DIY Garage Storage / Shelf / Workbench Solution

hey everybody my name is Mike Montgomery it's a going to be building the ultimate garage storage and workstation solution on modern bills I started by cutting down some eight-foot two by fours on my miter saw I set up a stop block so I could make repeated cuts since I'm just making a lot of the same size pieces each section of the shelf is eight feet long and thirty inches deep to fit the plastic totes I bought after three drilling holes with an eighth inch bit I used two and a half inch deck screws to attach each of my pieces together as I went I used the square to make sure everything would line up nicely and after I had four of those built I started by attaching the legs onto the front of the first shelf I'll be raising the lake's are eight feet tall so I just got an 8-foot 2x4 no need to cut I measured for the second leg to be 48 inches on center and don't worry about all of these measurements because I'll have plans in the written article linked in the description but before I raise my shelf I laid out lines on my wall since I'm doing this as one person this is gonna make it a lot easier without having a second person to measure for me the two legs in the front of the shelf help hold everything in place and then I used a couple of braces to make sure that everything was lined up while I was drilling holes and driving screws I've seen people do something similar when they're hanging cabinets and this is where I got the idea and I should mention I used full three inch screws anywhere I was attaching the Shelf to the wall the second shelf was a lot easier to raise in the third even easier than that mainly because after I put in a couple of braces I was able to tie into the previous shelf as my reference first rate and as I went I kept cutting my braces down so I had that extra pair of hands that kept things safe and manageable the next shelf sections are all 48 inches long rather than eight feet so I cut down some two by fours in half and built shelves the same way as I did the first time and just like before I cut my braces down so that I could rest the back end of the shelves why screwed in the front it's not so much about holding the weight as it is keeping things from shifting on you while you're working in a different corner I did add an extra brace in the shelf section for the workbench but aside from that it installs just the same as the others and in the closet section I installed a shelf as low as I could in fact I rested it on the trim as you can see I also used a spade bit to drill out a hole and install a dowel for a coat rack and that wrapped up the 2x4 framing portion of the project looking good right now I'd like to give a huge thanks to this video sponsor ziba Zebo instant action sprays provides safe yet powerful results against all kinds of insects with four different formulas stinging crawling flying and multi insect sprays you'll be sure to have the right tool for the job what I love about Zeebo is unlike their competitors who use nasty toxic chemicals zhebo sprays use common essential oils for their active ingredients so take care of those ants in the garage or that Hornets under the deck and for those flying books you don't want to spray use the plug-in flying insect to trap bugs are thronging by the UV and blue rays and then stick to the adhesive back then once it's full of bugs you can remove the adhesive trap without touching any bugs and replace it with a new one it's as easy as that so to learn more about the Zeebo whole home system make sure and follow the link down in the description thanks vivo the shelves are made out of 5/8 inch particle board this stuff is pretty cheap and I had it cut down on the panel saw at Home Depot for [Music] some of the eight-foot sections I could just drop them in place like the workbench and then in others they had to cut them down to 48 inches to match the shelves I set my circular saw blade to go just past the wood and into the polystyrene insulation that I was using as my cutting board it only cost about 10 bucks and it's so much nicer than cutting on 2x4 blocks as y'all know I cut down those panels to 30 inches deep which means I had quite a bit of cut offs that I could use to make the top shelves by using these scraps that ended up being a really efficient way of making the shelves in fact I think it's cheaper than if I were to use only two by fours I made the floor of the closet raised so that mice would be less prone to get in there I also cut some of the particle board to make a side wall so that it didn't interfere with the workbench Ginny [Music] and because I already put one divider on the workbench I decided that close off the other side who knows maybe I can put some cool tool storage on the sides here the last step to finish out the project were to install some lights above the workbench I found some linkable two-foot-long LED strips I got these from Home Depot but I found a better deal on Amazon and I will leave those linked in the description [Music] that's gonna go on here eventually this is probably going to get sold of a lot more stuff but for the sake of steaks I think everything looks great there's room for tools and stuff we'll be using on a daily basis longer-term storage up top and a closet for motorcycle gear or hunting equipment which is what we'll be using it for I'm going to get one more huge thanks to Depot for sponsoring this video make sure it's all there links down in the description and if you have any questions about this project make sure to leave me a comment down below if this is the type of video that you enjoy make sure and plus that thumbs up so I know and don't forget click that subscribe button if you haven't already there'll be a couple more videos linked here on the screen and you haven't already seen those and until next time binbin marvels [Music]

Channel: Modern Builds

Views: 2,865,812

Keywords: modernbuilds, modern builds, diy, how to, do it yourself, garage, shelves, ana white, 2x4, woodworking, simple, how to make shelves, workbench, whorkshop, organization, shop, shop shelves, storage, free plan, built in, floating

Id: 6ad07z8P17s

Length: 6min 29sec (389 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 30 2018