OSB board as shelf

[MartinS1980]

Hello

I am planning to build shelves in the storage room. 1m wide and 0.5m deep. How much weight can a shelf like that support if built from OSB without reinforcing studs except on the short sides?

Should one instead use a different type of board?

Thanks!!
Martin

 

[Stensson11]

Hi

I'm planning to build shelves in the storage room. 1m wide 0.5m deep. How much can a shelf like that hold if it's made of OSB without reinforcing battens other than on the short sides?

Should I rather use some other board?

Thanks!!
Martin

Osb is terrible for most things. Including shelves. One meter is also quite long.

 

[raveper]

1 meter is a bit too much. There are ready-made white shelves but they need three supports per meter.

 

[nikasp]

Without reinforcement, they are likely to give in quite quickly. I made them about 120 cm wide with a frame of wooden studs underneath, i.e., even along the length. I think they work perfectly up there in the attic, plastic boxes slide well on them.

https://www.byggahus.se/forum/threads/hyllplan-till-enkla-hyllor-pa-vinden.398479/

 

[MartinS1980]

OSB is rubbish for most things. The same goes for shelves. A meter is quite long, too.

What would you have used instead then?

 

[MartinS1980]

Without reinforcement, they’re likely to give in pretty quickly. I made them about 120 cm wide with a frame of studs underneath, i.e. also lengthwise. I think they work great up there in the attic, plastic boxes slide well on them.

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thanks, how deep are yours?

 

[MartinS1980]

1 meter is a bit too much. There are ready-made white shelves but they need three supports per meter.

thank you

 

[nikasp]

thanks, how deep are yours?

Between 60-90 cm but as written and according to the link a sturdy frame of beams so I can sit on them. Cheap and good for the purpose, it's up in the attic where I wanted to get boxes and other things off the floor.

 

[MartinS1980]

Between 60-90 cm but as written and according to the link, a sturdy frame of studs so I can sit on them. Cheap and good for the purpose, it's up in the attic where I wanted to lift boxes and other things off the floor.

 

[wildeside]

Raw tongue and groove works well as a shelf

 

[Johan456]

Buy MDF instead, but without the frame, it's still too long with a meter.

 

[raveper]

Buy mdf instead, but without a frame, it's still too long with one meter.

Mdf doesn't have very good strength as a shelf, right?

 

[Johan456]

Mdf doesn't have very good strength as shelf boards, does it?

Depends on what you compare it to. I have mdf in my storage. But you are right

 

[Njingan]

I built a simple shelf with plywood and 45mm studs. It holds well for heavy binders, etc. This one is 100cm long and 40cm deep.

Built another shelf for storage, it can handle a lot of weight. It is also built with plywood and 45mm studs.

I have some shelves in the garage made of OSB, they hold up but not in the same way. They flex a lot and have warped in just a few months.

 

[raveper]

If you really just want to build with OSB, I imagine that a torsion box should become quite stable.