This is going to sound daft to those in the know... I have a single-skin garage and want to put stuff up on shelves etc out of the way. Do I need to think about any kind of low weight limit because of the dingle course of bricks or am I just being paranoid? Not planning to put the elephants on the shelves...
To try and be helpful, normal sorts of loads (ordinary toolboxs, cans of paint up to 5 litres) should be OK on single skin (are you talking blocks or bricks?) but if you want heavy (like, hard to lift up) stuff on 12 inch shelves I would be looking at floor standing shelves.
Now, to answer your question and avoid upsetting any sensitive soul who might be peeking, floor standing shelves are probably the best solution but you could consider the long vertical metal strips which attach to walls and spread the load of shelf brackets which acn be fixed at intervals to suit your needs. Floor space is usually at a premium after all, which is why we need shelves.
Spouse's stuff always seems to end up on the floor though, no matter how many shelves he has :-(
To expand on that 'girly' description a little, probably the 'best' stuff was 'Spur shelving' but you can get a cheaper / lighter version called 'Element 32'.
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with Spur you get slotted uprights you screw to the wall then the pressed steel brackets (various lengths) then 'drop' into the slots.
If you look about you should be able to buy the stuff at a shop fitter / trade supplier *much* cheaper than the sheds. It's still not *cheap* though but has the following advantages over many alternatives.
1) It's pretty easy to put up (drill some holes, plug, screw, done)
2) The uprights spread the load over a large area (as Mary mentioned). Handy if you don't get a good fixing at every location.
3) Are very flexible re bracket length > shelf depth and position.
4) You can take them down / move them about etc
5) You can easily take them with you when you move ;-)
When I built my 10' x 20' x 8(h)' garage / workshop I lined the inside with 12mm WBP ply and then fitted the above system floor to eves around all 3 walls. This means I can put a shelf / bracket pretty well anywhere ;-)
Indeed ;-)
Ah, that's because we want to look after our stuff and if it's on the floor it can't fall down and break! ;-)
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