Budget Friendly Storage Unit — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 4"

8 boards · 18.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"
Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelf boards — 36"
2. Shelf boards — 36"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Frames — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Frames — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Frames — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Frames — 72"

1" × 2"

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over
14"14"14"14"14"14"9"
1. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
2. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
3. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
4. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
5. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
6. Bottom Shelf Holder — 14"
7. Frame sides — 9"
Board 2 · 2 7/8" left over
14"14"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1" × 4"

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

1" × 2"

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 2 7/8" left over