Build Garage Shelves With Doors

These shelves can hold a good amount though it s not a good idea to store very heavy items up there.

Build garage shelves with doors.

The wooden garage shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in. This designer mounted his above the garage door making it invisible from the outside when the door is open. If you make yours longer stiffen the melamine by screwing 1x4 cleats to the undersides. I have been wanting garage cabinets for a long time but couldn t afford them.

However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere. Built from 2x4s the frame and shelf supports come together easily with self tapping screws and wood glue. The two doors should be placed back side up with a gap in between as they are hanged on the other cabinets. I put a 2 x4 in the middle to divide each section measured and cut doors from 5mm lauran plywood.

Tuck medium and lightweight stuff onto shelves suspended from the ceiling. Of clearance to fit a shelf and standard 12 1 2 in. Measure out your wood depending on your garage space and your desired length. We limited most of our doors to 12 in.

Glue and nail one backer board to the top shelf from the top and side. Limit door widths to 24 in. Widths so that we could open them even when the car was parked in the garage. Utilize the little space in the garage by building this small shelf and save a fortune.

Shelves longer than 2 ft. Repeat this step again attaching studs and 2 4 to the. When i saw these shelves i knew it would be easy to add side panels and create doors for the sections. Supplies needed drill 1 4 masonry bit self centering bit box of 3 wood screws with matching star bit interior paint paint tray and roller paintbrush 12 flush cabinet hinges 3 cabinet pulls.

To make this you ll need some plywood deck screws a power drill drywall screws a stud finder and miter saw. Get your 2 4s and plywood. To cover a wider opening install double doors. Mount one slide to the backer board and take out the piece for the drawer side of the slide and mount it onto the two doors from the back.

The size is 8 x8 with the 4 x3 under the ceiling rack. After threading the boards for the shelves through the frame secure the project to the. This is an easy and affordable method i ve used to build all my garage shelves. Storing lightweight materials would be safer but you may use metal angle or corner brackets to make the rack more supportive.