How To Build Wall Mounted Garage Shelf

To make this diy project you will need deck screws a handsaw some plywood a power drill angle brackets and oriented strand board.

How to build wall mounted garage shelf. Attach 2x4s to the wall where the shelves will be placed with 3 screws into studs in the wall two screws per stud in the wall. Cabinets less than 4 ft. Screw down the shelves once the brackets are up you are ready to attach the shelves. Taller cabinets also need a middle fixed shelf figure a.

Choose a spot in your garage where you want to place your shelf. Tall need only top and bottom fixed shelves. Paint the 1x4s to match the melamine. Start your tape measure on one of the wall studs and extend it to the length you want your shelf to be so it ends on another wall stud.

Storage solutions mounted on the wall are a great way to clear up floor space. To make the fixed shelves just cut melamine and 1x4s to identical lengths and screw them together. Cut parts to length using a crosscut guide. Begin building the base of the cabinets on the ground by laying out two 8 foot 2x4 boards on the floor parallel to the wall.

Make sure the shelf is pushed all the way back to the wall and then pre drill four holes through the shelf and. Measure the distance between wall studs where you want to place your shelf. Simply cut and prepare the wood install the ledger install the shear plates and put up the shelves. Built from 2x4s the frame and shelf supports come together easily with self tapping screws and wood glue.