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Cantilevered Lumber Storage Ideas

 

On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK
 

I have experienced my fair share of great lumber buys, and i am not envious of your experience on saturday. I have had days of moving thousands of bdft by hand, and those are not enjoyable days. Still, great to have a large inventory of cheap lumber for years to come! I purchased a steel cantilever rack at auction for very cheap about ten years ago. I cut 2-3'+/- lengths of angle iron and bolted them to either side of the existing arms. To your point, the oem arms are not deep, and wood doesnt have nearly the same density as steel. I have my rack stacked to the max without a thought given to exceeding the?weight rating on the rack.?

Patrick

On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 1:05?PM PK via <pk=[email protected]> wrote:
On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK

 

Two 8' long pallet racks along each side and just span across them. You could put in as many cross members as levels you desire. That or Metro style racking and again, span between two units to create levels of storage.

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:15 AM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK

 

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I have the big heavy I beam stuff but I also have 80’ 14’ tall of pallet racking the ends are 1 ‘ deep ?with 3’ arms two supports 1500#

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years


On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Brian Lamb via groups.io <blamb11@...> wrote:

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Two 8' long pallet racks along each side and just span across them. You could put in as many cross members as levels you desire. That or Metro style racking and again, span between two units to create levels of storage.

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:15 AM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK

 

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The racking I have is interlake

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years


On Jul 15, 2024, at 1:06?PM, mac campshure <mac512002@...> wrote:

?I have the big heavy I beam stuff but I also have 80’ 14’ tall of pallet racking the ends are 1 ‘ deep ?with 3’ arms two supports 1500#

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years


On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Brian Lamb via groups.io <blamb11@...> wrote:

?
Two 8' long pallet racks along each side and just span across them. You could put in as many cross members as levels you desire. That or Metro style racking and again, span between two units to create levels of storage.

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:15 AM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK

 

Patrick,

It was a hot day (mid 90's) and the loading took me 1:45 in the morning. Then I pulled it out and stacked it in my garage which took over 2 hours. Somewhat delayed by the insanity of Saturday afternoon.

The bummer is, I will have to cut it all to under 112" to fit it in the shed. Most of it is 8' and 10', but a few are 12'. It is going to be a long day of cutting lumber.

PK
 

diagonal in a 10x10 should be slightly over 14'

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:13:02 PM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


Patrick,

It was a hot day (mid 90's) and the loading took me 1:45 in the morning. Then I pulled it out and stacked it in my garage which took over 2 hours. Somewhat delayed by the insanity of Saturday afternoon.

The bummer is, I will have to cut it all to under 112" to fit it in the shed. Most of it is 8' and 10', but a few are 12'. It is going to be a long day of cutting lumber.

PK

 

Brian,
?
I had not though about it that way, but I need to store sheet goods etc in the space too.? The door is in the center of the gable wall and would allow longer pieces in, but not 12'.
?
I will think a bit more deeply about? that though.
?
PK
 

Hey, you have a ton of lumber to build a bigger shed out of now...

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Just a noob trying to learn the ways of wood

Making youtube videos now!
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Just an idea....

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 01:18:12 PM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


Brian,
?
I had not though about it that way, but I need to store sheet goods etc in the space too.? The door is in the center of the gable wall and would allow longer pieces in, but not 12'.
?
I will think a bit more deeply about? that though.
?
PK
 

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I had a nice cantilever rack from McMaster-Carr. ?



The parts were light enough to move by hand and it held plenty of lumber and plywood I even used one set of arms for the infeed to my cutoff saw. ?Access for the stacker to load and unload material from the rack was also good. ?

IMG_6666.jpeg

Joe



On Jul 15, 2024, at 11:13?AM, mac campshure via groups.io <mac512002@...> wrote:

The racking I have is interlake
martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell
Designing and building for 50 years

On Jul 15, 2024, at 1:06?PM, mac campshure <mac512002@...> wrote:

?I have the big heavy I beam stuff but I also have 80’ 14’ tall of pallet racking the ends are 1 ‘ deep ?with 3’ arms two supports 1500#

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell
Designing and building for 50 years

On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Brian Lamb via groups.io <blamb11@...> wrote:

?
Two 8' long pallet racks along each side and just span across them. You could put in as many cross members as levels you desire. That or Metro style racking and again, span between two units to create levels of storage.

Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
lambtoolworks.com


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:15 AM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK

 

 

Just use some sticker boards and stack on the ground, separating layers by chosen?criteria, gives you room to insert a stacker with forks to lift/separate. protects lumber, safe and cheap.

Cheap 1000# rated stackers are easily available new and used and will allow access to parts under the pile.

Otherwise make/buy a custom pallet size to keep wood off direct ground contact and/or water soaking hazards and stack even though you will cry when it comes times to pick and sort out for projects.

If you have to cut lumber to length?to fit horizontally, consider for the benefits of vertical storage instead, resulting in fewer shorts that are too short to be useful. You could bundle them together with cam straps into shocks (like old style crop shocking) that would?allow them to freestand instead of putting excessive leaning stress on a substandard structure.

On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 3:41?PM bacchus6015 via <joeinno=[email protected]> wrote:
I had a nice cantilever rack from McMaster-Carr. ?



The parts were light enough to move by hand and it held plenty of lumber and plywood I even used one set of arms for the infeed to my cutoff saw.? Access for the stacker to load and unload material from the rack was also good. ?

