Lumber Storage Shed

[Eric Porter]

In response to several inquires about lumber storage in my post about the layout of my basement shop, I decided to post this thread so as not to derail the original thread.

Here are pictures of my humble lumber storage shed. It took me almost 10 months of planning, planning, and more planning, on and off painting, collecting cabinets when they were on sale, welding up workbench legs because the store bought ones were pieces of junk, hanging up wall storage, putting down the floor tiles, listening to my wife constantly asking when she could park in the garage again. But now it is finally done.

[Don Abele]

Eric...all I can say is WOW.

Nice garage...oh, the wood storage is nice too :p

Be well,

Doc

[rob mason]

holy cow - jealous!

nice job!

[Gene Michael]

There must be something wrong with my screen. It looks like the floor is not only clean (as well as the rest of your shop), but that someone sneaked in and laid a very nice floor!!! Great looking shop!!! :D

[CW McClellan]

Wheres the wood lathe --oops flat worker --:D sorry but nice

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Good idea - seperate wood storage area & shop.
I have a fair amount of unused overhaed space in the tool shed.
No reason to let it go to waste/cram more wood storage into the already overcrowded shop.

[Jeff Monson]

Dave, I love your floor!! may I ask how its done? Is it tiles or paint and where did you get the materials?

[Scott Wigginton]

Dave, I love your floor!! may I ask how its done? Is it tiles or paint and where did you get the materials?

They appear to be Craftsman Floor Tiles (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/s_10153_12605_Automotive_Tools+%26+Equipment_Garag e+Organization#viewItems=21&pageNum=1&sortOption=ORIGINAL_SORT_ORDER&&filter=Brand|Craftsman^Type+of+Unit|Flooring&lastFilter=Type+of+Unit).

Another source of info is Garage Floors.com (http://www.garagefloor.com)

[Eric Porter]

Dave, I love your floor!! may I ask how its done? Is it tiles or paint and where did you get the materials?

Jeff,
I am not sure who Dave is, but the garage in the picture is mine.


They appear to be Craftsman Floor Tiles (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/s_10153_12605_Automotive_Tools+%26+Equipment_Garag e+Organization#viewItems=21&pageNum=1&sortOption=ORIGINAL_SORT_ORDER&&filter=Brand|Craftsman^Type+of+Unit|Flooring&lastFilter=Type+of+Unit).

Another source of info is Garage Floors.com (http://www.garagefloor.com)

Scott,
Good guess, but no cigar.

All,
I did the floor with a product called DynoTile, link below. I got a good deal on them as compared to their retail price, better than half off. After studying up on floor covering and mainly epoxy I decided that interlocking floor tiles was the best solution for me. While the epoxy looks great, the time and expense of proper floor prep was not something I was willing to undertake. I backed out my wife's van and actually mopped the floor before taking pictures, but we park on it without issue. In fact, my garage is a working garage where I take care of all our vehicles. Everything that is except welding.

Dynotile (http://www.dynotile.com)

[Jeff Monson]

Eric,

I dont have no clue where I got Dave :confused: Sorry.

Checked out the site and like the look of those tiles the best,

do you see any weakness in this system? and how is moisture handled, does it soak through the cracks in the tiles and get trapped between the concete and tiles, or does it stay on top till you can squeege it off?

[Eric Porter]

Eric,

I dont have no clue where I got Dave :confused: Sorry.

Checked out the site and like the look of those tiles the best,

do you see any weakness in this system? and how is moisture handled, does it soak through the cracks in the tiles and get trapped between the concete and tiles, or does it stay on top till you can squeege it off?

Jeff,
No problem about the name. As far as moisture, what little I've encountered does stay on top of the tiles and squeeges off super easily (and the tiles dry quickly). But if moisture gets between the tiles and concrete there are hundreds of small channels for air to circulate and let the water evaporate so it doesn't cause mold or mildew.

Eric