Wall Mounted Lumber Rack | Cheaper Than You Think & 20 Minute Setup

Decluttering my shop by storing my lumber on the wall was far easier and cheaper than I expected.
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[@cchemmes-seeseeart3948]

I'm in the middle of installing similar lumber rack orange metal shelves that are welded one piece, 3 shelves/ 4 rack. I had similar concerns of not wanting to install the rack right into the construction wood studs of the shed, so i added extra 2x4 pieces, attached to the studs, & then installed the lag bolts into that extra stud wood pieces. And like this video, I then had second thoughts, that the added short stud pieces were too small, & maybe I should just have them run all the way to the floor. I was trying to solve that, when finding this video. Working with such a lumber rack build, you quickly realize the weight concerns. Some of my wood includes sculpture/ small logs. I quickly realized how massively heavy they are, despite only being about 6" thick; & these will be stuffed elsewhere, despite initial plans....I'm thinking of adding some 'triangles of wood under the rack too, for weight bearing, that will protrude back flat against the wall, running along the studs wood & under the bottom of the rack unit. I'm still wrestling with idea to instead add yet another stud beams under the bottom of the rack, running to the floor, for weight bearing...plus some construction adhesive too between all of the parts. As I'm not an engineer, it leaves you uncertain what will go & what won't. Wood is heavy. For context, I think of kitchen cupboards, & how they hold heavy dishes, within large heavy wood boxes, bolted to the wall with cabinet lag bolts, to help give some perspective. To add shelving across the horizontals, something lighter weight, like netting or chicken wire or plastic sheets might save some weight over OSB.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

All valid thoughts. It is amazing how heavy lumber is and I’d rather over engineer it some rather than under engineer it.

[@k9insomniac783]

I built something similar to this for shelving, but I drilled through the boards and used tapcons to pull them into the wall After seeing yours, it may have been overkill what I did. I know this video is 2 yrs old so I’m late to the party as usual. It’s a good video man. Ty.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

No worries! Thats why I like posting these things, they’re up until the world ends 😂 glad you found it helpful!

[@richsparkman9980]

Below the rack would be a great place to store your sheet goods

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

That’s a great idea!

[@The42Joker]

Future me is much smarter too! Nice work! Looks great!

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Thanks! My goal is that future me is always smarter than present or past me 😂

[@adamberg6649]

Great video, I'm just about to install a similar rack and was looking to get ideas. One thing I was thinking about doing which may work for you as well is to buy another wood rack but only use one of the vertical pieces, and combine it with my existing system. So I'd have three verticals. I bet i could store more weight than 110lb if i span 3 racks. The draw back would be the racks would have to be perfectly in line and the wood would have to be hitting the middle rack to have any sort of supporting benefit. It would also only work for long enough pieces that can obviously span all three vertical members.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

That’s an interesting idea! I agree though about the load being balanced, it’d be hard to properly support with the third. Seeing the design now, I may even try to make my own out of square extrusion and just weld it all together. I bet you could get a much higher load capacity.

[@BBoyBFit]

I know vid is a couple of years old. Building a t-post rack for with same shelves on both sides, right now. How have they held up for you? I was thinking of adding grip tape on each shelf for holding the material better.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

They’ve been great! Still in constant use and have held up great. Grip tape would be a good idea if you’re holding tposts on there.

[@BBoyBFit]

@@NorthwestCraftsman Right on! Just finished my rolling lumber rack. Attached the kits to the vertical posts, came out solid.

[@madman432000]

Wish I had seen this a couple weeks ago, was looking for a lumber storage rack. Ended up with bent tube wall hangers and screwed them to wall in carport.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Oh shoot! I hate it when that happens 😂 how are the bent tube ones working?

[@madman432000]

@@NorthwestCraftsman They work fine. Gets the lumber off the ground. Need something for scrap plywood storage now

[@inspectr1949]

So what is the widest board you can store on the rack system as I have a lot of 1x12?

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Great question! 1x12 shouldn’t be an issue, the shelves are 12.5” deep. amzn.to/3YdbrHm

[@inspectr1949]

@@NorthwestCraftsman Yes but they wrap around the square tubing which would take up at least 1 1/4"or more?

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

I can double check when I get home. It I pretty sure that’s the installed depth.

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Apologies for the delay! I just measured the shelf and it can fit 11.75” on each shelf. I wouldn’t be concerned with 1x12’s

[@inspectr1949]

Thank you moved on and bought a system thru Home Depot with 16" shelves that curl at the end so nothing will roll off if I put tubing or pipe on it.

[@emmacorddry934]

how has this held up over the last almost year? thinking of doing something very similar this week

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Hey Emma! It’s held up beautifully! I am careful about the 110lb weight limit per shelf but can’t recommend it enough!

[@BigRigVT]

What are those clips you used to hang wood from the joists?

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Hurricane Hangers by Simpson Strong Tie! You can get them for about $0.75 a piece at your local home store or here’s a link for a 10 pack on Amazon. amzn.to/2YyYfSY

[@docghines]

I installed 4 sets of these on my mobile lumber rack, and it greatly increased the capacity over the 2x4 supports that I previously used. You can see them about halfway through this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5nOY32VebumhaM

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Man what an awesome shop you have! I’m currently in the process of moving my shop so I have a clean slate and I’m trying to wrap my head around what to do 😂 glad you found use for those racks! I love them.

[@e139439]

It was a total disaster till you added gorund pieces, all the weight was being carried by a few nails at the top... After that, nothing to worry, now top nails are just holding it vertical and basically not carrying any weight, in fact it's now way stronger than it's version of basically just being screwed into the wall. Screws/nails can hold the structure together but they should never ever carry the weight. I like the simplicity of the design, being shallow and narrow is also important as you mentioned, no use of storing lumber alltogether if you can't select one by loking from side

[@NorthwestCraftsman]

Yea I’m so glad I caught that too 😂 live and learn 😂