How to make a wooden shelf in the basement?

The basement for any person living in the private sector is not just an ordinary building, but a strategically important space in the premises. Especially, if the territory has a large garden and garden, then there is no way to do without a cellar. But if you decided to equip it yourself, then remember that vegetables, fruits and supplies of house preparations should be stored only on racks. This method of storage implies the technology of storing various products in the winter. Shelves should not only be comfortable, but also reliable, durable. In this case, the room inside will look orderly and neat, and your harvest will not prematurely deteriorate. In this article, we will examine in detail how to make a wooden shelf in the basement so that it meets all the requirements.

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Dimensions of the shelves for the basement

The main purpose of these constructions is to store bottles and cans with billets. Therefore, before making the shelves in the cellar for cans, read the helpful recommendations of specialists:

• Be sure to calculate how much space the banks will occupy, how much weight they will have. It is not superfluous to take into account the dimensions of the boxes and pans, which will also be located on the shelves.

Important! The space between the structures should contain not only the products themselves in the container, but also to leave a little more space. So do not try to save too much, intending to squeeze all your workpieces into one rack.

• Remember that in addition to bottles and cans, they can store vegetables and fruits, which do not necessarily have to be collected in special containers - you can dispose of them freely in bulk.
• Finished shelves can be placed in small sections and in the form of monolithic structures. If you have a high cellar, above two meters, then you can place racks on both sides and at the end.

Important! So that you can move freely around the room, there must always be a gap of at least a meter between them.

• There is no need to do too large spans between supports, otherwise the shelves will buckle under the weight of stored products. It is better - if the supports are larger, and their number can be calculated based on the size of the basement itself.
• It is possible to make folding racks or a monolithic wall. The first option is considered more advantageous, because it will be possible to disinfect and dry before each bookmark of the harvested crop. Moreover, it is recommended to do this constantly before the beginning of winter.

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What material should I choose for shelving?

Do you decide how to make shelves in the cellar with your own hands? Have you already chosen the consumables? After all, this is incredibly important, because of their quality depends on the durability, reliability and strength of finished products. The most suitable for this purpose are the following.

Wood

This is already a traditional option and the most popular if you plan to make a shelf in the basement. But you need to remember that the tree does not have a particularly long life, especially if it is not handled beforehand by special means.

The tree of any breed is too susceptible to moisture, and this is very important, since in the basement the humidity level is off scale. Such shelves quickly enough to rot and break.

Important! The most resistant to the negative influence of moisture is larch. Yes, with it, of course, you need a lot of tricks to process, but it will last a very long time.

Plywood or chipboard

As an alternative, if you want to make a wooden shelf in the basement, you can use plywood or chipboard for making shelves. But they can not stand the big weight.

Important! Just like wood, they are highly prone to moisture.

Metal profile

This is the most durable and comfortable material, although, of course, the option is excluded that it can not be rusted. But before that, it will last several decades.

Concrete

The racks made of concrete can be considered as age-old buildings. They are reliable, heavy and durable. The only thing - to make such a design is not easy, but what a result!

Flat Slate

It is used very rarely for such purposes, but it is still considered suitable for the manufacture of such products.

Brick

In case of using this material, only supports are made from it. In addition, metal holders are used.

Plastic

Even a novice can independently manufacture plastic shelves, because this material is strong enough and light. But over the years, under the influence of temperature and humidity fluctuations, plastic structures will collapse.

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Manufacture of basement shelves with your own hands

And now we'll look at how to make racks in the basement of the most popular materials, that is, metal, concrete and wood. Despite the fact that not all of them have excellent characteristics and durability, it is with the use of these materials that professionals are often making similar designs.

Manufacture of wooden shelves for the cellar

Although wood is not at all friendly with moisture, it is considered the most malleable and simple material in terms of processing. In addition, all after the construction sites there are unused boards and bars, from which you can make chic racks.

The technology for creating them looks like this:

1. We make supports. It is necessary to prepare fairly thick beams to turn them into support racks, and their width should not be less than 7 cm. Depending on how large a structure you want to make, and the number of supports is calculated.
2. Installation of crossbeams. Supports will be attached directly to the wall of the cellar itself. Already above them, you can install horizontal bars, designed to support the shelves. To produce them, you need to take more thin boards, the main thing - that their thickness is not less than 4 cm.
3. Securing the shelves. They can be made from chipboard sheets or strong wide boards. They will be attached to the crossbeams. But first you need to cut them in the grooves, which will partially include beams, located vertically.

Important! Do not rush to immediately collect the rack and fasten together all the elements, because first you need to treat them all with a non-toxic and safe antiseptic.

We make concrete shelves in the basement

How to make shelves in the basement of the most reliable, durable and time-tested concrete? Of course, we will have to work hard, since this process is not fast, we will have to do our best.

Important! To build concrete shelves in the basement, you need to prepare in advance thick metal bars, boards for the manufacture of formwork, reinforced mesh, the right amount of cement mortar.

Then follow the instructions carefully:

1. First you need to drive the reinforcement into the cellar wall by about 40-50 cm between the neighboring rods to prepare the base on which we will place the shelves.
2. Then do the formwork, on a wide board of the right size, we nail the sides of the wood.
3. We make the pouring of concrete slabs by laying reinforcing mesh and pouring concrete solution into the finished wooden formwork. As soon as the plate hardens, it will be possible to remove the formwork and install it in the reinforcement, which is driven into the wall.

Such a wonderful rack is guaranteed to be able to serve you more than one decade.

Metal basement cellar with your own hands

To make such a structure in your cellar, you will have to pre-purchase as many metal corners as possible with sides not less than 4 cm wide. Then proceed as follows:

1. Assembling the frame. First, you need to carefully check the dimensions of the horizontal beams and vertical shelves, because in the next stages there is nothing to fix it will not work in case of a miss. Mark the points where the corners will be joined, and weld the structure.
2. We fix the shelves. On the finished metal base, you can attach shelves from any material that you have.

Important! In the absence of a welding machine, the metal frame can be fastened with special bolts. Moreover, they can be used to mount the structure to the wall.

It does not matter what material you choose, and in what way you will make shelves. The main thing is that after such interior arrangement and refinement, your cellar will become more convenient and ergonomic for efficient and long-term storage of the crop.