Mind Blowing Garage Organization System That Actually Works!

Summary

Matthew Peech takes us through a game-changing garage organization system designed specifically for spaces with lower ceilings. In this video, he introduces the Pitch Perfect Angled Lumber Vertical Storage Rack, a solution for organizing 8-foot lumber in garages with 7 1/2-foot ceilings. By leveraging vertical space and clever angles, this system minimizes wastage and maximizes storage efficiency, supporting up to 1200 board feet of lumber in just 17 square feet. With easy-to-follow instructions and minimal tool requirements, Matthew shows viewers how to build a rack that keeps materials tidy and accessible, transforming garage spaces into highly-functional areas.

Highlights

• Matthew introduces the Pitch Perfect Angled Lumber Vertical Storage Rack, ideal for low-ceiling garages. 🌟
• The design allows for vertical organization of 8-foot lumber and plywood. 📐
• Its unique structure prevents warping and maximizes space efficiency. 📦
• Easy step-by-step instructions using common tools ensure accessibility for all skill levels. 🧰
• The system includes removable flooring to protect against moisture absorption. 💧

Key Takeaways

• Maximize your garage space with a vertical lumber storage system designed for low ceilings. 🏠
• The rack can fit over 1200 board feet of lumber while occupying minimal space. 📏
• Matthew provides step-by-step guidance with simple tools needed, making it DIY-friendly. 🔨
• Innovative design includes removable flooring to prevent material damage from moisture. 🌧️
• Offers creative solutions to common garage organization problems, freeing up valuable space. ✨

Overview

In Matthew Peech's latest YouTube video, he tackles the common garage dilemma of organizing long pieces of lumber in spaces with limited ceiling height. Traditional horizontal storage can lead to inefficient use of space and material damage, especially when attempting to store standard 8-foot lumber in garages with ceilings just under that height. Enter the Pitch Perfect Angled Lumber Vertical Storage Rack — a compact, effective solution to this predicament.

The star of this storage system is its clever design, which utilizes angled compartments to securely hold materials vertically, preventing warping and creating an organized space. It stands out by accommodating up to 1200 board feet of lumber in merely 17 square feet of floor space, ensuring that not an inch is wasted. Matthew's step-by-step guide demonstrates how to build this rack using just basic tools, making it a feasible project for DIY enthusiasts of any skill level.

