Garage Storage Shelves | EASY BUILD

Today I show you how to build your own garage shelving unit built out of 2x4s and plywood (or OSB). This project is an easy and fun way to add tons of storage space to your garage, shop or utility room for very little money. This setup worked out great, and now I have plenty of room for my 2 cars, bikes, Christmas decorations, and other deep storage!

Products I used in this video (paid links):
10x3.5" Wood Screws
8x2" Wood Screws
And... a level, circular saw, chop saw and clamps.
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[bennystrom]

4 inch screws are too long because they risk hitting electrical or water lines running through the studs. Code typically requires electrical lines be run halfway into a stud which would 1.5 inches. Here, you are drilling through 1.5 inches of 2x4 material, and 1/2 inch of drywall and then your 4 inch screw is going another 2 inches into the wall studs. If you know there is not any electrical or water behind that wall, you should be fine, but most homeowners are not going to know or even have a reliable way to know for sure.

In this case, You should use screws 3 inches long, giving you 1 inch into the wall stud. 1 inch is plenty and will be provide a very strong hold.

[abhikainsaan]

I am not a woodworker but an enthusiast. Me and my brother build similar garage shelves by ourselves. We were done in couple of hours. Very sturdy. I appreciate your videos.

[BilluAwann]

Second best thing about this video is the shelf itself . First best are your beautiful daughters . Blessed !

[briangolembiesky]

Thanks so much for posting this DIY guide. My wife and I completed about 20 feet of garage shelving based on your guide. They turned out really great. The foundation screws you recommended were awesome and I finally had a reason to buy the Kreg K4. The only modification I made to our shelving is that I put vertical supports behind the main vertical supports between the shelving and carried it all the way to the floor. I’ll likely be storing heavier items and was concerned about too much weight bearing on the screws. Probably overkill but it can be fun overbuilding sometimes! Thanks so much for the video and props on doing this by yourself!

[jeremywheeler]

I just did the same shelves in my garage, but I didn't do a bottom shelf. I just put stuff on the floor under the shelves. 10ft of shelving is great!

[renman]

Great Idea about using the scrap 2x4's as a helper! Thanks for showing that!

[philipmurray]

Thanks for the walk through, I just made a set of bunk beds loosely off the shelf design for my octuplets.

[parkershaw]

Building the frame on the ground, drive the screw straight in on front and back side, no need to toe nail anything, also much easier to make it square.

[gupttura]

well..kids are very happy and so does dad...great work man. I wish I knew how to do this stuff!!!

[suzannehofer]

Yep, this is basically the way I’m gonna do mine.

[fatbaldguy]

Found this video while searching for a way to do shelves in my garage. This is awesome and so easy and WILL be how I build mine this week. Thanks!

[SKgoon]

Just made these in my garage
Pre cut 2x4x2
Pre cut 2x4x8
And OSB was 4x8, had them cut into 26.75x4

Thanks!

[catlover]

here a 2nd time to remind myself. building another shelf today. Thanks so much!

[OhTorch]

Yeah, a 4” slope is a bit extreme. Mine is only a 1” slope. But, my previous house was 3”. Great build. Thanks for sharing.

[cjbrown]

Thank you! You explained well and made it seem do-able. Love that you featured your girls that gave a real family feel to the video. Loved your choice in music but maybe a tad too loud-did not stop me from subscribing. So many of the "how too" videos are set in what appears to be shops with multi-thousands of dollars worth of fancy tools and workbenches. Keep up the great work.

[mimosacakes]

This was the perfect solution for my own garage. Made myself some shelves this weekend. Super easy to follow, thank you for making this tutorial!

[junbingyang]

Love that you featured your girls that gave a real family feel to the video.

[jaygardner]

This is by far the best video I've seen that explains how to build storage shelves and solves all the issues of doing it by yourself. I see people in other videos make the job more difficult. I can wait to do this in my own garage!

[yohannesmebrahtu]

Great job. Very motivational. I always wanted to build a garage shelf but l don't know where to start. Here we go your video is an opener. Now l am contemplating to do things in my own. Thanks.

[matthewjohnston]

Looks great! Personally I don’t like having a shelf like that bottom one on the ground. Hard to clean, or power wash. I also see it as a place for insects and mice to live.