Need custom heavy duty shelving

[blackangst1]

So I have a spot in my garage that is exactly 73" wide, so was looking for a 72" wide heavy duty shelves. I went to Costco, Lowes, and Home Depot, and they have either 48" (most common) or 77".

I did find several companies online that you can order custom sizes:

https://www.budgetlockers.com
https://www.mscdirect.com
http://www.justarack.com

I dont know ANYTHING about the quality of these, but on paper they should do nicely. Has anyone used an online store to order shelving?

 

[NutBucket]

Check out uline too. Mcmaster typically sells nice stuff but half the time you have no clue what brand it is!

 

[13Gigatons]

Any shelf can be strong if you place more supports under it. Put four or five supports and it will be pretty solid.

Could also buy a free standing unit.

 

[paperfist]

Would 60" work?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gladiator-...D-Steel-Freestanding-Shelving-Unit/1000040591

 

[lxskllr]

You could make your own out of 2x4s.

 

[NutBucket]

I bought one of these at work. There's plenty of supports to keep the particle board from sagging...but of course there's no moisture to deal with where it is located. Might want to check out the metal shelf equivalent.

https://www.uline.com/BL_3867/Wide-Span-Storage-Racks-Particle-Board

https://www.uline.com/BL_4025/Heavy-Duty-Steel-Shelving

 

[blackangst1]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Im not opposed to having wood shelves, as here in Phoenix we dont have moisture to worry about.

 

[NutBucket]

Ah. I saw garage and that usually is a big no-no for particle board.

 

[Humpy]

Everyone has a different idea what heavy duty means but 72" is a common width for wire shelves. 600lbs per shelf.

 

[NutBucket]

The ones I posted are 1200 lbs each for the particle board version

 

[highland145]

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[Sukhoi]

Also check out Global Industrial

 

[13Gigatons]

Garage = plastic or wired shelving.

 

[rchunter]

Those whalen shelves costco sells are pretty slick. I've got like 8 of them in my store room. They just go together with a rubber mallet. Super easy to set up.

 

[Exterous]

You could make your own out of 2x4s.

Yeah I've usually made my own shelves out of 2x4s for garage\storage areas. I've got some in the basement now and made some 'Above garage door' ones in my last house. Not exactly sure the actual dimensions but I could fit 4x8 sheets of plywood up there. Myself and another friend hung from so they held at least 450lbs.