Matthew’s storage rack not only organizes lumber but also enhances the usability of your garage. By introducing removable floors, the system keeps materials off the ground, avoiding moisture-related issues. The project highlights how strategic design can reclaim significant wall space, allowing for a more efficient and open working environment. Matthew invites viewers to share their own storage challenges or solutions, fostering a community of innovative DIY problem solvers.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Previous Solutions The introduction discusses the channel's focus on solving common workspace or storage issues with unique solutions. This problem-solving approach has led to innovative designs, including a transforming table that doubles as a shelf and a version of the table optimized for small spaces. Another highlighted solution is the ultimate garage storage system that maximizes space through vertical storage, allowing efficient organization.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Vertical Lumber Storage Rack Design Overview The chapter 'Vertical Lumber Storage Rack Design Overview' discusses the creation of an efficient storage solution for lumber. It highlights the design of a vertical storage rack that maximizes space utilization, taking up only 29 square feet. This 'Pitch Perfect' angled lumber storage system is versatile, fitting in almost any garage, and complements existing workspace solutions like the hybrid workbench, which allows for workspace transformation to meet various project needs. The chapter invites suggestions for a catchy name for this innovative storage solution.
• 01:00 - 01:30: Problem with Traditional Materials and Solution Introduction The chapter addresses a common problem faced by many when dealing with traditional construction materials. Standard lumber and plywood come in lengths that often exceed the typical height of garage ceilings, leading to storage and organizational issues. Many garages have 7.5-foot ceilings which are not suitable for 8-foot long materials, necessitating awkward storage practices such as leaning materials against walls. This can cause damage like warping. To solve this, the chapter introduces a specially designed rack that fits 7.5-foot garages while allowing for the organized storage of 8-foot lumber, thanks to its innovative angled structure.
• 01:30 - 02:00: Details of the New Storage Design The chapter explores a new design for a storage rack that's efficient in both space-saving and material protection. It features a vertical plywood storage system that maximizes room and protects materials. The design includes various compartments to prevent waste and bays of different lengths (2T, 4T, and 8ft) for storing plywood or wide planks. On the front side, there's customizable storage for dimensional lumber. Remarkably, the design can store over 1200 board feet of lumber in only 17 square feet. The inspiration behind this innovative rack design is also discussed.
• 02:00 - 03:00: Motivation Behind New Storage System The chapter discusses the motivation behind implementing a new storage system. Initially, the old storage rack was evaluated during a cleaning session and it was found to be inefficient and wasteful of space. The narrator humorously notes a poetic observation about the situation. Despite appearing organized at first glance, the existing system has significant wasted space and is not optimal, leading to the decision to seek a more efficient storage solution.
• 03:00 - 04:00: Building the Frame: Cutting and Assembly Instructions In this chapter titled 'Building the Frame: Cutting and Assembly Instructions,' the narrator discusses the inefficiencies and issues found in a previous frame design. The chapter points out the wasted space in the design and specific problems such as unsupported, thin materials bowing over time. Additionally, inconsistencies in size when different sized materials are used in the same area are highlighted. Despite these drawbacks, the use of a storage rack is noted as beneficial over the years, indicating an evolution from previous storage methods due to the limitations of the initial storage solutions, like low ceilings.
• 04:00 - 05:00: Assembling the Storage Rack The chapter discusses the challenges and solutions for efficiently storing sheet goods and dimensional lumber. The narrator initially stored these materials vertically, leaning them against walls, which was not ideal as it required keeping them angled to prevent falling, resulting in wasted space. The use of a stacking rack system is explained as a method to organize the lumber. However, the current setup still requires angling the lumber to avoid tipping over, leading to more space being wasted despite having a rack system.
• 05:00 - 06:00: Installing Shelf Rails and Plywood Guides The chapter discusses the inefficiencies of horizontal storage, particularly how it consumes valuable wall space. The author explains that in their case, 8 feet of wall space is occupied by various materials due to horizontal storage. They emphasize the importance of using vertical space efficiently, as horizontal storage can defeat the purpose of maximizing available space. These considerations influenced the design of a new storage system.
• 06:00 - 07:00: Final Assembly and Finishing Touches In this chapter titled 'Final Assembly and Finishing Touches,' the creator emphasizes the importance of a proper workstation for assembling the design. They mention using a large surface area, like that provided by a hybrid workbench, and employing a sheet of OSB as a temporary work table. The chapter focuses on beginning the process of making frames, specifically the parts that will sit against the wall.
• 07:00 - 08:00: Testing and Benefits of the New Design The chapter 'Testing and Benefits of the New Design' discusses the process of creating two parts that will be visible externally. The focus is on the simplicity of the construction process, emphasizing that all cuts can be made using a circular saw, making this project accessible even to those without specialized tools. Only two types of cuts are required: a standard 90-degree cut and a 25-degree angle cut. The chapter then proceeds with instructions to start by cutting materials for the back board that will be placed against the wall and the bottom board that will be against the floor.
• 08:00 - 09:00: Conclusion and Call to Action In this chapter, the author discusses the construction process of a Lumber Storage Rack with a focus on connecting two boards at a 45° angle. Detailed instructions are provided for measuring and cutting the boards, specifically a long backboard requiring precise measurements of 89 7/8 inches and a bottom board measuring 67 1/2 inches. The chapter emphasizes hands-on guidance, urging readers to follow step-by-step instructions or alternatively, refer to plans available on the author's website. The use of specific screws for attachment is also highlighted.