IMG_6666.jpeg

Joe



On Jul 15, 2024, at 11:13?AM, mac campshure via <mac512002=[email protected]> wrote:

The racking I have is interlake
martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years

On Jul 15, 2024, at 1:06?PM, mac campshure <mac512002@...> wrote:

?I have the big heavy I beam stuff but I also have 80’ 14’ tall of pallet racking the ends are 1 ‘ deep ?with 3’ arms two supports 1500#

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years

On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:34?PM, Brian Lamb via <blamb11=[email protected]> wrote:

?
Two 8' long pallet racks along each side and just span across them. You could put in as many cross members as levels you desire. That or Metro style racking and again, span between two units to create levels of storage.

Brian Lamb


On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:05:15 AM MST, PK <pk@...> wrote:


On Saturday I was lucky enough to find a shop selling a stack of Walnut, Mahogany and White oak for an amazing price. I jumped at it and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Upon arrival at the shop it was obvious that they had come into the wood for free and really had no way of using it in the cabinet business they had. They were making builder paint grade stuff.

It totally filled the 6x12 trailer. It is about 4000 pounds of lumber. When I got home I sorted it. These numbers are conservative:

  • About 200 bdft of walnut - off cuts mostly and not very valuable IMHO - cutting board stuff
  • About 600 bdft of 4/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear some 16" widths
  • About 100 bdft of 5/4 mahogany - nice, wide and clear
  • About 350 bdft of 5/4 rift sawn white oak - really good stuff - a few 13" widths
  • About 140 bdft of 4/4 rift sawn white oak - some skip planed
  • About 25 bdft of 6/4 rift sawn white oak

I paid less than 10% of what it is worth in So Cal. Now that the gloating is done, I need a way to store this.

I have a 10'x10' shed on a concrete pad that is 8' tall that is my wood storage. The traditional wall mounted racking will result in this sheds demise as it is not built to handle those loads. I have looked into the traditional 8' tall steel cantilevered rack. I can get it for about $1k locally with 4 adjustable shelves, and that may be a great investment. The drawback is that it is way over engineered for my use. the uprights are 10" deep and the bases are the same 10" tall. The shelves are only 4" thick.

Anyone have a better idea? I do not have a welder...

PK



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Saint Louis Restoration
1831 S Kingshighway Blvd (at Shaw Blvd)
St Louis, MO 63110

314.772.2167
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Can you store the long stuff in your garage? ?The space adjacent to the garage door usually has a 12”-20” x 16’ space for the long stuff…. Unless it’s crammed full of stuff like our shop ..
?
Mike?
?

 

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Large I beam racks next to light duty Interlack store racks .I have the interlake racks on both sides of shop that start at 8’ to 14’ 80’ total . I have lumber I have collected and used for 50 years .
The interlake came out of pennys at a mall in madison 25 years ago. I made 25’ light I beams they are attached to the top and bottom legs are bolted to the ground .
This increases the value of my lease space by almost a 1/4 as I don’t lose floor space.





IMG_4584IMG_4585IMG_4586IMG_4589

martin/campshure/co/llc
mac campshure
7412 elmwood ave.
middleton, wi 53562-3106
608-332-2330?cell

Designing and building for 50 years


On Jul 15, 2024, at 8:03?PM, Mike Blake via groups.io <me.blake@...> wrote:

?
Can you store the long stuff in your garage? ?The space adjacent to the garage door usually has a 12”-20” x 16’ space for the long stuff…. Unless it’s crammed full of stuff like our shop ..
?
Mike?
?

 

Gents,
?
All of you have had great ideas.? I really appreciate you leaning in.? ?I made some deals with my wife to get the new shop.
?
  1. The garage needed to go back to being JUST a garage.? No tools, no wood, no storage creep.? After having the vehicles back in the Garage for a few months, I agree.
  2. I just built my 990 sqft shop and part of the plan was that I already had a separate shed for the wood/sheet goods.? I do not have space in the new shop for storage.
  3. The shed is 50 yards from the shop across a concrete patio and pathway.
  4. The shed's door is 43" wide and 76" tall (I know, I did not build it) and is centered on a wall.? No stackers or forklifts for me, for now.? They would not fit down the path or in the shed. Someday I would love to add and reconfigure to allow for that.
  5. If need be, I can back up my truck right to the shop entrance and deliver lumber to the shop.
?
So, looks like I need to buy some racking...
?
PK

 

Hi PK
?
I am planning for the same requirement and considering laminating 2X10's into approx 4.5 X 4.5" columns and arms. Arms would be tenoned into the columns and reinforced with through bolts. Columns secured to ceiling joists and to the floor into 'feet'.
?
perhaps someone can comment on the loads such a design can handle
?
Sal

 

Good find on all the timber PK.??
A friend builds little storage areas around their garden.? Racking constructed with 4 x 2s and have tin sides and top.? The ends are open.? They have a big garden and all these storage areas are not seen (unless you are really looking for them!)
Good luck
Cheers, David
?

 

I have been thinking a car lift system could be modified to work for high density storage.? Each level lays on a piece of plywood or frame with spacers attached below.? Swing the arms in just above the level you want access to.? Lift the load a couple of inches or just enough to slide out what you want.? Build a solid roof over and curtain sides or open up your existing shed sides.? Trimming high value lumber to 112" makes me sad.?
?
There are lots of styles.? Some are even portable.
?

 

I store all my wood vertically. It's much easier to find and retrieve boards.

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