Did the same system here. Except I did it with 7/16 OSB board in the basement and garage. Several people liked the system and did the same in their garage and basement. In the basement I screwed 2x4 to the plate and screwed the bracket rail to the 2x4 in a area that is shaped like a J. Giving me shelving 8x 12x25 feet four shelves high, or a total of 180 feet. Sure improved the basement by giving us a lot of storage at a very reasonable cost. RJ
----- From: "Max Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves > Hi Robert. > > You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Shelf brackets have to > be secured to the studs and to do that you need to put long screws through > the paneling into the studs. Sue and I did this very thing within the last > year. The best and best looking is a system that is available from Lowe's > and Ace hardware and I imagine any home improvement store. There are > vertical metal rails that mount to the studs with wood screws. There are > slots in the rails that hold horizontal metal shelf supports. They slide in > and down, locking in place. Then you set the shelves on top of the > supports. It usually takes a little tapping with a hammer to make the > supports go all the way down and lock securely into the vertical rails. The > shelves, which are particle board covered with something like Formica, come > in lengths of 2, 4, and 6 feet, and widths of 8, 10, and 12 inches. The > metal parts are painted the same color as the shelf finish. Hope this > helps. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Blind Handyman" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:36 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] putting up shelves > > > > My wife and I have an over abundence of stuff. Most of it i call jjunk but > > that is my opinion not hers. > > I have an extra bedroom that is just a large storage closet at this time > > and > > I also have a lot of wall space upstairs that could be put to good use. > > My question is what would be the most cost affective way of putting up an > > extreme amount of shelving without looking too tacky and doing minimal > > damage to the panniling. 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