shelves for exterior storage bins
Hi all, Has anyone put shelves in their exterior(basement) storage compartments to use the vertical space that is often wasted when stuff just lies on the bottom of the compartment? I'd prefer not...
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You don't have to drill through your walls to install shelves. Storage bins are great, but not always the answer. I like using every inch of space, especially to get things out of the way that I use infrequently. Often, this means mounting a shelf up high in the bay for flat stuff.
You can use angle aluminum for shelf supports and screw it along the bay walls, using 1/2" screws which typically won't penetrate the wood walls. If you install the angle with the lip down, the shelf will often cover the angle and makes for a clean looking job, especially if you wrap the wood with the same carpet used on the bat walls.
I like to use the wire mesh shelf products sold at Home Depot and Lowes. They're the what shelves that come usually come in 12" and 18" deep by 6' to 8' lengths.
I use cable supports found in the Home Depot or Lowes electrical aisle. Simply place the cable support around the shelf wire edge and screw the cable support to the wall. 2-3 cable supports on three sides of the shelf will support it a lot of weight. It's a clean set up and easy/quick to do.
This doesn't give a great picture of the shelf, but I added a shelf in the upper portion of my bay where Newmar installed the Dirt Devil and other electrical items. There was no place to attach a wooden shelf, but I was able to use a screw on the Dirt Devil, back wall and side wall and attach with the cable supports.
You can use angle aluminum for shelf supports and screw it along the bay walls, using 1/2" screws which typically won't penetrate the wood walls. If you install the angle with the lip down, the shelf will often cover the angle and makes for a clean looking job, especially if you wrap the wood with the same carpet used on the bat walls.
I like to use the wire mesh shelf products sold at Home Depot and Lowes. They're the what shelves that come usually come in 12" and 18" deep by 6' to 8' lengths.
I use cable supports found in the Home Depot or Lowes electrical aisle. Simply place the cable support around the shelf wire edge and screw the cable support to the wall. 2-3 cable supports on three sides of the shelf will support it a lot of weight. It's a clean set up and easy/quick to do.
This doesn't give a great picture of the shelf, but I added a shelf in the upper portion of my bay where Newmar installed the Dirt Devil and other electrical items. There was no place to attach a wooden shelf, but I was able to use a screw on the Dirt Devil, back wall and side wall and attach with the cable supports.
