LP storage? What do you use?

I have several solutions. One is a bookcase that Target has as part of their "Mission" collection. I got one when they had a really good sale. It's not perfect. As is, I can only use the bottom three shelves. I could probably use the top shelf by drilling new support holes, but so far I haven't done that. (I have no trouble finding other stuff to store there.) I'm also not sure that it will last a lifetime. But, it's held up for several months, and I like the real wood.

I've got records stashed away here and there, too.

In the long haul, I've thought that maybe, just maybe, I should try to build my own shelves.

I've thought that what I might do is set it up so that I have one rack with the equipment to store favorite records, and records of current interest. Then, some sort of cheap, modular (probably particle board) shelving system to hold everything else.

Check out a newer Lowe's hardware store. Some of the older ones don't have furniture. I was able to pick up a 4 shelf, metal rack. They come in chrome, black, or white I think was the thrid choice. The model I picked up is 36" wide x 14" deep x 54" high. The bottom of each of the four supports have adjustable feet to level. Each shelf is rated at 350 lbs. Price was $54... no sale price. They also had taller as well as wider.

http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=60917-000080752-672763

above is a link, if you click on larger view you can zoom in and out to see the model I picked up. For stability, I used rubber gaskets on either side of several washers with a long screw through it into a wall anchor on the top shelf in two locations to secure it to the wall. Incredibly sturdy and not going anywhere.

I have to agree with agaffer, I can't stand storing my records on a shelf. It's a pain to find anything even in alphabetical order. Record shop style all the way. I have a cheap pine LP shelf that I have laid flat on the floor and turned the LP's so that I can flip through. Much better, plus you can enjoy all that great cover art.

http://www.rackittm.com/page2.html

I have 30 of Per Madsen's record racks (actually I made some myself), and each one holds about 90 lps. I like that they are stackable as I have moved my collection 5 times since using this system. I have nine foot ceilings, and I have stacked these 7 high to fit in my small listening room.

Bad to store Lps in huge rows. Many racks have dividers within a shelf. Otherwise warping issues. If shelf is packed, this is not a problem, but often, 1 album is leanig over and others are falling on it. If you build your own put in 1/4 inch plywood dividers.