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.

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@ghdprentice 

 

Where do you get those cubes? Is there any need to anchor them or will they stack fine as is?

 

 

@ozzy62

 

They are available all over. No anchoring is necessary. Gravity does a great job.

 

Here is a reference on Amazon. But worth researching. The doubles are great for stacking high.

Use this to search Amazon.

Way Basics Vintage Storage Blox Cube Organizer Shelf 

 

 

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@noromance 

Thanks.i screwed around with it for a long time and finally gave up. I’ll see if I can remember that next time.