How to Build a Snowboard Rack

Rack with snowboards and skis

As much fun as snowboarding is, it is not fun to store snowboards in a garage that is filled with various other equipment. Because snowboards are much wider than snow skis and do not have flat bottoms like skis, they take more room and tend to tip over - potentially causing other items in your garage to fall. A simple solution is to build a rack for your snowboards. A rack will keep your snowboards in better condition and keep your garage neater. It can also be used for skis.

Things You'll Need

• 1" x 6" Wood plank 1" x 15" Dowels Hammer 3" Screws Drill Drill bits Wood glue Tape measure Level 2' wide Carpet remnant

Instructions

Building the Snowboard Rack

1. 

   The first thing you will want to do is determine how many snowboards you want your rack to hold and how thick the snowboards are from the side with the bindings folded down. Once you know this information, you will be able to figure out how long your 1" x 6" plank should be, how many dowels you will need and how long your carpet remnant should be. Let's say you are building a snowboard rack to hold seven snowboards that are 9 inches thick with bindings. To hold seven boards you will need eight dowels. The dowels will be placed 10 inches apart to accommodate seven, 9 inch thick snowboards. This means your 1" x 6" plank should be 90 inches, or 7.5 feet, long (70 inches of snowboard space + 8 inches for the dowels and 12 inches for end spaces.

2. 

   With all your supplies in hand, use your tape measure to mark the spacing for the dowels on the plank. Now get out your drill bits and select one that is just one millimeter smaller than the 1' width of the dowels. Drill 3/4" deep holes in each of the spots that you have marked on the plank.

3. 

   The next step is to squeeze a medium-sized drop of wood glue into each of the holes that you just drilled. Now take a hammer and gently tap a dowel into each of the holes. If any glue squirts out of the edges simply wipe it off with a rag. To make sure the dowels are properly set, allow them to dry overnight before mounting the rack.

Mounting the Snowboard Rack

1. 

   Now your snowboard rack is ready to install. To determine how high up your wall the rack should be mounted, take the shortest snowboard that will be stored in the rack, set it about two inches out from the wall where the rack will be located, and lean it toward the wall. Mark the garage wall beam about 5 inches below the top of the snowboard.

2. 

   Next, hold your snowboard rack up so that it is centered over the mark you just made and so that it is located in the area of the wall that you want it mounted. Choose a garage wall beam at one end of the snowboard rack and install a screw through the rack into the garage wall beam.

3. 

   Now, choose a garage wall beam at the other end of the snowboard rack; however, before installing a screw through the rack into the garage wall beam at this end, place your level on top of the snowboard rack to make sure it is level. Once the snowboard rack is level, install a screw through the rack into the garage wall beam. If your rack goes over additional garage wall beams in the middle, add screws to these for extra strength.

4. The final step in setting up your new snowboard rack is to place your carpet remnant on the floor where the bottom of the board will rest. This will protect the bottom edge of the board and keep the board from slipping out.

Tips & Warnings

• If your garage wall beams are covered with drywall, you will need a studfinder to locate the beams. For extra security, you can install eyehooks in the wall a foot or two below the rack on each end so a bungee cord can be stretched across the snowboards.