Mind Blowing Garage Organization System That Actually Works! Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 so one of my favorite things to do on this channel is to take common workspace or storage issues and try to come up with a unique solution this method of problem solving has brought us several super handy non-traditional builds the transforming table allowed us to free up workspace by being able to fold our workbench into a shelf then version two was redesigned to fit small spaces for both indoor and outdoor use and the ultimate garage storage system saved us tons of room by using vertical storage we were able to completely organize a
• 00:30 - 01:00 garages and only use up 29 square ft of space and the hybrid workbench changed the gang by allowing us to transform our workpace at will to fit the needs of any project that comes up and in today's video we're going to be doing it again with the Pitch Perfect angled Lumber vertical storage rack on nator 2000 no really I don't know what to call it so if you have any ideas drop them down into the comments but this is a no space wasted vertical Lumber storage system that will fit in just about any garage
• 01:00 - 01:30 so the original problem that I was trying to solve with this is that a lot of people do not have 8ft ceilings in their garage 7 and 1/2 ft is pretty standard but whenever it comes to Lumber and plywood 8 ft is standard so that means that typically anytime that you would get Lumber or plywood it was almost impossible to organize and you would have to lean it up against the wall often times leading to warping so this rack is not only designed to fit in a 7 and 1/2t garage but because of its angled structure it will allow you to organize and store 8 foot lumber or
• 01:30 - 02:00 plywood vertically this not only saves you a ton of room but it also protects your material so as you can see we have several different storage compartments eliminating any waste and then we have 2T 4T and 8ft Bays made for storing plywood or wider planks and then on the front we have our dimensional Lumber storage that can be organized in any way that you would like and I haven't even told you the coolest part about this storage rack you can fit over 1200 board feet of lumber and 17 Square ft let me show you how so I guess what gave me the the motivation to come up with this new
• 02:00 - 02:30 storage rack was my old storage rack I was doing some cleaning up here around the shop yeah you really can't tell but I just started looking at the old rack that I kind of threw together a few years back and realized just how much space that I was wasting plus if my sings were only 7 1/2t tall this system wouldn't work at all I guess I'm a poet and didn't know it and yeah whenever you first look at it it may look like that it's pretty organized but if you pay attention to things like this wasted space everything has to be leaning wasted space wasted space up here
• 02:30 - 03:00 there's just a ton of wasted space here not only that some of the other issues that I found out since I built this is things like this if you put a thinner piece of material in here not supported by anything it's going to eventually bow plus there's just some other things that just do not work like the different sizes going into the same areas but I do have to say that having a storage rack has been super handy over the years because I started off with everything like this my ceilings at the time weren't tall enough for me to be able to
• 03:00 - 03:30 store my sheet Goods vertically so they all just ended up leaning against the wall or wherever kind of place that I could find to put them so whenever I finally had the room to start storing things vertically that's what I did with all of my dimensional Lumber I actually used the stacking rack system as my dividers but there's still a problem with this everything has to be in an angle to keep it from falling out and covering you up with material so that leaves a ton of waste of space behind all of this plus the rack system that I was talking about that I used to divide up all of this by the time that I had an angle out so that it wouldn't tip over
• 03:30 - 04:00 they're pretty much useless and just get buried and then we have horizontal storage so anytime that you have any type of horizontal storage like this it is going to eat up precious wall space quickly so I have over 8T of wall space here that's just taken up by pieces of material that you know you can't throw away and I can't really stand this stuff up against the wall like I did over here you're pretty much going to be defeating the purpose of using all the space that you have so I kept all of these different storage issues in mind while designing this new storage system so
• 04:00 - 04:30 let's go ahead and bring this new design to life I'm going to start off just by getting my workstation set up and for anyone out there that has made the hybrid workbench this is a perfect use for that since we're going to start off by making the frames we need a large work surface so I'm just going to use a sheet of OSB that I'll actually be needing later as my work table for now all right so now that I have a little workstation set up and my super elaborate plans here we can go ahead and start making the frames whenever I say frames I'm referring to the part that we actually sit against the wall wall and
