So I have this 7 by 7 composite shed. Composite meaning plastic basically.
Now these sheds just like any other have there pros and cons.
On one hand they are cheap and easy to assemble. I did this in about 3 or 4 hours.
However on the flip side, the walls are not very sturdy. 3 composite panels per side make
up a wall and they are held together by these clips. Which have a tendency to pop
out of there seats if to much pressure is applied to the wall. Once they pop they never
really seat correctly again. Just FYI.
So that basically rules out hanging any kind of shelving system to the shed walls.
Yes the maker of these composite sheds do sell a hanging system
but based on my experience I wouldn't recommend it.
So that leaves me doing what I do best. DIY.
So I'll take some interior measurements. Front to back. Side to side and top to bottom.
After a quick trip to the home improvement store for some 2x4s and some OSB board
it was time to fire up the power tools.
Now as you can see here I still don't have the out feed support reattached to my workstation,
which is getting a little annoying
So i'll get that stuck back on their, do a video on it and get that up in the next week or two.
For right now however, I built my roll around cabinets at the same height as the workstation
so that in a pinch I can use them.
After ripping some 2x4s in half on the table saw
it was over to the miter saw to cut everythingto length.
Once all the formalities are out of the way I can start putting stuff together. First
I'll lay out all my piece in approximate positions.
Now the top piece I will cut long enough to set on top of the vertical pieces and I'll
attach those with 3 inch screws from the top down.
All of the subsequent shelf pieces will get cut 3 inches shorter and attached with screws from the side.
Now normally I don't like to set screws from the side in a project like this
because their sheer strength tend to be a bit hit or miss.
however, for various reasons I decided to go ahead and use them like that in this project.
I'll talk more about the reasons for that on the blog post.
go ahead and check the description. I'll have all the links in there.
Once I have the front and back frames assembled I'll flip one up and attach the side framing pieces.
Flip it around and do the other side.
There will be more shelves to this and you may be asking why didn't I attach the framing
for those shelves at this stage.
Well, I just wasn't sure what I wanted my shelf height to be. Future me knows that
But past me is just winging it.
The shelving material I'm using is just this half inch OSB board. It is beyond the scope
of this video to get into the pros and cons of using OSB in areas or applications that
would potentially expose it to high levels of moisture. (large gasping breath)
and it's boring so you can just talk about it among yourselves.
This is the most cost effective material to use.
I have never had an issue with it, so I'm using it.
I'm going to mark out an inch and a half by inch and a half notch out of each of the corners for the shelves.
Once I have the first one cut I'll use that to mark out the rest of them.
You see that wobble in the unit right there. There is an oak tree just outside my garage
and right now in Florida oak trees are dropping acorns. My kids like to collect them
and pop the tops off. One of those tops got kicked into the shop and
unbeknownst to me I set the frame down on one of them causing this wobble. Only I don't know it yet.
So I'm getting more and more frustrated thinking I'm going to have to find out what piece of
this puzzle is causing that.
In about five or ten minutes from now I'm going to realize what is going on and boy am I going to feel sheepish.
Never measure if you don't have to. A spacer keeps all sides of my shelves level.
After all that is done I'll just tack the shelves in place with a few brad nails.
because of the deminsions of my shed the shelving units I built are only 12 inches deep by 4
feet wide. If you build some bigger or deeper you're going to want to take
stock of what you will be placing on them. How much weight they might be holding.
You may need to add additional support to prevent shelf sag.
Also because of the height to depth ratio these are not designed to be stand alone.
They will be top heavy as you can probably tell
from me working on them. If they are going in a garage I recommend attaching them to
the studs in a wall. I have another idea in mind for mine.
I have desinged a U shaped set up for my shed that will lend support and strength without
having to be attached to a wall.
That is a basic wall frame construction 16 inches on center. Then I'll just line up that
back leg of the shelving unit and attach with 3 inch screws.
Now I have some old shop cabinets that used to be hanging in my garage.
and since I have taken them down they have just been taking up space in the shed.
So I thought now is a good time to put them to use again.
Attaching a ledger board gives me something to set the cabinets up on
while I attach them to the back frame.
Now it's time for proper organization of shed paraphanalia.
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