organize-store items. I initially planned to build shelves as already posted but in the interest of time, estimated cost was going to be similar, I went with the metal shelving.
I also purchased a pair of these several years ago, from Costco, to free up garage floor space for seldom used items several years ago but as I recall I paid 1/2 this amount as they were closeout at the time and it was pre-Covid. They are heavy duty.
I also purchased a pair of these several years ago, from Costco, to free up garage floor space for seldom used items several years ago but as I recall I paid 1/2 this amount as they were closeout at the time and it was pre-Covid. They are heavy duty.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 7:45 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I will be retiring in the next few years and feel compelled to comment in this discussion. I am currently on my 9th garbage can of crap from the attic garage and now garage "storage" items. Granted, my wife is a school teacher so 5 of those cans were old classroom materials that we got rid of. But I am here to tell you, if you're storing shite, the day will come when some of it becomes waste. This purge has been rewarding and I will have my garage and tools set up for my retirement. It will still function for vehicles, but when those are pulled out will be my workshop and sports lounge! When I get done with the clean out, I plan on documenting the reno.
I'll have an overhead 4X8 storage rack for sale once I'm done. It mounts to the ceiling joists and you can adjust the height for your specific needs.
I'll have an overhead 4X8 storage rack for sale once I'm done. It mounts to the ceiling joists and you can adjust the height for your specific needs.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 4:59 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
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building a shelving rack in the garage so I can store these storage containers for holiday stuff and other items
Costco storage containers. 4 high 10 wide across the wall of our garage.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 8:40 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
Menards has food prices on good. Heavy duty modular shelving.
Posted on 9/16/26 at 1:37 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Did you end up going with the built-in wooden shelving or buying pre-made metal racks for those containers?
I ran into the exact same mess last fall when pulling down holiday bins and heavy storage boxes, and building custom shelves felt like it was going to eat up an entire weekend. I skipped the heavy wooden build and put up wall tracks from Wally Smart Storage instead. Getting those large containers off the floor onto heavy-duty brackets saved a ton of walk space, and it turned out to be way faster than cutting lumber and screwing together a massive frame.
I ran into the exact same mess last fall when pulling down holiday bins and heavy storage boxes, and building custom shelves felt like it was going to eat up an entire weekend. I skipped the heavy wooden build and put up wall tracks from Wally Smart Storage instead. Getting those large containers off the floor onto heavy-duty brackets saved a ton of walk space, and it turned out to be way faster than cutting lumber and screwing together a massive frame.
This post was edited on 9/20/26 at 7:03 am
Posted on 9/16/26 at 9:06 am to jmon
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But I am here to tell you, if you're storing shite, the day will come when some of it becomes waste.
We had a metal shelving system on all 4 walls of our garage when we moved into the new house. Over the last 6 years we’ve gone through the stuff we even moved and now have a tv wall in the garage and 1.5 walls for a garage gym. We throw away and pair down stuff constantly.
The move shelves you have, the more shite you’ll just keep bc you have a shelf for it. Kids especially will hang on to every broken nerf gun and deflated ball
Posted on 9/18/26 at 9:18 am to LemmyLives
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Heavy duty metal shelving from Lowes. Even with particle shelves (that rested on the metal framing), they didn't sag being in the humid garage for over a decade. Well, except the bottom shelf that had hundreds of pounds of ammo on it.
this is the move + make your own shelves using the particle board as a template. i made some of out 3/4" ply and i have stored some heavy arse stuff on those shelves for years with no problems.
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