jim6918
April 18th, 2010, 06:46 PM
I rent two 10 X 20 commercial storage units, but feel that I am not making best use of the space. I use quite number of Rubbermaid 18 gallon tubs, and end up stacking them on top of each other. I have had them collapse due to heat during the summer, and last year found quite a mess when I went to the storage unit during July. The tubs are simply too heavy to stack too high. The ones on the bottom get soft from the heat and get crushed. I would like to make some inexpensive (I'm already in trouble I know) "shelves" or racks that would support one or two tubs on each shelf, but allow me to stack the tubs maybe 8 or 10 high. That way I could maximize the height of the storage unit which is about 15 feet high. Obviously metal shelves are cost prohibitive, wood take too much time, talent and $$. I was thinking of making something out of PVC fittings and cheap osb for shelves, but run into the same $$ issues for the number of elbows and T's I would need. Any cheap ideas out there that I can build?