Lumber Storage

Always cheaper to build up than out, so I’d go with the 12’. I can’t believe it would be too much more to do that.

Adam,
I added an addition onto my garden/utility shed for my rough lumber collection. It isn’t very big 4’ wide x 10’ long and 8’ high. One end is permanently closed while the other end has a removable panel that allows access to the entire 4’ x 8’ end. I made 4 levels of storage (floor + 3). The lumber slides onto 2×4 cross members spaced every 16” along the 10’ length. This gives me a place to store, by species, the stuff I use most- walnut, oak, maple and misc. stuff.

In my shop, I made a wall storage system out of 2×4’s. There are 4 storage levels about 16” wide. Keep finished/dimensioned pieces here.

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Lew makes an important point and that is to make sure you will have access to all of your lumber. If you have a 12×12x12 with only one door, I would be hard pressed to think that you would be able to easily fit 12 ft long pieces in the room. What about doing something more rectangular with 8 ft walls.

Also I am in the middle of a large remodel on my store for work, get your framing lumber from a yard rather than a big box store—i find you get better quality pieces for less money, plus delivery.

-- It's made of wood. Real sturdy.--Chubbs Peterson

Thanks for all of the responses so far, I really appreciate them.

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Here are my hardwood and plywood storage racks.

-- Don, Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks - http://www.dlwoodworks.com - "If you make something idiot proof, all they do is make a better idiot"

Don thanks for the pics, that helps me a lot.

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