Stud Straddling Shed Shelves
I had a cheap plastic shelf in my shed to hold yard work supplies and chemicals. The shelves were badly sagging and not very wide. I needed a solution to get the storage items up higher and yet still provide ample storage.
A quick shelf system using an easy method that requires minimal materials and plenty of strength. I call it the “stud straddling shelf system”. I used a jig I made for my shop shelves that allows for perfect layout for the brackets and 2×4 shelf support.
The side parts are made from 1/2″ plywood (3/4″ could easily be used if your shelves are that thickness) cut 12×12 square, then split evenly at 45 degrees. The center part of the sandwich is a 2×4 cut to length.
**update:
you can make the supports any size that will work. i generally make mine about 2-6″ less than the depth of the shelf. Less if lighter “stuff” will be on the shelf. You can also skip a stud, again it depends on the weight that the shelf will be holding.
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This was awesome Chris!
I had some scrap plywood and 2×4 and this setup worked great! Was very easy once you got the workbench with the template. It's also very strong. Thanks!
Thanks. Mine look great and real strong too.
Thanks for this. I’m building my jig now!
I'm so happy I came across your video… I just made 15 of these in no time flat to install in my new shed.
Thank you for such a great idea.
I also shared this video on both my group pages and my wall.
What’s time consuming is cutting those triangular pieces of plywood. In the end it’s a decision between time vs money. If you have the time you can save a lot of money. However if you don’t have a lot of time, but you’re willing to spend the money the Etsy storage shed organizer shelving kit is the way to go. But your system is one of the best I’ve seen if you have the time. In order to cut those triangular pieces of plywood and make them all exact with any speed you would need a very good table saw and a very good miter saw. If you cut those with a regular circular saw your neighbors will hear a lot of swear words because of all the mess ups. Not to mention all the time spent drawing lines for the cuts. And if you’re not a pro you’re going to mess a bunch up. But it’s all about time. Unfortunately I don’t have that much. But, good video nonetheless.
wondering why you did do cut outs on the shelf board so it went all the way back to the wall, although i guess that's a bit of a pain to do.
these worked great!
I notched my shelves so they slid all the way to the sheathing and no open spot behind the shelf.
Great idea and simple jig. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to use this for storing lumber. With studs on 16" ctrs, how deep do you think the horizontal 2×4's can be? I'm thinking 16 to 18 inches?
Great job, Great GREAT IDEA! Glad I Viewed your work Just what the ole' lawn shed needed. Thanks.