Talking Shop: Big ARSE Metal Shelves

"M.T. Blake" (autohabit) 09/16/2019 at 19:40 • Filed to: talking shop, garage goals, shelving, storage, storage solutions, dream garage, totes, shelf, husky, home depot

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Filling a dream garage is fun, spending a lot of money on storage solutions isn’t. I’d rather be buying parts, cars, and tools rather than metal racks. Regardless, it is a necessary evil when decluttering! I’m thinking my decision fits quite well?

Yes, I park on cardboard with the tractor, the epoxy is too new.

I decided to get more junk off the floor by adding !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from Home Depot. These run $249 plus an extra $55 for shipping! Needless to say, I fired up the 12-valve and headed off to my local HD - no way would I pay that for shipping!

This unit measures at 90"x 90" x 24" and it is heavy... over 200lbs and awkward, just big enough to be a pain in the arse by oneself. I got help at the store by an associate, and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Ignore random parts at lower right, my OCD caused me to clean up that mess already.

Other than needing help to move around the box, the only other time you need a hand is to stand up the ends and attach the first cross bar. The bars slip into slots into the ends, super easy. After about 5 minutes you’ve got this:

The wire shelving just sits in a channel between the bars, no screws required at all.

I might buy another one. It fits totes rather well, and I’ve got quite a few full of parts right now. I definitely recommend these to any of you if you’re needing some heavy duty racks. They do come a bit smaller and in red if you so feel the need - !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Not too shabby eh?

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vondon302 > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 19:52

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Garage envy!

I has it

Longtime Lurker > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 19:57

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Only 1. We’re going to need 4-5 to do our basement, but no  one wants to pay for it.

7:07 > Longtime Lurker 09/16/2019 at 20:11

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Buy once, cry once ™

7:07 > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 20:15

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Looks great! I love organizing stuff, and those shelves look nice and beefy.

Also, balance bikes are the bees knees. So much more effective of a method than training wheels. We’ve used balance bikes of all of our kids, and my 3 year old can ride a pedal bike already. M y teenager niece, on the other hand, still leans hard on those training wheels..

MM54 > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 20:39

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Very nice!

M.T. Blake > Longtime Lurker 09/16/2019 at 20:40

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Probably cheaper than getting a cabinet builder out there. 

M.T. Blake > 7:07 09/16/2019 at 20:41

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Lol. Yes my son still rides the Strider bike but it belongs to his sister now. He’s got a 16” bike, had training wheels on it, until one day I decided to see how he’d do without - took right off no problems. Strider probably helped out a lot like your saying with his balance to begin with. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 20:54

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I wish I could have a garage, I mainly get really angry about that at least once a day! I have those shelves in my storage I think, I have three of them and it really cleared it up. I hung some stuff from big hooks too, the ceiling had wood so I screwed them in and hug chairs and stuff. 

Longtime Lurker > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 21:05

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Oh certainly 

slipperysallylikespenguins > M.T. Blake 09/16/2019 at 21:08

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I’ve got five in my basement right now, except they are 1 shelf shorter than yours for lower ceilings. They are absolutely worth it, especially if you can find them on sale occasionally .

M.T. Blake > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/16/2019 at 22:15

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Having a garage is essential. You need a toy box for all the toys before you can collect more!

We hung some stuff from the ceiling metal shelving in our attached garage (my wife has claimed the attached two car garage). 

M.T. Blake > slipperysallylikespenguins 09/16/2019 at 22:16

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Nice! I don’t think they were on sale... :( 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > M.T. Blake 09/17/2019 at 01:00

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Well a garage is a million dollars here so... 

Clown Shoe Pilot > M.T. Blake 09/17/2019 at 01:04

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The problem w/ garage storage is there’s never enough. My workshop is 960 sq ft and all the space where I could put storage racks is occupied already or is actual project working space. I could put 3-4 of those racks in the back of the shop but then I would have had the  room to build an insulated panel to cover my roll door when it’s not being used.

M.T. Blake > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2019 at 01:23

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Time to move! You can always visit. 

M.T. Blake > Clown Shoe Pilot 09/17/2019 at 01:26

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I completely agree.

Now tell my wife so she’ll let me expand from 1700sq to add another 1500sq for tractor storage and a lift.