I need to build a rack to hold many pairs of shoes. Each cubby-hole will be
about 12 w x 12 d x 8 h (inches).
My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to fit
in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
oil-based materials is not desirable.
Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
this could be costly.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:44:38 -0800, Edwin Pawlowski wrote
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> Depends on how pretty it has to be and how long you want it to last.
> Plywood will work, cedar will work better, and teak still better, but only
> you can determine if the cost is justified. Marine plywood or pressure
> treated in an option also. Use a water based urethane for a finish if you
> don't want oil based.
Thanks, Ed. I hadn't thought of marine or p.t. options.
To add a little more information: this rack must hold at least 50 pairs of
shoes (not for the home, obviously...). I'm considering using 4x8 plywood for
the back to give shear strength, and the 12-inch deep vertical runners with
small shelves for each pair of shoes inserted in slots routed every 8 inches
or so up the verticals.
I'll look into marine ply or p.t. woods.
Are water-based urethanes water-resistant once they've cured?
Thanks,
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> I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
> oil-based materials is not desirable.
Then use a water-based finish. There a good selection of water-borne floor
finishes than can be brushed on and will give you excellent durability.
Rather than going to a home depot type of store, seek out a good quality
paint store. They are usually more knowledgeable, can give you better
advice, and have better quality products.
Dave,
Try going to this online shoe store ...
http://www.zappos.com/welcome2.zhtml?0304
On the right-hand side, scroll down to "Accessories" and in there you'll see
one of their aromatic cedar shoe racks. You could modify that simple design
to suit yourself. (This also happens to be the best place I know of to buy
boots and shoes)
Larry
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> I need to build a rack to hold many pairs of shoes. Each cubby-hole will
be
> about 12 w x 12 d x 8 h (inches).
>
> My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
> coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
>
> Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to
fit
> in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
>
> I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
> oil-based materials is not desirable.
>
> Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
> this could be costly.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> DaveC
> [email protected]
> This is an invalid return address
> Please reply in the news group
>
On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:00:21 -0600, Morris Dovey <[email protected]>
scribbled:
>DaveC wrote:
>
>> I need to build a rack to hold many pairs of shoes. Each cubby-hole will be
>> about 12 w x 12 d x 8 h (inches).
>>
>> My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
>> coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
>>
>> Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to fit
>> in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
>>
>> I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
>> oil-based materials is not desirable.
>>
>> Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
>> this could be costly.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>
>Remember that you asked (-:
>
>How about putting a grill (wood or perforated metal) to cover one
>of the cubby holes - mount a small blower inside (a PC fan would
>probably do the job well) to blow air into an adjacent cubby hole
>fitted with a pull-out (acrylic or well-sealed wood) tray for the
>wet pair of shoes? If you're in the habit of soaking more than
>one pair of shoes at a time, add drying cubby holes as needed.
Solar Power the pie fan, 12 VDC
An afterthought...
Instead of a manual switch for the fan, ask a friendly
electronics geek to put together a circuit using an IR-LED and
IR-Detector (avaliable from Radio Shack) to turn on the fan and
start a timer whenever a pair of shoes is put into a drying cubby
- then turn it off at the end of an hour (or whatever interval
you want) or when all drying cubbies are empty. (Estimated cost
for the control circuitry is less than ten dollars but you'll owe
your geek pal a couple of beers and public praise.)
Sound complicated - but isn't. With no apologies for the pun:
It'll knock her socks off.
--
Morris Dovey
West Des Moines, Iowa USA
C links at http://www.iedu.com/c
Read my lips: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
DaveC wrote:
> I need to build a rack to hold many pairs of shoes. Each cubby-hole will be
> about 12 w x 12 d x 8 h (inches).
>
> My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
> coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
>
> Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to fit
> in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
>
> I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
> oil-based materials is not desirable.
>
> Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
> this could be costly.
>
> Suggestions?
Remember that you asked (-:
How about putting a grill (wood or perforated metal) to cover one
of the cubby holes - mount a small blower inside (a PC fan would
probably do the job well) to blow air into an adjacent cubby hole
fitted with a pull-out (acrylic or well-sealed wood) tray for the
wet pair of shoes? If you're in the habit of soaking more than
one pair of shoes at a time, add drying cubby holes as needed.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
"DaveC" <[email protected]> wrote in message >
> My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
> coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
>
> Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to
fit
> in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
>
> I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
> oil-based materials is not desirable.
>
> Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
> this could be costly.
>
> Suggestions?
Depends on how pretty it has to be and how long you want it to last.
Plywood will work, cedar will work better, and teak still better, but only
you can determine if the cost is justified. Marine plywood or pressure
treated in an option also. Use a water based urethane for a finish if you
don't want oil based.
Ed
Use dowels as the shelves.
Puff
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DaveC <[email protected]> writes:
>I need to build a rack to hold many pairs of shoes. Each cubby-hole will be
>about 12 w x 12 d x 8 h (inches).
>
>My question is about materials. In N. California, we see no snow at the
>coast, but the winter sees some rain, so wet shoes should be expected.
>
>Easiest is to just strip plywood verticals 12 " wide and cut shelves to fit
>in notched locations. But I'm concerned about pooled water causing damage.
>
>I have no spraying capability, and handling paint, shellacs and other
>oil-based materials is not desirable.
>
>Someone suggested cedar, due to its good water-resistance properties, but
>this could be costly.
>
>Suggestions?
>
Let the shoes dry before placing them in the rack.
scott