Garage Shelving

Navcorr

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Afternoon Gents,

Feel a bit of a burke posting this. Had a shelving collapse in the garage last night. Shelving is supported by large brackets which are/was securely fixed. Or so I thought. Fixed to brick the shelf in question has been in place for years and no additional weight has been added for over year. They've never been a problem.

I keep my car garaged and if this had happened a couple of days ago I would have been looking at considerable front end damage. Thankfully, the car has been under the porch for the last three days. A very lucky escape and am still reeling somewhat from that realisation.

Needless to say all the shelves and brackets are going to be inspected before the car goes back. I may even remove the shelves and replace with racking. Thought best to mention this in case anyone else is taking their storage arrangements for granted.
 
hunta

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Someone was smiling down on you! I'm pleased you had a lucky escape.

I'm hoping to reclaim more garage space in the not too distant future. Who's the go-to racking supplier these days?
 
Navcorr

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hunta said:
Someone was smiling down on you! I'm pleased you had a lucky escape.

I'm hoping to reclaim more garage space in the not too distant future. Who's the go-to racking supplier these days?
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Thanks Hunta. Still perplexed as to "why now" but grateful too. Seems most of the sheds offer racking - not been to look at any yet. No doubt quality will vary so if anyone has a recommendation it will be gratefully received.
 
Zep

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Reading that made my blood run cold! Glad it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

I have used Bigdug for racking in the past, they have various load ratings to help with the decision making.
 
2b1ask1

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Blame the Boggarts; horrible stinky things that generally live under stairs and usually come out a night, scaring kids and chucking stuff about, generally causing mischief!

You had a near miss, lucky you, I'm amazed many things stay on walls when you see the size of fixings most people use, set of shelves on four rusty 5mm woodscrews 30mm long and a plastic rawlplug 6.5mm round! Personally I would use a minimum of M10 throughbolt, usually chemical anchors where I can and at least 130mm deep; I apply the same principle to kitchen cupboards....

Can't beet commercial dexian shelving or old filing cabinets if you have the space. I am presently however using a triple extending ladder as temporary shelving in the garage, just because it is there!!!
 
safrane

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Of they are screwed to the wall and the walls are soft block material its probably the holes that have just started to get larher with the force placed on them.

So lucky the car was out.
 
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WaveyDavey

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If you don't have the room to have floorstanding shelves (like me), and you have solid walls to mount to (e.g. breeze block), I've used the metal 'twin slot' style bracket shelving system from B&Q for over a decade now. You could sit on the shelves, they're that solid. Just use decent rawl plugs etc.

Stock B&Q image:

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lifes2short

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very lucky escape there, frankly I wouldn't trust any shelving just fixed to wall especially if keeping your pride and joy nearby, unless you know that the right fixings have been used and the material your fixing to can take the loading and even then I still couldn't sleep at night, cant beat freestanding shelving, Costco do a good range of fairly heavy duty free standing and I normally bolt top to wall as belt and braces just in case
 
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