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  1. 17th January 2016, 10:16 AM #1
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    Default Timber rack on a brick wall - how much weight?

    I've been meaning to build a real timber rack against the outside of shed for some time. At the moment I've just several piles!

    Others I've seen use cool counterleavered studs attached to the wall so the front is open and stud-free. This allows long materials to be removed without interference....

    For example, Trav has a few by Triton (made of metal) and there was one just in the previous thread.

    Naturally a wall can only take so much weight before being pulled over. Is anyone aware of what this might be? Has anyone seen a wall pulled over by such a stand?
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    Is the wall a single skin garage or brick veneer?
    What type of brick, dry press or extruded and if extruded what holes are in them ie: 3 holes, more, or almost honeycomb?
    Height of wall and width of wall?
    Is the roof supported on the brick wall or on a framed wall or perimeter beam?
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  4. 17th January 2016, 11:56 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanism View Post
    Naturally a wall can only take so much weight before being pulled over. Is anyone aware of what this might be? Has anyone seen a wall pulled over by such a stand?
    Not pulled over but cracked to the point of having to be rebuilt.
    It was a single skin wall with minimal piers.

    Instead of getting the wall to take all the weight you could building it with rear verticals (up against the wall) firmly attached to wide feet.
    The it might be possible to attach the rack just at the top of the wall to prevent it tipping over.
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  5. 17th January 2016, 01:49 PM #4
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    something like this will only put minimal outward stress on the wall, and it will take a fair amount of weight all being transferred to the ground. Depends on how much width you have to play with though.
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