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]

Hi @julian27845 

A four-meter shelf sounds much more reasonable but just keep in mind that you'll still need a ladder or a step to reach the upper levels. 

Please keep us updated with your progress, we look forward to seeing your shelf assembled.

Eric

[julian27845]

Thanks all, another question, I went to scope out some wood over the weekend, I noticed that the structural pine out the back is of mixed quality, and the DAR timber is a lot more expensive and harder to get stock.

For the boards to lay down on each shelf, I'm thinking CUSTOMpine White Matt Particleboard, it's a lot cheaper and seems more solid that some of the thinner timber boards which are suprisingly expensive as well

Which wood would you get for this project? would you go with the structure untreated pine for this project and the Custompine boards? and which screws to hold it altogether as well as join to the studs 

Cheers, Julian

[Dave-1]

Morning @julian27845 

As you are only building a shelf you can use with structual or non structual pine. I would probarly go non structual as it save ssome $$

As a personal choice I avoid partical board, and also mdf timber as I find it sags with time or moisture gets into it somehow (leaking can/jug on the shelf)

I would use plywood and make sur eyou have several cross support studs on the underside of the shelf (or between the rails)

I used something along these lines when I built my non structual outside lounge. Zenith 10 - 8 x 75mm Treated Pine Countersunk Head Screws - 50 Pack I also bought a larger box (quantity) of them as its surpprisingly how fast you go through them. I used two per join so your studs, posts and joins will rack up fast.

As for attaching the shelving to the rails, How about instead of screwing the boards to the rails, you go with a slightly wider board (40mm extra either side of your rails) and attach long strips to the boyttom of the board on the outside edge. That way you can move the shelves out if you wish and they wont slide forward or back because of the "edge" Only needs to be 20mm thick type deal.

Dave

[JacobZ]

Hi @julian27845,

As @Dave-1 has mentioned, being a shelf, it is not structural in the same way a house is. Timber availability differs from area to area, but there is often non-structural pine in the same profiles as the structural framing stuff. If this is available to you, it is worth considering. If you want the frame to look appearance grade, then DAR pine is better, but as you've mentioned the price is higher than framing pine.

As long as the shelf frame is solid, the sheet material you put on it shouldn't matter too much. With that being said, CUSTOMpine White Matt Particleboard is great for shelves as it is strong, relatively light and very easy to clean.

The screws Dave has mentioned are perfect for this project. They are exactly what I would recommend.

Let me know if you have any further questions, I am happy to help if required.

Jacob