Storage ideas needed!

[Jason in Sudbury]

Well, the shed doors will be hung on Saturday. I decided to build some doors, as I could not find anything that would be suitable for the opening.

Here is the pic of the shed to date:
http://www.canadianwoodworking.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=1814&d=1191383542

Once the doors are hung, that means stuff gets to be put into the shed. The shed will accomodate all of my lawn/garden stuff, as well as the "keep it just in case I need it in 50 years from now stuff":lol:

Does anyone have any creative ideas for storing the rakes, shovels, spades, hoes???

My current system is a 2x4 screwed to the wall, with a bunch of screws that are partially driven in. I have holes in the ends of my handles and the handle gets hung on the screw. It's not bad, but the problem is that it is taking up about 6' of wall space :shock: .

So if you have a neat way of storing your garden tools, would you mind sharing???

[Dara]

Hey Jason
By the looks of that shed, could you possibly make a real big, shallow drawer that slides out the left hand side. Its not like shovels and rakes have to be locked up, but you could lock it too. A couple wheels for it to slide easy.


PS. Its not big enough

[J.P. Rap]

I just stack mine in the corner of the shed when not in use. It's not a big deal to get what you want after the first few weeks in spring because once the wife uses one of them, it's left laying in the yard for the rest of the summer...or until I need it and have to go hunting for it.:oops:

[Jason in Sudbury]

The "corner of the shed idea" just drives me crazy! I have had that setup before, and it's like a set of dominoes. And, you always need the tool that is at the back of the pile!

My current setup works great, except it eats up too much real estate! (6' of walls).

I have thought of something.... I will make some brackets (out of 2x lumber) with a 1 1/2" gap between them (screw one on either side of a joist) and then make them approx 12" long. I can then hang the tools upside down on these racks, and I can probably get 2-3 tools per "rack".

[Pete in Milton]

Make a lockable cupboard on one of the outside walls tall and deep enough to hold the garden implements. No loss of inside space and easy access to tools.

[Jason in Sudbury]

Make a lockable cupboard on one of the outside walls tall and deep enough to hold the garden implements. No loss of inside space and easy access to tools.


But then my wife will say, why did you have to build a shed??? You could of put one of those things on the garage!!!:shock: :shock:

[ArtMulder]

1- I alternate my tools rightside up and upside down so that I can try and pack them tighter together along the wall.

2- If you get some DEEP hooks, something like these (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=50513&cat=2,2260,33144&ap=1) from LVT, then you can stack up several tools one behind the other and again, pack things tighter.

3- I've never done this, but just had this idea... what if you put pairs of hooks up under the rafters, and then you could hang the shovels/rakes up horizontally overhead?

4- And there is this thing (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&cat=2,2260&p=53712) from Lee Valley -- hinged so you can have bunches of tools in front of each other but still get at them easily. Pretty pricey, but it sure looks like it'd save wall space.

[Lars in Hamilton]

I have a metal 10x11 shed that I store my stuff in. I didn't want to pierce the walls so I built a free standing corner rack out of left over plywood and some 2x4's and 2x6's. I screwed it into the wooden floor and used these (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10008&cat=2,2260,33144&ap=1)hooks for my shovels stacked one up and one down, the hooks will accept the T-handle or the head of a tool. I used something similar to these (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=32155&cat=2,2260,33144&ap=1) for all of my rakes, brooms, and other tools without a T-handle or a head that would go on the double hook, it would seem that LVT doesn't have the hooks I used anymore! I don't have any photos but if you want some I can take a couple on Monday.

Good luck,

Lars

[Brantford Jamie]

Check out Lee Valley. They've got a lot of gardening stuff, and as you know, a lot of innovative solutions.

[Ken in Regina]

These are a great way to store more than just shovels. You can easily and cheaply make your own.

http://www.etrailer.com/pc-eta~RA-15.htm?utm_source=dealtime&utm_medium=ppc&Affiliate=deal

My garden shed is framed with 2x4 studs so I just screw a scrap piece of 3/4" plywood to each side of a stud and that gives perfect spacing for the handles of almost any tool to fit into. The scraps I used for my shovels, for instance, are about 3" x 18".

...ken...

[Jason in Sudbury]

Thanks for all the ideas!

I was leaning towards your idea Ken, however I was helping my father clean out the basement and I scored a pegboard panel he was using in the basement. It was also loaded with all types of pegboard hooks. I will be using this instead!

And I also walked out of there with a few hundred linear feet of oak trim and oak boards, cedar, some pine, a few industrial motors (one 1/3hp, one 1/2 hp), a used furnace blower, a 100 amp panel (that I will convert to a 60 for the garage!) plus some miscellaneous tools!

It was a great haul. Helping out can be lots of fun sometimes!!! :mrgreen: