Thread: timber storage solutions?

If you've only got a few sticks to store, I would level a few pairs of concrete blocks and place the timber on top of them, and weight a sheet of wriggly tin on top of that.

Hi mic, if you are anything like me there is always a need for more wood storage solutions, as WW says if you only get timber as you use it plus maybe a bit extra a few bricks setup level just sitting on the ground with a sheet or two over works fine, I go a bit further with bearers and joists then stack the timber on....but I seem to collect way more than I need from all sorts of sources and sometimes that means storage of some sort and being able to get to what I want without unpacking what is on top

I have made shelving from both steel and wood, the steel units are bigger than the wooden units but the shelving system is the same, I made up each unit that just sits on (in my case either bricks (bearers/joists) or floor) I then made up extra stretcher/s that go inbetween the shelf units, for 4 units with stretchers I more than double shelf space, it then becomes a modular sort of system I can add to or subtract from easily, probably the wooden shelving moreso

The steel shelving I originally had under the house but I moved them outside, I added to the hieght so I could attach some rafters for some permanent roofing, in the third pic I am adding a middle row, these are made from bed frames (tip shop $5 each) and it's allready full
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I moved some timber (to the right) and have added an extension which now houses the wood style shelving, which also is just about full
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I screwed some battens to the stud wall at the same hieghts as the shelves for one side of the stretcher to sit on
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Closeup of the corner blocks that are just glued onto each of the posts
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Something like the wooden shelf modular system freestanding with a roof (with slope) screwed to the posts of the shelf/ves in the area you have there would be quite good

Pete

Thanks both of you, you've given me some great ideas. I'll use WW idea of blocks to get everything up off the ground and Pete your timber racks look just like the sort of thing I need. What is the reason you mount the shelves on blocks rather than bolt them directly? Are there more blocks I didn't see that give a measure of adjustability?
I just had a brainwave, how about each vertical support is drilled with a column of holes and four M12 bolts support the shelf? Then I could make each shelf adjustable by, say 75-100mm increments. hmmm

I have a set height for the shelves in each shelf unit, 6 shelves, I make what we might call a halving joint in each leg at the set height 38wide x 19deep into which I simply glue long and short rails, I glue blocks on all four legs and all shelf heights, here's one I prepared earlier
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By adjustability I mean I can add/subtract to/from the length or width with shelf units and I get extra space in between each shelf unit with the addition of stretchers, here's a length view and a width view of 4 shelf units at each corner in the carport errr woodport and one of the bottom of the leg on a paver, I set the pavers up level then just sit the shelf unit on, you can see a piece of 32x32 steel sitting on the paver this supports a low shelf along the length
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I could leave out some stretchers at some points if I wanted a higher shelf space inbetween each unit but I like the narrower shelf heights for those one or two of something that otherwise gets buried under other boards


Pete

Ah, got you, thanks Pete. That's a lot of wood!

"PJT" Your setup reminds me of a shop.

Carba-Tec have a Triton Woodrack design on sale for $39.00 if you're interested ?

Triton® Wood Rack Storage System : CARBA-TEC

Might be worth a look.