Hello,
I'm new to the list but just saw a thread a few years back about
storage
ideas for for vinyl records, and was wondering if I could solicit some
advice on affordable and proper shelving.
My storage area is a closet with sliding doors, so it doesn't have
to be
pretty--I just want proper storage and good access to the records. I
plan to also use this area to store boxed ephemera and other
recordings.
The space is about 28" deep, 90" high and 64" wide, so there's room to
work with.
I have several ideas:
I had used storage crates for years (sort of like [1] below), which is
probably the cheapest solution for vinyl, but I abandoned them after
becoming worried that the open design wasn't good for the sleeves.
Since
they're so cheap, I'd go back to using them if I knew it was ok for
the
records.
Lowes and Home Depot sell this 5-tier industrial chrome shelving [2]
that supports 350lbs per shelf. I like this option because it's cheap,
but the open wire design would require a few mods: some kind of
wood top
would have to be cut for each shelf, a small lip put on the back to
keep
the records from pushing back against the wall, and a couple of tall
thin lengths of wood would have to be inserted up through the furthest
holes in the wire on each side of the unit to keep the records from
falling out the sides.
I also saw that a company named Gothic Cabinet Craft make a number of
record shelves that would certainly work [3] if stacked, but this
is not
as cheap.
Finally, I found a cube system at Staples [4] that's attractive to me
because--just like the old milk crates--the shelving is easy to
move and
rearrange and could also function as transport if and when the
collection is ever moved. And these are about $20 each, which isn't
too
expensive but a minimal 9-crate solution will already drive the
price up
to $200.
Any thoughts on these, or can anyone suggest a better, more affordable
design?
Thanks,
Michael
1. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?
productId=1277980&cp=2568448.2626073.1303033&view=all&parentPage=famil
y
2. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?
action=productDetail&productId=71034-80752-184874C
3. http://www.gothiccabinetcraft.com/shelf-rack-base-14x30x42-
p-2300.html?cPath=2_28
4. http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/
StaplesProductDisplay?
&langId=-1&storeId=10001&splCatType=2&catalogId=10051&productId=102337
&cmArea=ATCH:SC2:CG92:CL162022:SS1008215:SKU|102325|cmS