• 04:30 - 05:00 the side that you will actually see from the outside once we get those two parts made we'll just connect them now the super cool thing about this project is the every single cut can be made using a circular saw if you want it for the frames we're only going to be making two different cuts your typical 90° cut and then a 25° angle however you decide to do it it's completely up to you but there's no excuses on this one about not having the right tools so let's go ahead and get this started by cutting our material for our two boards that are going to be our back board which will go up against the wall and then our bottom board which should go against the floor
• 05:00 - 05:30 we're going to put these two boards together to make a 45° angle and then the rest of the parts of this Frame will be attached to one of these two boards in some way for the long backboard we'll need one that is 89 and 7/8 in long then for the bottom board that'll be 67 1/2 in long and as always I'm going to teach you step by step on how to build this Lumber Storage R but if you're a plans in the hand type of person head over to my website I'll make sure to throw a link in the description and to attach these I'm going to put a couple of 2 and 1/2 in screws SC the backboard into the
• 05:30 - 06:00 baseboard now just keep in mind that any of the screws that are going into these boards need to be flush with the surface now that we have our bottom and our backboards cut we can start filling all of this in and for that I'm going to start off by cutting my four horizontal boards then we'll move on to our angled boards so from this point on all of our boards will at least have one Edge that has a 25° angle each one of these horizontal boards will be attached to our backboard so we'll only be needing the 25° angle on the right hand side and any of these boards that I'll be using as a shelf I'm just going to call them
• 06:00 - 06:30 shelf boards so the bottom shelf board is going to need to be 19 and 1/8 of an inch long the middle shelf Board needs to be 20 1/2 in long then our third shelf board we'll cut at 12 and 3/4 and while we're cutting these let's go ahead and cut our top board and that part needs to be 12 and 1/4 of an inch long now let's attach our three shelf boards to our backboard we're going to start by measuring up from the bottom and Mark our backboard at 24 in 46 in and 62 in then we'll just align the bottom of our Shelf boards up with that Mark and then attach those to our backboard you'll
• 06:30 - 07:00 want to make sure that your longest point of your angle is on the bottom side of each one of these boards and then for our top board we'll install this the same way flush with the top of our backboard okay so now that we have all of our horizontal boards attached let's go ah and cut and install our angled boards so each one of these angle boards is going to have a 25° miter cut on each end going the same direction so just as an example they'll look something like this except a lot longer and any length that I give you on these will be from the tip of the top Edge to the tip of the bottom Edge and I'm going
• 07:00 - 07:30 to call each one of these angle board support boards our first Board needs to be cut 25 1/2 in from tip to tip and our second support board will cut it at 50 and 1/4 then for these last two support boards you'll need to use 9 or 10t material our fourth support board will be 97 and 1/4 of an inch long and then our outside board will be 98 and 3/4 of an inch long so now that we have all of our angled boards cut that's pretty much all that there is of this Frame except for putting it together to make sure that everything's exactly where I want want it I'm going to mark my bottom
• 07:30 - 08:00 board where the tips of each one of these support boards needs to fall so with my tape measure hooked to my backboard I'm going to make a mark at 21 and 1/8 33 and 1/8 45 and 1/8 and then 57 and 1/8 this is where the tips of each one of these boards need to be whenever I put my screws in now we'll just make our way up attaching our Shelf boards to our support boards since each one of these support boards has a 25° angle on each side all the parts should be self-aligning so no more measurements for each shelf you'll install two screws going down into your support board and
• 08:00 - 08:30 then two screws into the connecting support into your shelf board then we'll connect our top board to our third support and then our outer board to our top board okay so we have one frame completely done that's all that you'll need to do is make another one identical then we'll tie the rest of this Frame together there's going to be one more separate piece of this that I want to build and that's going to be a removable floor essentially that's all that this is going to be it's just something to get your material up off the concrete and keep it from absorbing moisture so you may be asking well why don't you just connect everything with 2x4s well I
• 08:30 - 09:00 actually did that in my old storage system that turned out to be one of the things that I dislike the most say that I'm sliding in some material to store as the material would get further in the weight of it would actually sink down and I would end up having to pull in the top to push the rest of the way in or let's say that your material wasn't quite wide enough to reach the other side or fell in between your 2x4 that you had in the center what would happen there is your wood would actually be stored at an angle and kind of threw everything off so to prevent that from happening with this one I'm just going to go ahead and put a floor in this that way way everything can just slide right
