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Build Easy Storage Shelving Follow these easy steps to solve storage problems in the garage, basement or workshop.

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By Mark Clement and Theresa Coleman

7. Measure across the front of the V from wall to wall. Almost without a doubt your walls are out of square, flaring or pinching the V's opening. That's okay.

8. Whatever the measurement across the face of the V is, that's the diagonal support's short-to-short measurement. (A short-to-short measurement is the length of the shorter side of the board with mitered cuts on the ends.) Measuring Tip: Cut a 45-degree miter off one end of a 2x4. Pull your tape from its short point to whatever your measurement is. Mark that point; it is the short point of the second miter, so you can cut accordingly.

Photo 7

9. Cut and install the diagonal brace (Photo 7).

10. On your plywood, measure 48 inches on the long side. Snap a line from your mark to the corner, and cut along the line.

Photo 8

11. Install the plywood shelf surface using 1-5/8-inch drywall screws (Photo 8).

12. Load the shelf. You are now officially in business.

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