How to Build Garage Shelves | The Best Way!!
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Your parents must be proud of such an industrious son, good job. I appreciate your videos
It's really great to see an ambitious young handyman doing and teaching. Thank you for a very well produced video. I'll be taking some of your ideas and modifying for my own situation.
Built a version of this project. It turned out great! Now we can park two cars in garage! Thanks, keep them coming!
Barry Zimmerman same here; this guy is great!
Well done Eric! Those will free up a lot of floor space. I might be doing something similar soon.
Great job Eric. This is the best version of garage shelves I have seen. May have to do the same in my garage to reclaim some much needed space.
Not hating here Eric .. Great job for light weight storage only. I'm a Master craftsman with over fifty years professional experience. Just one thing to keep in mind in your future designs and with your ability will be some great ones for sure. A very old master craftsman I worked with as a apprentice told me that holds true today as it did a 100 years ago. Fasteners (Nails, bolts, screws etc) are not part of the structure they only hold the structural members together that take the load. Fasteners have tremendous shear strength but will fail with time in pull or tensile strength .. not hating Eric just passing on what hundreds and hundreds of Craftsmen have learned in the pasts. With simple 45deg dia. bracing from a ledger on the wall to the top plate would transfer the load from the fasteners to the ledger and would quadruple the load rating. Great job Eric.
Hi Ray -
Can you explain a bit more how this would work? I like this solution but the boards attached to the ceiling like that concerned me a bit. Thanks!
He is saying to put a cross brace up from the Ledger ( the horizontal 2x that is on the wall) up to the 2x plate on the ceiling. (needs to be 45° or more upright)
Because up until recently using Screws in framing was a big no-no. And It still is unless you are using structural or other wise approved screws, and pre-drill if necessary.
Ray, i am getting ready to do this project and would like to know you what to do to upgrade
Kenneth Nuckols My advice ; use GRK screws, find your backings, dont hit any electrical or plumbing. the design above should hold plenty .
Maybe instead of 'boxes' use one long ladder frame for each shelf. But you might need help setting in place unless your cleaver.
gus barba thanks, going with a strap system for extra support on ceiling and 2x2 to lighten total wieght but still strong. also using bolting the vertical braces, i may add 45 degree supports along the bottom
Very nice work and humble attitude. I gave a thumbs up.
I just did mine, but I painted the garage first then after I got done with the shelves we painted them, and let me tell you, they look awesome, but I didn’t do doubles like you, I just did the top one with larger gap. But still good work. TY for the ideas..!! New subscriber right here.
Great video, good inspiration for all of us with limited garage space!
Great idea. It is really nice to have a place to store things and its out of the way too. Best of both worlds. Great job.
'Get some friends to help you'
*uses plank of wood*
Great video as always!
LOL. Had the same thought. "Your friend was a board"
Be careful with this project. It is very important to assure the overhead load tension applied to the ceiling will suffice. Is the framing that is fastened to the ceiling running perpendicular to the above joists or parallel? If parallel, then the 2x4 is attached to only 1 overhead joist. This is a constant load, and if excessive weight is involved, creeping can and will occur. You do not want to ruin a vehicle, a garage door, or anything beneath this structure. Shear strength of fasteners also needs consideration here. Angle bracing beneath can also keep floor area clear of support posts. It does look nice.
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Looks well fixed to me.
Dude, thats a sweet spot for your miter station because of those two windows. Perfect!
What an awesome project, thank you for sharing!
I'm not that handy at all. but when I watch TH-cam videos I seem to always have a successful build.
your video is exactly what u want to do with my garage. thank you!
Hey man good job! You should look into making a corner jig for making those boxes. It would be faster and square its always nice to have the surface of drop into the frame rather than sit on top as well. Just a couple suggestions but again great work.
I am totally down with this. I started on my townhome shop build today, and want to offer a handyman service in our complex. This is a wonderful candidate.
3:20 By "a few friends" he means a scrap piece of wood wedged underneath the shelf. 😆
This would be incredible with "Dam it feels good to be a gangster" as the soundtrack!
Brian Hampson , as soon as the music started, I immediately thought of that song and Office Space 😜
Eric you got a great video personality. I like the shelves but also just liked watching your well put together video.
A good way to build hanging utility shelving is to use lengths of threaded rod secured at the ceiling and passed through holes in the shelves. Nuts and washers enable adjustment of the shelf spacing. For floor mounted utility shelving, again use threaded rod, but run rods through PVC pipe spacers between shelves. Nuts and washers top and bottom pull everything rigidly together. Simple. Strong. Inexpensive.
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Eric, this is a very great video...so detailed, thanks for sharing the steps, i going to build Garage shelfs using your steps!
Hi Eric
How are you?
Your project is very cool because you have more space on the wall and do not need to leave your tools or anything on the floor.