• 09:00 - 09:30 through and to build this floor I'm just going to use some of this OSB that I've been working on and then I'll be using these strips that I cut down from a 2x4 each one of these are an inch and 1116 thick so why the extra 16th of an inch a half of an inch OSB is only 156 and I want this to match up as best as I can with my 2x4s so inine a 16th it is the OSB panel that I'm needing to make this floor needs to be 29 in by 65 1/2 in wide if you notice I'm cutting this on the tables instead of doing this off of
• 09:30 - 10:00 the floor I cannot stand working off the ground so that's all that I've done is make sure to support each end with foam okay so now that we have that cut we go and cut our inch and a 16th material to length and for this I'll be needing three boards that are 62 1/2 in long and two boards that are 29 in Long essentially I'm lining all four ends and putting a board in the center since this is going to be the bottom of my floor I'm just going to put a couple of 1 and 1/4 in screws into place and flip this over and add a few more into each board from the opposite side and then to throw
• 10:00 - 10:30 a few screws into your Center board just measure over 14 1 12 in all right so now with our floor assembled let's go ah and put this thing together and finish it up and just to temporarily hold these parts into place I'm just going to throw in a couple of scab boards this is just going to keep these sides stable while I work with it at this point I'm making sure that the back of each frame is lined up with the back of my floor so again these supports are not supposed to square this up or anything like that we'll do that whenever we install our Center braces so for these brace boards since our Center is 29 in wide all of our bracing is
• 10:30 - 11:00 going to be 29 in wide so I'm going to start off by installing four boards into what I'm calling the corners of this build so it be the front back and then our two points at the top and since this board is going to be sandwiched in between our two frames you'll need to cut a couple of pocket holes on each end so I'll start off by installing the board in the front once I get that installed I can go ahead and remove my temporary brace in the front and then I'm going to move to the back and install a brace on top of my floor connecting the two end frames now that I have that installed I'll go ahead and remove my temporary brace from the back
• 11:00 - 11:30 and unless you're super tall you'll probably need a ladder or something to stand on to put these top two boards in my top brace on the front will be installed in between the two outer Boards of our frame so when positioning your board just make sure that it follows the angle and a little tip when working off of a ladder by yourself go ahead and install the screws into their pockets then grab a squeeze clamp to support the bottom of one side while you're working on the other and then for our top back brace we're going to install it the exact same way that we did for the bottom back brace Okay so the next thing that we're going to do
• 11:30 - 12:00 for each one of these shelves we're going to be installing two rails and the purpose of these are going to be to strengthen up the inside of this and also support our OSB whenever we add that in later so for our Shelf rails we'll be needing six boards that are 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 29 in long and I just ripped mine out of 2x material now yes you can buy 2x tws but this is a lot cheaper then once you get those cut we're going to put one pocket hole on each end just make sure that whenever you're cutting your pocket holes that you put one on one side then the second one on a different side that's just
• 12:00 - 12:30 going to help to keep this from twisting another thing that will stiffen these up will be the OSB that's sitting on top then for the rail on the side of the Shelf with the 25° angle we're going to install these 1 in from the top Edge that way we have room to install our screws through our OSB here in a bit now with our Shelf rails installed let's go ahead and get our plywood guides installed all right so our plywood guides are pretty much just what it sounds like they'll be installed in between our angle boards that way whenever we slide our plywood in it stays nice and straight and then if you
• 12:30 - 13:00 have a sheet that doesn't go all the way to the back you still have support for that so our plywood guides are the exact same size as our Shelf rails they're 1 and 1/2 by 1 and 1/2 by 29 in long and again we have one pocket hole on each end and we're going to need 10 of these we'll install two of these into the back of our bottom compartment 1 4 in from the top and 1 4 in from the bottom then for the back of our second compartment we'll install 1 12 in from the top and 11 12 in from the bottom and then for our third or 8T compartment we'll be install ining one of these 2T from the
