Living at the beach has its ups and downs. One of the problems I face is board storage and total lack of space. I have a small shed but its filled with yard crap and is not suitable for storing boards. I'm looking for ideas for a way to securely store my boards outside the house. I currently store all of my 17 boards in the house. I was thinking some sort of board locker that attaches to the house and could accomodate 6 boards and be locked so they wouldn't get stolen.
I'd like to do something so the boards I use the most are ready to go without carting them thru the house. The longboards in particular are a problem.
Any ideas or pictures of how you store your boards would be greatly appreciated.
No need for a locker, just a gnarly looking pitbull. May have to feed it once in a while though. Of course, this isn't recommended if you have small children.
Why don’t you build a storage closet against the house. Racks mounted right to the exterior wall, framed with 2x4s and sheathed with T1-11, simple pitched, shingled roof (I like cedar), hinged “barn doors” for lockable security and easy access. You can double up on the studs at the corners and to hang the doors, or buy 4x4 posts. Four feet deep, as long as you need it to be. If you don’t put down a foundation, it shouldn’t be considered an addition to the house… just a storage shed.
I have the same problem. I was thinking of building a shed type of an affair to store the boards. The boards would slide into the unit from the end and would be stored on individual racks one above the other. A simlpe door with a pad lock would do the trick to secure the boards. Frame the shed out of 2 x 3s to save space and side it with either T-111 or individual 1x4’ slats spaced to increase air flow. I’d try to keep on the shaded side of the house if possible.
I did a shed on a house I lived in, years ago. Attached it to the back side where it was always shaded. Did the open end type with horizontal racks. No need to lock it or install doors as the house was out in the woods in a very safe low crime neighborhood. Built with leftover 2 x 4s from other projects and a few sheets of 1/2 inch plywood.
Howzit Huck, Seems like you couldget more boards inthe same space if they were done like horizontal racks in a shaping or glassing bay, I see room for 4 boards and think you could get twice that many with the other configuration. Just my 2 cents.Aloha,Kokua
Howzit Huck, That was something I thought about before I posted but realized it could apply to other memebers with a similar setup. The tennis balls are a nice addition plus there is more than boards in there. Aloha,Kokua
