Need Ideas for Garage Scrap Wood/Metal Storage

I'm planning on building something shaped like this but longer and shorter for horizontal bar storage, its just low on the project list at the moment.

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Since some of the walls in my garage are not yet drywall'd I put wood and metal between the studs and hold it in place with either bungees or wood blocks.

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Originally Posted by jim

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by jim

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.

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

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Originally Posted by jim

...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?? [ROFL1]

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:-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.

I saw this at my uncle's house (in his garage) over Thanksgiving, and I was very intrigued for when I get my own house. Right now, I wouldn't do the work because we're renting.

It appears as though he installed a 12" wide piece of OSB, probably about 10'-12' long on the bottom with notches cut out, to sit in the trusses and just lean up against the ones that are angled forward toward the front of the garage which would be the top of the picture. Then he put in another, a couple more feet wide with notches cut out on the top side and it just rests on the 12" piece. I'm sure they are nailed down once in place. Them he's got OSB laying across the bottom trusses with notches cut out at the joints to form kind of a small storage room up there. Directly behind the garage door opener is a pull-down ladder. I don't remember right now if the other side is closed in too, or if it's open and just closed up in the front to block view from the front.

*maybe it's not OSB actually, looks like real wood. I dunno.
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depending on head room here's a few ideas.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/HyLoft-60...6#.UqivK-KFdz0

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Racor-Hea...N#.UqivduKFdz0

I'm good at conjuring up redneck solutions, but I'd have to see what you need to store and where.

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Originally Posted by rbeau30

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by rondog

I'm good at conjuring up redneck solutions, but I'd have to see what you need to store and where.

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Long thin stuff, make a rack on the wall
5' or less, smaller diameter, good trashcan works well, stuff in a corner
milk crate works for real small stuff

hard to access, hard to get things to and from, wont be used. IE, anything in an attic, anything requiring a ladder, pulleys etc. My experience anyway

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Originally Posted by jim

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.

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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!!!