Lumber Rack - Build or Buy?

[newbie2wood]

I need to get some lumber off the garage floor and reclaim some of the space. I was thinking of building a lumber rack similar to Boyd's photo in the following thread:

http://bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=3591&highlight=lumber+rack

I estimate my cost for lumber, bolts, and pipes to be about $30. However, Amazon sells a Triton Lumber Rack for $60.

To distribute the load of the lumber, I was planning to use three or four 2x4 for the vertical support. The Triton system uses two (metal coated) vertical supports.

Should I build it myself or just buy it?
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[jdschulteis]

I built mine using these heavy-duty shelf standards and brackets: http://www.johnsterling.com/aboutfastmount.htm.

You could probably match the capacity of the Triton for less money with them. They are galvanized versus the Triton's powder coating, if appearance matters to you.

[Jim Boyd]

I'd build one With just 2 vertical supports I'd wonder about bowing of stored lumber. The pipes in my rack are 24" apart. If you build don't forget to drill the pipe holes at a slight angle. The white pipe covering is to keep the black pipe or galvanized pipe from staining the lumber.

[Scottydont]

I'm with Jerry. I made one from the fastmount stuff. Very strong and versatile.