Great job.
Great job young man. I am going to do the same in my shop to utilize all that wasted space. I’m am old electrician but not an old carpenter so I’m going to follow that mans advice regarding the 45deg bracing. Better to be safe than sorry. Keep up the good work.
nice job...
two questions:
1) what did you use the 3" screws for?
2) how have these held up after a couple of years of use & heavy load?
great job and some useful comments. custom fabrication requires a lot of planning.
Great video! Good job with the video, especially with what sounds like the instrumentals to "Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta" in the background. Haha thanks much Eric!
This is something I really should do. I can always use more storage and I have a pretty high garage ceiling. I like that you have two levels of shelves.
I really like your idea of using boxes for each section of shelving so that you don't need super long pieces of 2x4's that won't fit in my car. It may use a few more pieces of 2x4's but works out great and looks good. Thanks!
Very nice work! Thanks for the instructions and the inventory list. We're going to start building this in our garage.
Pete where did you find the instructions and inventory list? I can’t seem to find it.
Good stuff brotha... keep up the hustle, and the good work.
Thanks Eric, I have a similar project this weekend, your video has got me started on the right foot.
My 2¢: I've built 100's of feet of shelving with 2x3's and long drywall screws. None of it has failed. But now that construction screws are available I would definitely use them instead. Drywall screws are made from harder steel than nails, which means they are brittle and will snap earlier than a nail. But screws have over double the withdrawal resistance of a nail. Construction screws have the best of both worlds.
Someone complained about the shear strength of a screw being the weak link. Good golly! what about wood?! Two screws sunk into the edge of a 2X will rip out the grain before the screws snap. Theoretical knowledge is entertaining, but actual field experience building and demolishing stuff is the real truth. Understanding the properties of material takes many years, and it only comes by observing the point at which they fail.
I think the shelving pictured is just fine, but the 2x4 rails supporting the plywood shelving is overkill (so is 3/4" plywood-1/2 is wholly adequate). Realize that you're probably not going to stock the shelves with sandbags or concrete blocks. Boxes, tents, sleeping bags, coolers, etc. don't add up to a lot of weight per shelf. But two or three shelves hung on a single ceiling support may need extra consideration.
Just use structural screws. Construction screws aren't meant for heavy loads.
I built similar. For a lot of the components, you can rip the 2x4's into 2x2's. Not every part has to be built so heavy. I hung my front vertical pieces like you did, but the 2 screws near the top edge of the vertical 2x4 don't seem like enough strength to hang everything from. I reinforced that. If I were to do it over, I'd rig chains and eyebolts, or a few U-bolts. Or maybe run those top screws thru perforated metal.
Came to say the same thing. Everything looks good except that is a lot of weight that is ultimately held up by 2 screws per vertical support. I would definitely add some support of some kind.
Agreed. Something should be done with those screws at the top of the vertical pieces. Other than that, very nice.
Nice and straight forward as usual. 👍 4:19
thank you Eric. and the shelfs looks great
I want you thank you. This video helped me create shelving in my garage. Measurements were are little off because my studs on ceiling is much lengthier than your measurements. Overall, your idea helped.
Great idea! I definitely need to add more shelves in my garage...
Great idea , needs a bit of a tweek if you plan on have anything over 50 lbs up there. Not a hard fix. Add reinforcement in the rafter area to handle any over all weight you might want to add. The bigger the supporting structure the more weigh you can add. Another option could be a electric wench shelf for heavy items so you can raise and lower, slide into place. Over all tho it is a good idea. I forgot to add notching the 2x's so its stronger. I know I am 6 years late to the party....
wow great idea, nice and simple
I love seeing young guys doing this stuff. Alot don't know how
How would you protect the white walls from scratches etc when pushing boxes and tools ??
My last house i did shelves like this but the walls.were all scratched after a.while lol
Great Video. It's perfect for my garage! Keep it coming!!!
SO many American garages have undersized ceiling joists, don't be shocked if at some point you start popping drywall nails as you add weight to those shelves.
Great video. I’m planning on doing something similar but my concern is with the construction screws. I need to store about 8 tires roughly 800-1000 lbs. I guess I’ll be using lag bolts while I mount my frame to the wall and ceiling. I wouldn’t want anything to fall down on my vehicle.
Nice video man. First time coming across your channel... subscribed!
Strong work!!
That’s amazing job
Nicely done!!! thank you!
Good Job Eric, thanks for sharing.
Does anyone consider the additional weight placed on the bottom cord of the trusses holding up the roof? I’m sure they weren’t designed to add hundreds of pounds pulling from below when a couple of feet of snow is on the roof. Any engineers have any comments about this?
Yep, I'm doing this to my new house. Going to try and follow you exactly.
