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27-Gallon Tote Storage Rack
A garage rack built from 2x4 posts and 1x3 rails where twelve 27-gallon totes slide in and hang by their lips, three columns across and four rows high.
Get to know the build.
9 steps with drawings. Materials: lumber and screws.
- Finished size · width × depth × height
- 66-3/8 × 30 × 78 in
- Stock used in the design
- 1x3 SPF, 8 ft; 2x4 SPF, 8 ft; 2x4 SPF, 12 ft; #8 x 1-5/8 in tan star flat-head deck screws; #9 x 2-1/2 in tan star flat-head deck screws; Everbilt 3/8 in x 4 in hex zinc-plated lag screw; and more in the shopping list
- Tools to check
- Tape measure, Speed square, Pencil, Miter saw, Drill/driver, Drill bits (1/8 in and 5/32 in for pilot holes), T20 and T25 star driver bits, Lag-screw pilot bit (1/4 in) and clearance bit (3/8 in), Ratchet with a 9/16 in socket, Bar clamps (at least 2, 30 in or longer), Safety glasses, Hearing protection, Step stool or stepladder and Drill-bit extension (12 in) and socket extension (6 in or longer).
Start with the plan.
Digital download. Materials, tools and the finished item are not included.
- Preparation packet PDF (shopping list, cut list, tools), 9 pages
- Build guide PDF, 31 pages
- Preparation packet PDF, metric (mm) (shopping list, cut list, tools), 8 pages
- Build guide PDF, metric (mm), 31 pages
- Offline animated 3D build guide (ZIP; open guide.html in a web browser; guide-metric.html for mm)