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I've been out of touch for a short spell. How's everyone doing in the world of Ti ?!?! I had to move my garage / workshop / toy store / man cave. WHAT A JOB !!!!  Now on to the next phase, figuring out where the heck to put the stuff in the new place. If anyone is into construction here and such, I could use some advice. My new warehouse uses particle board for some of the walls. I am wondering it if is strong enough to bolt things to it. |  |  | | 08-12-2014, 04:06 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Quote: Originally Posted by AnuketTi  I've been out of touch for a short spell. How's everyone doing in the world of Ti ?!?! I had to move my garage / workshop / toy store / man cave. WHAT A JOB !!!! Now on to the next phase, figuring out where the heck to put the stuff in the new place. If anyone is into construction here and such, I could use some advice. My new warehouse uses particle board for some of the walls. I am wondering it if is strong enough to bolt things to it. | Depends upon the thickness of the material. Not as strong inch for inch as plywood. Find the studs behind the particle board and mount the heavy stuff directly on the them. Cheers, John | | | | | 08-12-2014, 04:11 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 135 |
Quote: Originally Posted by jca Depends upon the thickness of the material. Not as strong inch for inch as plywood. Find the studs behind the particle board and mount the heavy stuff directly on the them. Cheers, John | Hi John - The way the warehouse is constructed inside, there are no studs, they use metal rails to create wall sections and shelving. The boards are placed in between the rails.  What if I place plywood behind the board and bolt into that through the particle board? | | | | | 08-12-2014, 04:11 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 135 |
Oh... also, best way to mount onto drywall? | | | | | 08-12-2014, 02:26 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Welcome back Michael!
The way you describe the construction of the walls sounds like there is no solid way to hang shelves that would support car parts, let alone their own weight.
Free standing shelves seem like the best solution. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-12-2014, 02:48 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 135 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Welcome back Michael!
The way you describe the construction of the walls sounds like there is no solid way to hang shelves that would support car parts, let alone their own weight.
Free standing shelves seem like the best solution. | Thanks James! You are right. The walls are built more for just separation of different areas in the larger warehouse. I was interested in using the walls to hang mainly tools using a pegboard. The main wall is covered with drywall panels and there are things like circuit breakers and 220v electrical boxes installed on it - I might try on that wall instead. | | | | | 08-12-2014, 05:48 PM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: MEDINA, Wa. Posts: 46 |
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Hey Michael,
I have knowledge of what you want to do and can help. The drywall section has metal or wood studs that you can attach too. The particle board behind the pallet racking may or may not hold anything, but we can also use the shelf levels on the pallet racking and I'll show you how on Saturday.
If they setup that new wall, it may actually have to have some sort of stud framing so we could probably use it too! | | | | | 08-14-2014, 04:30 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 |
Michael! good to see you surface. Been occupied too and haven't been taking stuff apart. Work stuff.  I trust all is well with you. I went with Gorilla shelves from Costco. You may have seen them behind all the parts.  __________________ 
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Well... the new Toy Store is coming together. I was finally able to figure out the drywall and locate the studs. I am able to attach things like shelves and like by using Self tapping drywall screws that can tap into the metal sheet behind. So far, it is holding up.
I was also able to get shelving installed which has help a TON in moving things out of the work area. I should be able to get back to working on the cars and get things moving again soon. Whew!
Next, I want to install a full wall of peg board and make it a Tool Wall! Whoo !!!! | | | | |
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