by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 08/05/2017 at 22:47
by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 08/05/2017 at 22:47
Tags: Houselopnik
STARS: 6
I put together a free-standing shelf in the basement today for stuff that I’m tired of having laying around. It’s based on a simple but efficient design I figured out quite a while ago (there are several of these shelves in my mother’s basement still) that I modified to fit around the post holding up the living room.
Materials are 11 2x3's and a single sheet of 7/16" OSB, putting the total cost at about $50 if you include the probably-a-pound of 3-inch screws holding it all together. I still need to make at least one (if not two) more of these for the back room of the basement, for less-often used
stuff
and some
things
. It’s very overbuilt for all the more weight that’s on it.
I also moved those outlets up about 6 inches, otherwise they would have been perfectly blocked by the shelf. They used to be even with the light switch (the old boxes just have a blank over on them now).
Thank you for reading probably the least-interesting post on Oppo all weekend.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/05/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 1
Looks good!
If I’m guessing the measurements correctly, it’s a super efficient design, too. Lemme guess- the vertical supports are 8' lengths simply cut in half, and the OSB shelves are 16" deep?
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/05/2017 at 23:09, STARS: 0
I don’t like it... the top of the shelf appears to be 3mm taller than the top of the light switch cover to the right...
/jk
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/05/2017 at 23:47, STARS: 1
Exactly - it’s designed to be efficient.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/05/2017 at 23:50, STARS: 0
Humor aside, it’s actually pretty pleasing - the top of the box for the switch is 4' off the ground, which is how tall the legs are, making the top surface of the shelf 48 7/16" high - almost exactly the top of the switch cover.
The outlets above it I installed today - they used to be even with the switch, but would be blocked so I put in new boxes and a new foot of wire to relocate them to a usable spot.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/05/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 0
No leftover material, I take it?
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/06/2017 at 00:04, STARS: 1
There’s a little left over - the pieces that run front-to-back are nominally 13" (though with the rear brace flipped to clear the post, these were 10 1/2") which doesn’t work into 96, but it’s very little. You also lose about 5" out of the OSB for the lower shelves, since they’re inside the end legs and split at the center.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
08/06/2017 at 03:46, STARS: 1
nice work.
"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
08/06/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 1
Oh, there were definitely more boring posts than this.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/07/2017 at 09:24, STARS: 1
Thanks for the details - I think I’ll be building myself a couple of these...