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LP storage advice please?

I inherited my pop's system and LP collection. It's roughly 2,100 LPs. I say 'roughly' as I did not count them when I packed them up due to time constraints. There are 14 U-Haul boxes that are 26" in length. At roughly 6 LPs per inch that comes to 2,184 LPs, give or take for double albums and a handful of box sets. In case you're curious, it's: 2,184 x 180gr = 393,120gr or 866lbs. About 61.8lbs/box.

My question is, how high do you think I could safely stack the boxes of LPs so as not to damage the contents?

Currently I limited myself to 3 high so the bottom box is supporting ~120lbs. Can I go higher as to reclaim some floorspace in my climate controlled storage unit?

Thanks!

Happy listening.

128x128musicfan2349
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lalitk
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Stacking boxes is not a good idea for something so fragile. Here is a reasonable solution from IKEA that will keep your LP’s in pristine condition. Store them in KALLAX and wrap it with polythene plastic cover bag from U-Haul.

 

elliottbnewcombjr
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To go higher, you need to have a strong shelf a few inches above the bottom stack of 3

say some tall saw horses with long thick plank, then you can stack another 3 boxes on that plank above the bottom 3.

figure some way to independently support the top stack.

elliottbnewcombjr
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You might consider putting the LPs on shelving racks in the storage unit. That will give you access to them, you can sort, weed, sell, give away and then decide what to keep for yourself. Occasionally grab some to listen to.

I bought chrome wire shelving, added wheels to the bottoms, this type of thing, look around, various sizes and prices. I had wood shelves with dividers to put on the wire shelves, you would need to add a smooth shelf on top of the wire to avoid damaging the bottoms and so they can slide in/out.

Smooth metal shelves might be better, but they need to be strong, if not: several 30" wide units better than 36" or wider

 

thecarpathian
4,177 posts
 

Get a bigger storage unit.

 

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