Thread: Timber Storage

Do you have an Apex shed roof or flat. Can you store it in the apex?

If it is on to of the shed roof, It will need to be very water proof, but it would be better inside where it can get the air around it.

Can you build shelves etc., to store the other stuff in your shed to make room for the timber.

My timber rack was only 300 wide, floor to ceiling, and even at 3m long, did not take up a large footprint but I could store about 2 tone of timber in there. I have since doubled the size of it & will probably add an over head section to it fairly soon, so I can walk under it but not loose any floor space. I need somewhere to store shorter bits that is easy to get to.


I dont know how big your shed is, or how much timber you want to store, but if it was me, I would be making room for the timber in the shed & putting other stuff outside.

It's clear your shed is not big enough, neither is anyone else's, but I have all my machines on wheels bar my Band Saw & my 12" Jointer. My shed is where I store my Tools & Timber & I I take what I need outside of the shed To work on it. The table saw nearly always goes out, but things like the Radial Arm Saw or Drum Sander, Thicknesser etc., only get dragged out as required.

Hope this helps you a bit.


Steve

Thanks Steve. The shed roof is flat to there's not much room for storage off the ground. Putting things on wheels however is a great idea that could free some space. Waterproofing was my main concern for putting it on the roof so I think I will go back to the drawing board.
Thanks again for your help.
Mick

Roofs have wind loads (both up and down),rain etc to contend with. To build on top of the roof to place extra loads (material weight) and as it is a flat roof there is the potential for it to start sagging from the weight, pooling of rain water and leaking and then possibly collapsing. Its not a good idea. And then there's the council.

Originally Posted by kahlua_khan

Thanks Steve. The shed roof is flat to there's not much room for storage off the ground. Putting things on wheels however is a great idea that could free some space. Waterproofing was my main concern for putting it on the roof so I think I will go back to the drawing board.
Thanks again for your help.
Mick

As long as it doesn't get too hot..it may well cup and twist if it does..really have to season green timber carefully,particularly if it is backsawn(sealing the ends also is an imperative)...MM

My grandfather had his wood rack built in the 'drip space' between his 'shed' (double x double garage) and the fence, just below the top of the fence palings with multiple levels and a tin roof (I suspect he also had gal sheet against the palings). There was a padlocked door at the street end, he could just slide the timber out of the rack, reverse direction and go straight in the door of the shed. As it was below fence level the council didn't bother him.

Roof space close to the underside of a roof tends to be hotter than usual so even dry timber may dry out even more. Then if you bring it down and work with it and then locate it somewhere else it may reabsorb moisture and some movement may be visible. Of course it depends on what it is you are building and the type of timber but if it using wide boards I would let them acclimatise at shed floor level for a few weeks or if possible in the room where you will use the timber.

Originally Posted by kahlua_khan

Thanks Steve. The shed roof is flat to there's not much room for storage off the ground. Putting things on wheels however is a great idea that could free some space. Waterproofing was my main concern for putting it on the roof so I think I will go back to the drawing board.
Thanks again for your help.
Mick

Hey Mick,

Below is a typical & very quick & easy base for adding wheels in my workshop. You can pretty much use this style on most machnes, & the one pictured is the base of my Router table. It is just fortunate that it is currenly off As I have had to beef up the wheels to carry the load when my new Router Top goes on.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f20/ro...pgrade-167495/

Fairly basic frame with Mitred corners photo 1.JPG

just a little gusset in the cornerphoto 2.JPG
glued & nailed

I just used MDF but it can be anythingphoto 3.JPG
Select your wheels by working out the load & dividing by 4
These just come from Bunnies & they are rated at 55kg each
giving me a 220kg capacity. 2 Wheels lock.
I drilled 2 holes through eachphoto 4.JPG
Mitre & glued in Dowels

Hope this helps


Steve

This may not be a solution for you, but i razed the floor in the shed and made a space of 150mm inbetween the risers there is room for my timber. Each length has the measured length marked on them so i dont have to think which peice of timber im tring to find.
I am no longer walking on the steel floor but a timber floors thus taking the strain of my legs and feet and it has stopped a lot of damage to tools and projects.
from floor to roof there is 2100 of height.