Need Ideas for Garage Scrap Wood/Metal Storage

[Irving]

I am very interested. I have a bunch of wood in my attic, and am thinking about building some shelves up there to organize, along with some racks for the wood. I just picked up that extra wood from T-Giv and my wife is NOT happy about having the car outside all winter.

[Great-Kazoo]

I am very interested. I have a bunch of wood in my attic, and am thinking about building some shelves up there to organize, along with some racks for the wood. I just picked up that extra wood from T-Giv and my wife is NOT happy about having the car outside all winter.

You keep cars in the garage?? garages are for items the spouse would bitch about, tripping over in the house, like a lathe and drill press.

[Danimal]

You keep cars in the garage?? garages are for items the spouse would bitch about, tripping over in the house, like a lathe and drill press.

That sounds about right, I have a pile of wood and a pile of metal separated by a pile of motorcycles. Oh well, at least I know where everything is.

[rbeau30]

You keep cars in the garage?? garages are for items the spouse would bitch about, tripping over in the house, like a lathe and drill press.

And "Hooker Pictures" as my wife describes them. :-D

...Since you have a HellOA, is the scrap you have worth the headache storage wise, or easier to buy as needed.

BTW: What's a HOA??

:-D I don't have a whole lot. When I have a project, I tend to buy an extra 2x4 or two extra as habit, so really I usually only have a few pieces of plywood and a couple 2x4s or 4x4s. And a few short pieces. I definitely want something compact as even a 3 car garage gets cluttered, and I don't want to have an excuse to accumulate wood and metal scraps. Plus when I start my metal project, It will be handy to keep around the scrap instead of going to the metal scrapyard to get pieces.

I was thinking about doing something like what Colorado_Outback pictured above, but perhaps attach som heavy duty castors on it so it could move. It will for sure be shorter and a little bit wider.

[Wulf202]

And "Hooker Pictures" as my wife describes them. :-D



:-D I don't have a whole lot. When I have a project, I tend to buy an extra 2x4 or two extra as habit, so really I usually only have a few pieces of plywood and a couple 2x4s or 4x4s. And a few short pieces. I definitely want something compact as even a 3 car garage gets cluttered, and I don't want to have an excuse to accumulate wood and metal scraps. Plus when I start my metal project, It will be handy to keep around the scrap instead of going to the metal scrapyard to get pieces.

I was thinking about doing something like what Colorado_Outback pictured above, but perhaps attach som heavy duty castors on it so it could move. It will for sure be shorter and a little bit wider.

Your hoa would have a coronary at my place. I even got to tell the city inspector to go away.

Sheetrock dolly on craigslist
Or go to home depot and get a cart with the 4 d shaped supports.

[ChunkyMonkey]

You keep cars in the garage?? garages are for items the spouse would bitch about, tripping over in the house, like a lathe and drill press.

I always chuckle and in a way am envious at Jim's setup... trucks/SUV on his nicely sodded lawn. New car out on the street, and man cave in his detached heated 3 car garage! God bless Jim!!!

[rbeau30]

I'll take more pictures when I clean up a little bit, I have some electrical work going on.

I am leaning towards a rolling cart like stuff, as the wall on one side of the garage is covered. and some of the metal I have is piled on top of my next project.


And on the right side I have cabinets.


Which leaves me the center part of the three car garage as my work area.

I don't have a lot of lumber but I plan on acquiring more scrap metal once I start building the project. I just need a good place to store/organize it.

I was thinking I could build something like this guy did on you tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZtIE...ciZ-rm6tmToHoF

but I am not sure it is suitable for metal. I also could just make something like that in metal instead of wood.

[jmg8550]

I always chuckle and in a way am envious at Jim's setup... trucks/SUV on his nicely sodded lawn. New car out on the street, and man cave in his detached heated 3 car garage! God bless Jim!!!

Its a 3 car shed, garages require building permits.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Its a 3 car shed, garages require building permits.

You obviously have never open or build anything in Windsor area... Even the zoning dept asks for Jim's permission to zone.