• 13:00 - 13:30 top 2T from the bottom now that we have our guide boards installed into our compartments let's go ahead and install some in the front for our lumber storage so for the front since this is where a lot of the weight is going to be I'm going to be installing four of these These are also going to help to support our OSB the first one I'll be installing at 6t From The Bottom the next one at 4T from the bottom and then one at 2T from the bottom and the last one will sit against the bottom keeping this 25° angle okay so we are almost done the only thing left to do is to add the pl plywood I'm starting to get super pumped
• 13:30 - 14:00 to load this thing up for a lumber rack that's only 7 1/2t tall this thing is going to hold a ton so the floor that we originally built will act as the bottom shelf and then for our second shelf OSB will need to be 18 and8 in wide by 3T long for our third shelf 19 1/2 by 3T for the top shelf 11 and 3/4 by 3T and then for the front or our lumber storage it'll need to be 8T long by 3T wide and then a board that's an inch and 7/8 by 3T for the top using 2 and 1/4 in screws
• 14:00 - 14:30 to lock all of this down and don't forget to throw a couple of screws into your guides and then we'll finish out this Lumber rack and we are done so for the lumber rack in the front I'm going to install some dividers and then for the base just a board to keep our material from sliding out so for the dividers I'm just going to be using a couple of Wall Storage racks these things are actually made to hold your wood horizontally but in this case they'll make perfect dividers for vertical stacking you can either use something like this or you can simply use 12in long 1 and 1/2 by 1 and 1/2 material pocket hole screws on one end
• 14:30 - 15:00 so if you decided to go with this system it actually gives you several different options for spacing and how you space these out will ultimately be to fit your needs and for the last piece of this puzzle like I've mentioned earlier we be installing a 2x4 by 36 in board to the bottom of our lumber storage this will just be to keep our material from sliding out the very last screw and a run out of battery and for some reason if your garage is a little taller and you have room to put wheels on this it makes it nice to be able to move it around but it was actually designed to be used without wheels and a
• 15:00 - 15:30 7 and 1/2t garage so now that we have this baby put together time for the fun part let's loader up so I have my cart loaded down and I have a couple of things that I want to hit on for these angled sections whenever you put your material in sometimes it would want to slide a little bit so I just took an old sanding belt cut that in half and then just stapled it down to the bottom really you could even just use sanding sheets but after installing a strip on each side the Grid on the Sandpaper actually catches these edges really well and holds everything into place and then
• 15:30 - 16:00 for those that want to put this on Wheels since this was actually designed to sit flush on the ground you'll have to add a couple of more support boards just to keep this bottom in place that's all that you would need would be three more 2x4s that are 36 in Long attach one at the front one in the back and one in the center and if you really wanted to sturdy this up and you had the room I would go ahead and put an extra 2x4 on both sides of this and I put casters on mine just to make it a little easier to move around for this video but honestly I'll probably end up taking them off because it's pretty much just going to be staying in one place but if you do
• 16:00 - 16:30 decide to put the casters on I would actually put three on each side remember this thing can hold up to 12200 board feet of lumber so just to make sure that the center is supported as well as both ends I would go ahead and just put an extra one in the center on each side so this thing has saved me a ton of room do you remember what this corner looked like at the beginning now this corner is all cleaned up and no more worries about my plywood warping now check out this other wall so the storage system not only held all of my plywood but I was able to free up four more feet of space on this well by putting all my
• 16:30 - 17:00 non-treated lumber on the rack and then my storage racks on this side I was actually able to store an entire racks worth of material into the shelves built into the back of this rack now this is going to free up an extra 4T of wall space so all in all this lowprofile vertical Lumber storage rack has freed up more than 8 ft of precious wall space and also allowed me to organize all of my lumber and get it off of the ground so if anyone out there has any storage problems that you want me to take a look at drop them down into the comments or if you have any solutions that you think
• 17:00 - 17:30 Others May benefit from drop those down there as well and if anyone sees any issues that they have recommendations for that is welcome as well until next time guys get up get out and get your make on imagine taking a pile of wood and turning it into something amazing now imagine doing that without years of frustration you do not need a fancy Workshop expensive tools or years of experience with woodworking Kickstart you'll build confidence and real skills in no time so you can spend years making mistakes and learning the hard way like I did or you can start building with
• 17:30 - 18:00 confidence today so join me in woodworking Kickstart and let's get your journey started