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If your wooden shed has exposed studs on the inside walls, you can fill in all those spaces in between the studs with shelves. This is a simple and very inexpensive storage solution for your shed. A lot of people who put up shelving in their sheds attach them to the front of the studs. This leaves a gap between the exterior siding and the back edge of the shelf. Here’s how you make the shelving (and its fully adjustable, as well):

First you’ll need to take down any existing shelving. This way, you’ll have more room to work and the project will go much quicker. Don’t throw anything away as you will only be taking this down temporarily. Attach lengths of shelf standards in between any two studs. Shelf standards are metal rolled into strips, usually available in coated epoxy, zinc and brass. Every half inch there is a horizontal slot cut into the strip.

Route out grooves for the tracks if you wish to have them flush with the surface of the studs. Otherwise, surface mount them by simply screwing them in. Install two tracks up the sides of each stud. Put them in about three to three and a half inches apart for added stability. To make sure your shelves will be level, the slots on each side should be the same distance from the floor.

At the desired height of each shelf, insert support clips (four for each shelf) into the slots. Using a tape measure, measure the distance between the tracks from one stud to the other. Cut down your shelves from a piece of 1×4 using the measurement you just made. Since the shelves are made from 1x4s, there will be no need to rip down any boards because they are the same width as the existing 3×4 studs.

Now you can reattach your existing shelves right back where they were. Put in as many shelves as you want. They are perfect for all those small items you have laying around.

For more about wooden shed projects and detailed drawings of this project, visit Don Roth’s web site: BestWoodenSheds.com where you’ll find information more information on plans, materials and construction.

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