How To Build Shelves For Totes

He just used two 8 ft long 2 x 4 s and cut two more 2 x 4 s down to 24 for the ends.

How to build shelves for totes. Today i show you how to build your own garage shelving unit built out of 2x4s and plywood or osb. Miter or circular saw. Make the most of the storage space in your garage by building storage bin shelves on the upper walls. First you will assemble the legs of your shelves the 49 inch boards.

Attach one of the 18 inch pieces between two of the 49 inch boards and screw it into place using the wood screws. The total cost to build these shelves was about 42 dollars after lowe s coupon. This project is an easy and fun way to add tons of storage space to your. 2 1 2 pocket hole screws optional.

2 sheets of oriented strand board osb. Build the supports find two straight 2 3 s and line them up parallel to each other. Materials needed for storage shelves 14 2 x 4 boards 8 feet. Cut the wood pieces.

Be sure to grab your list of my favorite weekend warrior projects below. Just be sure that your shelves are installed properly and that they can hold the weight of your filled storage bins. This gets the bins out of the way so the lower walls can be used for other creative storage solutions. 1 lb box of 3 screws.

Then attach another 18 inch piece to the other end and screw it into place. Cut four other 2 3 s at two feet long and nail them across the gap spaced 18 on center. The total length of the unit is 8ft so the long 2 x 4 s have to be cut down a little because you are adding the short 2 x 4 s to the end. We used four screws for each side.

Premiered aug 23 2019. Idea 3 the overhead garage storage shelf.