How To Build Attic Shelves

Attic storage can free up space in other areas of your house leaving closets and garages free of clutter.

How to build attic shelves.

Then i screwed the outer shelf support boards onto the back boards just with a few screws to temporarily hold them. Watch this video to find out more. Storage space in attics is usually limited to the small floored area. Make wall mounted boxes and shelves to fit under the roof.

Attic storage still needs to be organized though. This diy guide will show you how to do just that. Installing shelves for totes and boxes will help you keep things neat organized and easy to find. I first screwed the back support boards for each shelf into the studs.

Attic spaces are amazing for creating a walk in closet and you will easily accommodate all your things there. Nail them with an edge to the front support and the other to the back support. Building shelving is not a quick job. I followed this tutorial by ana white which is an easy and cost effective way to make basic wood shelving for an attic basement or garage.

Order built in under the eaves compartments and drawers for clothes and shoes. Use a pair of 2 x 4 length 16 for each shelf you want to build. They will act as crosspieces for every shelf. By adding shelves that are supported by 2 4 brackets attached to the rafters you can expand your useable attic storage space.

Make sure you set aside quite a bit of time though. You can add two large rubbermaid containers to each individual shelf with space.