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Originally Posted by aigel
I bought industrial shelving (boltless) at Costco for $450. This got me two full garage length walls, two feet deep, 6 foot high 2000 pound capacity shelves. (One set is $150). You will not be able to build this with wood. It took very little time to install. Also, this can be packed up in hours if you ever move and come to the new garage with you.
George
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The advantage of wood is customization. 24" wide sucks up alot of floor space (especially when you're dealing with a 1-car garage). You can also do staggered shelving for storing different size stuff. In some locations, my shelving is 12" wide and others spots it goes as wide as 18".
Steel shelves are great for the reasons you listed (portability, strength, installation time, price).
If you look in the upper-right of this pic, you'll see 18" wide 2x2 framed shelving I suspended from the 2nd floor joists. No lost floor space and I can walk under them without ducking. To test these, I did pull-ups from them:
They run the entire length of the 2nd floor (about 30'):
