Shed storage
Back story
We have a relatively small shed: it’s 8 x 12 feet. Empty, it was quite large, but it became obvious it was smaller than we imagined. Like everyone, we put some time on Pinterest and found someone who stacked their lawn mower and snowblower and so we set out to do something similar.
For this project, I used:
Tools
Materials
| Qty | Material |
|---|---|
| - | Plywood – 1/2″ – 4 x 8 (D Grade) |
| - | 1 x 6 – 8-foot |
How I went about it
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Legs
First, I doubled each leg because I wanted to be sure it would support the weight of everything. Right now, this is intended to have the lawn mower at the top, but I may end up switching those two around at the change of the season, and I don’t want to break anything.
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Support
Between two side pieces, I lay out a piece of leg across neat the bottom to give support. I laid down two more 2×4’s flat across as to the plywood top would be on the the wider side. The top part was screwed into place. Just to play safe, I made sure there was a leg near the bottom joining either sides, and added more support at the top by joining more 2×4’s across for more support and strength.
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Additional side project
Instead of a traditional peg board, we (well… my girlfriend) thought it would be more interesting if we had tool hooks screwed into a piece of wood, so we set out to buy a few to put most of our utilities up on the wall. We eventually made another to hang up out weed eater.
Key takeaway
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Could be stronger
I think I could have the inside 2×4 leg piece a little smaller so the support for the top could have been over it. I think that may have made everything a little stronger, but this is complete speculation. At this point, I really wanted to have something to keep everything nice and clean, and this does it.
