How to Make Homemade Garage Shelving

Finding enough storage space in your home can sometimes be a challenge. Often, the garage is pressed into action as a convenient place to store household items. Adding shelving into your garage is an excellent way to make the most of the space you have available there. With this simple design, made with inexpensive, basic materials, you'll increase your storage space quickly and easily. You don't need any special tools or knowledge, just some easy-to-find materials you can buy at your local home improvement store.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1-by-10 inch pine boards, 8 feet long
• 10-inch shelf brackets
• Wood screws
• Stud finder
• Drill
• Screwdriver
• Measuring tape
• Level

1. Initial markings

   Pick the wall you'll be putting your shelves on. Pick two spots out on the floor, 6 to 7 feet apart, and measure up from the floor, making marks on the wall, separated by the following distances: 24 inches, 18 inches, 12 inches, 12 inches and 12 inches. Then draw a line connecting the marks so you have five lines parallel to the floor. Check that the lines are even, using your level.

2. Take your stud finder and locate the studs along each line. Make a pencil mark for each stud on each line.

3. Shelf bracket

   Mount 10-inch shelf brackets into the wall with wood screws on the marks for the studs. Use your drill to make a small pilot hole for each bracket so the wood screws go in easily.

4. Lay your 1-by-10 inch pine boards across the shelf brackets and secure them onto the brackets using wood screws. Put your materials on the shelves.

Tips & Warnings

• Adjust the dimensions of this project to match the space in your garage.