Would like to add casters to metal garage shelving. Can it be done?

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I inherited 6 of these metal garage shelves when I bought my house a year ago (of course mine don't look shiny & new like the first picture. Mine are harder to see in pic. 2). While they're good for storage, I'd love to be able to move them easily. So I thought about adding casters. Has anyone done this or something similar? Can I just drill through the metal & install large enough casters to lift above the short legs, or do I need to reinforce first in some way? Thanks for any suggestions you may have :)

Mary Pat · Answer

Sorry, for some reason, my pictures wouldn't upload! Mary Pat

Mary Pat · Answer

Thanks JuJu! Great suggestion! Will definitely buy them.

Barbara Valenti · Answer

Make sure they can hold all the weight of the shelves and whatever you may store on them. Tipping over is a possibility!

Andrea Skrip-Evans · Answer

Or you can run thick board across the bottom, same width/length as shelves and add casters to that. Maybe that ill give extra storage at bottom if legs on metal shelves are long enough.

Deb K · Answer

Hi Mary, you can add casters to most anything, but you will want to put casters that have locks on the shelving so it doesn't move around.

Janice · Answer

Yes, you can add casters. Just be sure of the weight rating and be sure that you have a firm block surface to drill them into. I'd like 4 screws, one into each corner of each caster you're adding. It'll be great to be able to move them around the garage area for cleaning and reorganizing on occasion.

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