A Look at the Different Types of Garage Shelves Out There

If you can only do one thing and one thing only in your quest to organize that crazy mess in the garage storage space, purchasing a good sized garage storage shelf is the best thing you can do for the time, money, and effort required. The absence of a shelf almost guarantees that your garage will be messy – how exactly could these items be organized without anywhere to put them?

Luckily, there are a lot of options on the table when it comes to garage shelving units. It’s simple enough to go to any big box store such as Target, Walmart, Lowes, or Home Depot and purchase a 5 shelf rack for little money.

On the low end you can easily find cheaper wooden (and probably not solid wood) and metal wire and metal mesh shelves for sale which  can hold a lot of items but not be able to take a lot of weight of wear and tear. This type of shelf is best for simple items like pottery and landscaping equipment, childrens toys, extra solar powered garden lights waiting to be put to good use, extra or old clothes, all items which often make it into the garage!

If it’s possible, in the long run it is worth spending $50-100 for a solid shelf that can hold a lot of weight. This will give you a versatile and lifetime shelving unit to place pretty much anything you want inside, including heavy tools, concrete, dirt, and so on. Those purchasing lightly designed shelves will create a safety hazard if heavy objects are placed on those shelves – and many are suprised to find out just how much stuff they can fit on the shelves, as long as the shelves can take the weight.

There are also some perks available with many  shelving units – such as covered doors over the shelves. For those seeking to lose the eyesore of having a lot of stuff, even if it is on a shelfand organized, look for these closed units to keep things looking clean and tidy.

The biggest perk of them all offered by garage storage racks is the option of using wall and ceiling mounted racks. This will naturally cost a little bit more but of course the trade off is that garage floor space will be cleared up and can be used for other purposes – or, even better, no purpose at all and will remain clean and clear!