| > | | | | The second step involves deciding on the length of |
| Building garage storage shelves in your home is such | | | | your shelves orgarage storage cabinets. You should |
| a great solution to your garage storage problem. If | | | | also decide on the number of shelves you will hang. |
| you don’t know how or have an idea how to | | | | Use a measuring tape to measure the length and of |
| go through the task, read on and learn how. Building | | | | course, make sure you note the length because you |
| garage storage shelves is a great DIY project not | | | | will use this note later. You should also determine the |
| only because it adds value to your home but also | | | | width of the pieces of wood by measuring out from |
| because it provides a handy and useful area for your | | | | the garage wall. If you cannot cut the pieces of |
| storage. You can put storage shelves overhead from | | | | wood by yourself, you can take the shelf dimensions |
| the top of your garage down to the floor or in a | | | | to a home improvement store or lumberyard and |
| horizontal succession of three to five shelves. Follow | | | | choose the lumber for your DIY project and have |
| the steps below to build your own garage storage | | | | the store cut each shelf to the right size. For an |
| shelves. | | | | easier task, you can also purchase a DIY shelf |
| Before you proceed to building your DIY garage | | | | bracket kit from a home improvement store. You |
| shelves, make sure you have a clear idea on what | | | | can also find these from many online stores. Purchase |
| type of shelf you want to build. However, since this | | | | as many kits as needed for each shelf but make |
| is a DIY task, you can just shoot for a wood | | | | sure you allot two brackets for each shelf. These |
| storage cabinet or shelf since it is a lot easier to | | | | DIY kits usually come with a track system that may |
| work manually on wood unlike other materials such as | | | | require you to screw them into studs. |
| plastic, metal, and PVC. Using this type, prepare the | | | | Once you have measured and cut the pieces of |
| materials you will need. These are wood for shelving, | | | | wood or you've purchased the lumber and had it cut |
| shelf brackets, and screws. When you get these | | | | by the store, you can now hang each piece of the |
| materials and your tools ready, you can now proceed | | | | wood shelf in place on your shelf brackets and screw |
| to building your very own do-it-yourself garage | | | | them or fasten them with supplied hardware. |
| storage shelves. | | | | Continue hanging the shelving until all shelves are in |
| For the first step, estimate the number of shelves | | | | place. |
| for your DIY project and their approximate location | | | | Pretty simple steps to building your DIY garage |
| on your garage walls. Check your garage walls to see | | | | storage shelves. After hanging everything, check or |
| if you will need any additional support for the | | | | test if they are affixed enough to hold your things. If |
| shelving. If the garage wall is brick or cinder block, | | | | they are, then you may proceed to fixing and |
| you must fasten studs using concrete screws. | | | | organizing all the things in your garage! |