Cheap but sturdy garage shelving/storage ???

rdj104

Could be worth looking in local yellow pages for second hand office furniture shops and paying them a visit see if they have anything suitable. These places tend to have good quality stuff, and often come up with a good deal, especially when offered cash.

rammy007

i have got 5 sets of that black plastic shelving and its really good we picked ours up from local sunday markets from traders who sell ex-argos stuff thet were about £9.99 a set

BigAde

rammy007 wrote:

i have got 5 sets of that black plastic shelving and its really good we picked ours up from local sunday markets from traders who sell ex-argos stuff thet were about £9.99 a set

I looked at some plastic shelving last night in Focus/Doitall/Payless (whatever it's called now). I have to admit it was much stronger than I was expecting. At £20 for a 5 tier shelf it could be a contender... if it was a tenner a set I'd definitely have bought some.

rammy007

Ours has had just about everything stacked on them and you get brackets with them if you want to secure them to the wall,also my mum has got them in her garage and she has so much stuff on them its unbelievable

BigAde

rammy007 wrote:

Ours has had just about everything stacked on them and you get brackets with them if you want to secure them to the wall,also my mum has got them in her garage and she has so much stuff on them its unbelievable

Probably the same stuff as I saw then, do you remember what the make was... The stuff I saw began with a 'C' I think...

rammy007

i think they were keter

BigAde

Hmm, well decided against them at £20 a set anyway, saw a set assembled and just seemed, well, too wobbly for £20 a set. If they were a tenner (like you paid) it may be worth it.
Anyhow, still waiting and biding my time.

Altarf

Gorm from IKEA http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=7&categoryId=10760&langId=-20&parentCats=10104*10173*10760&cattype=sub

Stable, sturdy (50KG per shelf), wood so it doesn't rust and fairly cheap. It also has the advantage that if you have an awkward space, you can cut the wood uprights to size. Works nicely in my garage.

The only problem is that when you go to IKEA they will be out of stock of at least on part you need.

Alison_B

My husband has just put some up in our shed and they are exceptionally sturdy. The ones we got were from Costco and worked out around £45. The way he has got ours is as two separate smaller units that come to waist height and is using them as shelves and work surfaces.

http://www.gorillarack.com/

The one we have is the storage rack GRZ 8460-5

BigAde

Thanks Altarf - I already have one of those shelves, but I'm already overloading it, so really want something a bit more sturdy. Plus the thought of having to go all the way up to Croydon to spend half a day queuing doesn't exactly appeal!

Alison B - Thanks... I'd not heard of Gorilla Rack before - looks very nice stuff.
Unfortunately I don't live anywhere near a CostCo, so it looks like that's not an option.

Thanks again to everyone who's posted suggestions... I never knew there was so much choice in the shelf world.