Basement Storage Room Peoria IL

The basement storage room project is coming along nicely. I recently wrote a couple of posts, Finished Basement - Step 1 Insulation and Basement Framing and Insulation Update, about how to properly insulate a concrete foundation wall in a basement. Now that the walls are insulated I've started finishing off our new storage room.

Local Companies

Mid-America Systems, Inc. (MAS)
(309) 692-6625
P.O. Box 9306
Peoria, IL
Federal Warehouse Company
(309) 694-4500
200 National Road
East Peoria, IL
Mobile Maxx
(309) 692-6299
108 N. Commerce Place
Peoria, IL
Famington Road Storage
(309) 347-5750
6100 W Farmington Rd
Peoria, IL
Mobile Maxx Storage And Moving Inc
(309) 697-6299
108 N Commerce Pl
Peoria, IL
Mordue Moving and Storage
(309) 693-2205
9011 N. University St
Peoria, IL
Mt. Hawley Mini Storage
(309) 692-5746
8101 North Hale
Peoria, IL
Mailboxes Etc.
(309) 693-2511
8510 North Knoxville
Peoria, IL
A A Extra Storage
(309) 673-3492
9601 N Allen Rd
Peoria, IL
Murphy's U-STORE-IT
(309) 243-2100
11811 N. Knoxville
Dunlap, IL

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The basement storage room project is coming along nicely. I recently wrote a couple of posts, Finished Basement - Step 1 Insulation and Basement Framing and Insulation Update, about how to properly insulate a concrete foundation wall in a basement. Now that the walls are insulated I've started finishing off our new storage room. I've decided to put 1/4" luan on the walls and ceiling in this room to keep the costs and labor to a minimum. Plus the room really is only for storage so it's not like it needs to be super nice. One MAJOR disclaimer though is about using the luan in this application. The fiberglass insulation is kraft faced and it really should be protected against fire with drywall. However, seeing this is a storage room and I have no real source of fire I'm willing to take the risk.
For this project I'm planning on building two sets of 24" deep shelves along two of the walls. Along at least one of the other walls I'll build some book shelves for the hundreds of books my wife and I have accumulated. The shelves are pretty simple. I'm using a 2x3 along the wall and front edge of the shelves. I've used 1/2" cdx plywood for the shelf and a 2x4 vertical column support at mid-span.

As you can see I've also divided up the wall height into thirds which gives me about 30 inches between each level of shelving. This room should give us most of the storage we need for items which we use seasonally. For long term storage we have a full attic in the new house that we can store things in.


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Featured Local Company

Mid-America Systems, Inc. (MAS)

3096926625
P.O. Box 9306
Peoria, IL

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