Simple and Strong Garage Storage Shelves

This is the strongest and simplest storage system you’ll ever build. This can be built in a couple hours and the design is really easy to modify to fit any sized space. This build has 405 gallons of storage with room to add more

**Project Plans**

Garage Storage Shelves Plans

**Products Used**

27 gallon storage bins:

Digital smart level:

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig

Glue roller:

100'' Straight Edge Saw guide:

DEWALT circular saw:

90 degree squares:

DEWALT impact driver & drill:

DEWALT bit set:

6” and 12" clamps:

**Filming Equipment**

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[someguynj]

Where did you find the world's straightest pile of 2x4's?

[ridermak]

From what I’ve seen in person and on YouTube, probably 80% of DIY garage shelves and workbenches rely only on the shear strength of screws and nails to support the vertical load.
When a DIY outdoor deck gets “built” like that, people have been seriously injured or worse when it collapses.
Thank you for showing how to put the vertical grain under the horizontal elements and not beside them. 🤜🤛

[Ron-FabandBuild]

Good old fashion Basic Construction on the frame for weight distribution. Thanks for honoring the older methods of construction. Some methods should never be replaced. Awesome job. Thanks again.

[mariebagwell]

I absolutely love the drill guides. I, too, like my screws to be neat and all in the same positions!

[ericpetitclerc]

Family members were laughing at my "weird" lap-joint, which happen to be exactly what you did. I'll show them that your project is solid and very well designed (simplicity is a blessing). Thank you for your projects!

[dylanmckenna]

Simple. Functional. Looks Great! I could see this being a great way to build a DIY playground for kids without the worry of collapsing!

[TheMadEnglishman]

Lovely vid, thank you. I have built those shelves but with a slight variation. If the two end cross pieces are cut 4" longer than the two inner cross pieces, the end pieces can then sit outside the end of the shelf long pieces rather than inside. Then, those ends of the shelf bear all of their weight on the vertical spacers (as yours do) but the cross piece is included in having the weight carried by the spacer rather than the screws. You also gain 8" of shelf length within the same overall footprint. Finally, the shelf covering (in my case 1/2" ply) is installed on each shelf before the next set of spacers. Just means no notching the covering around them. Hope that makes sense, and thanks again for the vid!

[alexteixeira]

I am addicted to organizing and always building shelving. I have watched almost every single video of building shelving on YouTube for entertainment, your design simplicity is by far the best really enjoyed it. Only thing to make perfection is to add glue in every single joint, and only 2 bolt to hold it to wall make faster for moving around later.

[TheChewyWun]

I needed this lap joint concept when I built a raised garden planter last year. The weight was carried side to side but nothing carried/supported the weight to the ground and 3/4 of the way through the season we lost one whole corner of it. Very smart and sturdy design.

[MrCaprinut]

My late dad built a shelf system just like that in our garage.
Only difference it was fastned together with bolts and nuts on the non wall sides.
The long beams did bow after a while due the massive weight of the cardboxes with carmagazines.
I guess like length like that there was about 500lbs on each shelf. I still to this have those magazines stored at a mates garage. There was also a ton of carparts on those shelves that I would love to have today.

[jefff]

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Your narration is flawless. You’re focused yet fun and natural without any distracting nonverbal utterances or off topic sidebars.
Background music is right where it belongs, in the background.
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I predict you’ll be a deca-millionaire by the time you’re 50. 👍🇺🇸

[dronesjumpingin]

Thank you for sharing! My wife and I just built our first single family home and have a storage room that this design would be prefect for. Thank you for sharing the plans and having a very easy to follow video🙏

[dchessplayer]

I have the same setup, however I have an angled 45 degree lip at the end so you can slide out the totes and look in them without taking them down. Good for more frequent usage

[dqauto]

Love it and the use of clamps. I have the hardest time keeping things together or working on things alone because I just don’t have enough hands! I love the drill guides

[ohgary]

Nothing better than time lapse video. Nice job.

[anthonyrussojr]

Watching this is so therapeutic! Love the workmanship!

[richardkunz]

Just got my shop built, got the electrical done and 1 wall insulation and boarded up plan on building my own shelves. Thanks for the advice/ tips/ suggestions! 😁

[cakeandpiday]

Super simple to follow and adjust to my needs. Thanks, I used this to build my shelves this weekend.

[Pete]

You do really nice work. It feels better when you do a good job rather than just slapping something together. I tend to put heavy stuff on my shelves and it makes great sense that you bring the load down to the floor. Thank You!

[ianfeltham]

Great idea, will be using this for my new home garage when we move in..thank you from the UK