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Maister

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I must consider shelving options. In the basement we have a finished room we refer to as 'the game room'. It's at the bottom of the stairs and is separated from the laundry and JUNK storage area in the unfinished parts of the basement. We have an old changing table we moved downstairs when Junior outgrew diapers, and have used the changing table as a sort of de facto game storage platform. There are about two dozen board games stacked on top of this table (we like board games) and they're now stacked almost to the ceiling. It makes it difficult to remove games from the stack without causing a disastrous avalanche. We bought some el cheapo bookshelves at Target 23 years ago that are currently groaning under the weight of books (we like books too and have more than some smaller community's libraries do). I don't think the shelves were designed to last or hold the number of books we're putting on them and they're now starting to fall apart We need more efficient storage space. Advise.
 
Get a book on making shelves and build it yourself. If not, real bookshelves should be thicker material with shorter spans to support the weight. Your other choice is to get some boards to create vertical supports for the existing shelf if you can still save it. I'd give you some great name brand or something, but I don't really have one. The shelves in my house generally suck.
 
KV brackets

If the wall has studs behind it, KV strips are super easy.

Well, I did not know this!

Ever since 1898, when John Knape purchased the assets of Grand Rapids (Mich.) Cycle Company and set up shop on Campau Street, the "business of motion" that began as the John Knape Machine Company has met design challenges with mechanical precision, creativity and imagination.​
 
Veloise said:
If the wall has studs behind it, KV strips are super easy.

Well, I did not know this!

Ever since 1898, when John Knape purchased the assets of Grand Rapids (Mich.) Cycle Company and set up shop on Campau Street, the “business of motion” that began as the John Knape Machine Company has met design challenges with mechanical precision, creativity and imagination.​
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Local? I like that.
 
Cinder blocks and 1x12s.
If you want to go fancy, buy the decorative blocks.




Worked in college, should would now right?
 
Planit said:
Cinder blocks and 1x12s.
If you want to go fancy, buy the decorative blocks.




Worked in college, should would now right?
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I was driving by a property the other day where a guy has a stack of cinderblocks that have been sitting in his side yard for the past several years. I briefly considered knocking on his door and asking him if I could 'do him a favor' with this very idea in mind :-$:-$:-$
I can't help it I grew up in a family of frugal penny pinchers (with impaired aesthetic sensibilities)
 
This site has everything

Hometalk basement shelves

Sometimes the projects are just odd and have nothing to do with fixing up one's home. Other times they are very helpful. Every now and then they feature this one and I see my photos again...

I think you have a ReStore nearby. Go see what they have. Mine always has kitchen cabinets, shelving, KV strips and supports, sometimes old bookcases or entertainment centers.
You can add shelves at close heights to hold, say, three game boxes in a short stack.
 
Maister said:
I was driving by a property the other day where a guy has a stack of cinderblocks that have been sitting in his side yard for the past several years. I briefly considered knocking on his door and asking him if I could 'do him a favor' with this very idea in mind :-$:-$:-$
I can't help it I grew up in a family of frugal penny pinchers (with impaired aesthetic sensibilities)
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Dude, you grew up in the '70s. Impaired aesthetic sensibilities does not begin the describe that era. Taste takes a holiday is the best way to describe it.
 
Build your own. Personally, I think the Kreg pocket hole jig is one of the simplest yet most effective connecting systems. That with some MDF and a circular saw, and you are set!
 
michaelskis said:
Build your own. Personally, I think the Kreg pocket hole jig is one of the simplest yet most effective connecting systems. That with some MDF and a circular saw, and you are set!
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I second the build your own. I own a couple of kreg pocket hole jigs and I agree it's simple and easy. There are tons of plans on Anna White's website for shelves and she uses pocket hole construction. Personally, I like the idea of Hungarian shelves. I think you could make some nice shelves using construction grade lumber.
 
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