I just checked in, his parents painted the wood white to blend in but they were so impressed they decided to use the shelves for their stuff
Great job dude!
You sir just became my go to guy for carpentry.
Nice job, proud a ya, I have to do this asap, thanks much!
Great setup cant wait to build mine
These floating shelves are exactly what I need because for some reason they only left 18 inches between the garage door and the wall so if you put any stand alone shelving up there then you can’t open your car doors and it’s a huge pain
Edit I will say this I went in my garage attic and took a tiny drill bit and drilled a small hole on each side of the ceiling beams to make sure I knew the dead center of each joist beings that they are the main support for the load you can also use 2x4 to brace the joist to the roof trusses if the shelving is running the same direction as the joist to help make it extra sturdy
Great job young man!
Eric, thanks for a really useful video, with a simple approach, easy to follow explanation and great video quality. Subscribing now!
Great video and nice seeing young people enjoy woodworking. With that said, why do so many people insist on playing annoying, loud music over videos. It doesn't make it more interesting or fun, but quite annoying trying to listen over the pointless music, it isn't an action film.
nice job man 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Eric,
I just checked your shopping List. Thanks for the Info & keep up the good work.
Great project Eric!
Interesting 👌 job well done
Awesome video, very helpful thank you!
very nice and easy to build.
I personally don't like the way the 2x4s look as the vertical support. I used a threaded rod as vertical supports. Hanger bolt into joist or 2x4 on ceiling then coupler nut then threaded rod down through shelf portion. Much cleaner looking and instead of 3.5 inches of wood blocking parts of your shelf, it's 3/8 of an inch and still very strong.
Thanks!!!!
great job Eric
nice storage project Eric!
Great project! Oh, Have you ever thought about making an instrument? Cigar box ukuleles are super fun, try it maybe
Good job dude love it
Great video, thanks!
great shelves and nice work! I am trying to adapt and copy your style for some bedroom shelves...what are the dimensions of the finished shelves? and the rectangular boxes you start with, are they 2 feet deep and 4 feet the long way? thanks
Great video ... we can use it as a model for our own shelves
Great video thank you !!
How are the shelves holding up now that it’s been a while? I really want to build these but my husband is worried about stability/weight issues
Great idea and great video. I look forward to more in the future and glad I came across your channel. Subscribed!
Well done, very solid and functional. Drill pilot holes before you drill. Always. No stress cracks that widen over time.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!
Very helpful video...Thannks
Head space under the bottom shelf would be a concern to me (6' 2"). Nice work.
I wonder if some sort of hurricane strap or metal bracket would be better to hold front 2x4's to the ceiling 2x4?
Eric, you did a great job. I've watched this about 6 times already. Excited to build mine. As one person said, do I need to do a 45 on these for more bracing, or do they hold good with weight on them?
Old green having little trouble seems like you hurt of Milwaukee
JMS 3952
Was that some 3/4 inch plywood your using for the shelf? Why? wouldn't a thinner plywood be strong enough for the bottom of the shelf?
Caution: too many people are suggesting to install shelving suspended from the ceiling joists. You and others could be subjecting yourselves to legal action. I have been in the industry over 50 years as well as teaching construction and building codes. Many residential structures are built with roof trusses. These items are strictly engineered to support the designated thickness of the drywall ceiling, thickness of the roof sheathing, type of roofing material e. g. shingles, slate, tiles, wind rain and snow load. Against IRC ( International Residential Code) to cut, notch, drill or modify or add any load to a truss without engineering approval. You must be careful telling the public about projects like these. You must educate yourself on building codes. If the truss ruptures, failure of the ceiling could result from the excessive loads.
EXACTLY what I thought about him starting at the TOP. Start with support down low and your job is easier and much more able to handle loads.
@@rds990 kinda defeats the purpose of shelving up high. Would you just bring the 2x4 all the way to the floor then to support the load? If not, is there a legit way to do this type of project where the shelves are up high but dont have supports to the floor in the middle? I think id be fine with supports on the ends.
Hey Eric, went to your website to see your material cost...only $160.00? Amazing. Great job!
Looks good.
Great job man! Subscribed! 👍🏻
Great video Eric! How much weight can these shelves hold? I'm wondering if I can store my 4 winter tires inside them.
I was wondering the same...
I would love to see another video on the wood go cart
Thanks this vid helped me a lot!
Thank you for making video👍👍👍
Great video!
Anyone else hearing "Damn it's good to be a gangster" while the interlude music plays???
Great work
I have that same Ryobi mitre saw! *puts up hand for a high five*
Nice job.
I know a lot of people had opinions on your build, but I would really like to know how they are holding up? I am prepping to do something similar in my garage. I was originally just going with one shelf, but I really like the idea of two. At the last, I may do the lower shelf and add a 2nd later. How are yours holding up? Any chance of a recent video follow up?