Shed shelving

confusedeire

I want to build a wall of sectioned shelving along one wall of my shed it needs to less than 1 foot in depth but capable of holding a bit of weight in a dampish environment (Barna shed) what timber should I use?

Bonzo Delaney

confusedeire wrote: »

I want to build a wall of sectioned shelving along one wall of my shed it needs to less than 1 foot in depth but capable of holding a bit of weight in a dampish environment (Barna shed) what timber should I use?

If it's damping that rules out mdf unless you way to spend serious dosh about 150€ 8x4 sheet totally water proof
Simplest and cheapest would be 2 lengths of treated 6 x 1 solid timber. Available in al good builders providers.

https://www.goodwins.ie/p-746-treated-rough-sawn-timber-150mm-x-22mm-48m.aspx

jack of all

Another option might be an 8x 4 sheet of 3/4" pine shuttering ply- you'd get 4 shelves from one sheet. You could seal the faces with a coat or two of polyurethane varnish to combat any damp.

colm_mcm

Would modular metal shelving not make more sense?

this sort of thing
http://www.jebbtools.ie/tier-shelving

CJhaughey

If there will be weight on the shelf, don't use man made timber, Solid timber is much more resistant to weight than Ply or MDF.
Both of those will sag over time with any kind of weight especially in a damp environment.

confusedeire

colm_mcm wrote: »

Would modular metal shelving not make more sense?

this sort of thing
http://www.jebbtools.ie/tier-shelving

Mainly because of cost

confusedeire

I can get scaffolding planks cheap. Would they be a option?

gctest50

confusedeire wrote: »

I can get scaffolding planks cheap. Would they be a option?

yip, you could use scaffolding bar to make the frame - will dig up pics in a few minutes

positron

Also looking into doing something like this - although in a dry block built shed. I was going to get some 2x4 timber and do something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81qYhWp3tYc

Okay, probably not that fancy. I have two steel sheds from Lidl (or was it Aldi) ready to be assembled as well. I wouldn't mind finding some used scaffolding boards to make a stronger frame - but the problem is I can't find any near me (Drogheda).

Calahonda52

Scaffold planks are a bit on the heavy side for this project.

What I would do is get a sheet of say 12mm or 18mm ply and screw it to the shed framework, this will give you a base to work on as well as strengthen the side of the shed.
This will be the big initial outlay, the rest you can do as funds permit, a la Johnny Cash One piece at a time
You can get these cheap grey shelf brackets and fix them at what ever centres you want.
Then get some floor boards.
You can also use these brackets, if put vertically, to fix a stop-end on the shelves

Re the damp, fit two insect proof vents in each gable of the shed, job done

ps leave ply up off the floor to allow air in behind and anything that falls down can be retrieved

confusedeire

positron wrote: »

Also looking into doing something like this - although in a dry block built shed. I was going to get some 2x4 timber and do something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81qYhWp3tYc

Okay, probably not that fancy. I have two steel sheds from Lidl (or was it Aldi) ready to be assembled as well. I wouldn't mind finding some used scaffolding boards to make a stronger frame - but the problem is I can't find any near me (Drogheda).

ok this might cost a bit more but i think you changed my mind

positron

Be warned though, the over-excited Aussie did miss out some key details of offsets etc, which folks are discussing on the comments below that video. Someone has posted a Google sketchup plan as well.

confusedeire

positron wrote: »

Be warned though, the over-excited Aussie did miss out some key details of offsets etc, which folks are discussing on the comments below that video. Someone has posted a Google sketchup plan as well.

I noticed the measurements alright. But the idea is good