long stock storage rack

[HCWWD]

We use a lot of 16ft moldings and lumber and we wanted an adjustable storage system that would also allow us to store shorter pieces as well.

This is what we cam up with.  2x4s that are line bored and dadoed out to fit oval closet rods that we always seem to have scrap tales of.  Then used some 3 inch long 5mm blots to hold them in place.

 

[Klemm]

few materials are more of a handling and storage challenge than "long stock". Speaking from many years of experience with this challenge I would put a rack which requires longitudinal insertion and removal at the bottom of my list of preferences.

The installation you share with us requires clear unobstructed wall space of equal length to the rack or at least the longest stock you will place in it.
Since the materials you are storing are relatively light weight, the structural requirements of an open-side rack are fairly easy to manage with an all-wood shop-made rack and ordinary fasteners.
I will try to take a picture for this post later on so you and others who face this challenge can see what has stood the test of time in every day use.

Hans

 

[Klemm]

just came across a sale flyer from Woodpeckers for the PORTAMATE Storaage Rack @ $ 46.99/pair. click on the link.
Two or three sets of these would be hard to beat with any home made rack if your time is worth anything.

I'll still come up with a picture of a shopmade rack out of wood for comparison.
Hope this helps someone
Hans

 

[Klemm]

see attached pictureView attachment 1 of a shop-made long stock storage rack bolted to the wall
Hans

 

[mattfc]

Looks nice but would echo the comment that being able to side load would make life much easier. There is some stuff called Unistut that is cheaper, very heavy duty and modular, I would use that, bolt uprights along the wall and then use the support arms, like this (but run to the floor and use some feet to help spread the load