I came across a good number of 2x4's for free, and I've decided that I'm going to build shelves. Up until now, I've used boxes and buckets on the floor. The problem was that where I had floor space was in another room of where I do breakdown. This will be a huge step in efficiency. My buckets are mostly five gallon buckets. I have a few of the rubber maid 18 gallon tubs that I use for motherboards. I'm willing to buy a few more.
I"m struggling with what the ideal shelf height should be. 18 gallon tubs are about 17" tall, and 5 gallon buckets are 15" tall. I'm thinking of making the shelves 18" tall. That would mean that I would need to pull out the tubs whenever I put something in. It would give me a few inches of height for the buckets. I could go 24" on a row or two to give me more space for throwing items in the buckets without pulling them out. But the higher I go to make it easier to put items in, the less space I have for additional rows. I plan to put several shorter shelves on the top - maybe 6" - 10". Maybe I'm over-thinking this, but My construction system isn't going to be very flexible once it's built.
I will say that this will be somewhat of a staging solution. I'll still use my space in other room to hold boxes/buckets/tubs once they are full.
Could I get some input for what you have for shelving height / storage, and if you're happy with it or not? I'm most interested in shelf height, but I welcome any input on your shelving/storage. And how do you work with it?
I recognize the wealth of experience out there, and welcome any insights.
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