How to build garage shelves by attaching Pine to the walls?

[julian27845]

Hi, I'm going to build some shelves and storage in my garage, it's a single car garage but it has a very high ceiling.

I'm thinking of something like the below image, I would get some pine timber (i'm thinking 45x90mm, as long as possible) and set them up as posts, two on the concrete side, two on the gyprock side, and two in the centre, i only need the shelves to be about 50cm deep to be able to still fit the car in

I need to know the best way to attach the wood to both the concrete side and the gyprock side, which screws and which drill bits do I need to get

Also just some general advice on the design, which wood would work best for this and any other tips

Cheers, Julian

[EricL]

Hello @julian27845 

Thanks for sharing your question about your garage shelves. If you are anchoring into the concrete wall, I suggest just putting a single piece at the bottom of the shelf, it won't be necessary to put legs on it. You can do the same thing on the other side on the condition that that you drill into the stud frame of the gyprock wall. The actual floor support that's needed is the centre of your shelf which also serves as the support for the other shelves going down.

For the concrete wall, I suggest Ramset 12 x 125mm Hex Nut Dynabolt and for the gyprock side, I suggest Zenith 10G x 100mm Gold Passivated Countersunk Rib Head Chipboard Screws - 50 Pack. You'll need a masonry bit the same size as the Ramset Dynabolt and for the chipboard screws, you'll need a timber drill bit that's slightly smaller than the body of the screw itself. It's more practical to purchase full drill bit sets rather purchasing on a per piece basis. In this manner you can change sizes immediately.

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their recommendations.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric

[Dave-1]

Good Evening @julian27845 

I like your thinking For some reason garages just need that type of storage!

The wall that the door is on, is that a gyprock wall with studs?

Im actually thinking that you only need to fasten the shelves to the studs in that wall. The stands you have designed will lock it solid and the fastening of the shelves to the wall will stop it falling towards the car.

Some long timber screws through your post against the wall into the stud itself will hold it nicely. (think of how bookclubs are suggested to be secured so it cant be pulled forward) One thing I realised is that with time no matter how strong you think the timber of the shelf (the thin bit that you place things on) will sag, better to put more noggins across thn less to stop that future sag.

If you want to make it even more secure you could put in some right angled brackets for the posts nearest the car but really I dont think it will need them with the attachment to the studs.

Dave