Building a Garage Shelf and Cabinet Unit
Last month I set out looking to build a storage shelf for my garage. The idea was to combine a tool storage cabinet with a multi-purpose shelf. Seeing that I have a 1-car garage, the shelf would be fixed to the ceiling.
Initially, the plan was to build the storage shelf/cabinet out of wood. I knew the measurements of my garage, and started out by sketching out some simple plans. Soon enough, however, I realized that a wooden shelf would not only be too heavy for the joining beams of the ceiling, it would also not be very sturdy. After doing more research, it turned out that wooden shelves have a tendency to warp over time under heavy loads, which can cause disastrous consequences. I could not trust a wooden shelf to hold 3 bicycles, some shovels and gardening equipment, plus all my car tools.