How do you store your vinyl?

[Gretchen]

Mine, many 7", 12" and albums have been boxed for the past couple of years and is currently barn stored.

I'd like to now store and use it in the house as have a record deck.

It will go in my Dining Room which is black and white, so would like something in keeping with this. Like the idea of white cubes which I could stack, seperate and move as necessary.

How do you store yours and what can I get where to fit?

[Plotloss]

Depends on how much vinyl you have really, if you have a lot, getting a cabinet maker to bespoke something is probably best.

I looked into off the shelf racks for my CDs a while back, would have added up to a few grand even from Ikea so when we move I'll get something made.

[Gretchen]

There's quite a bit, I can't even recall to be honest. I'm not averse to displaying some and alternating in order to save space.

I may just make up my own cubes and paint them. I've been known to change colour schemes in order to match an outfit or a Christmas Tree...

[Plotloss]

The other thing to consider with vinyl is that its suprisingly heavy.

John Peel had to reinforce the floors of the house he bought next door to house his vinyl as the joists started bowing.

Mind you, that was quite a big collection, admittedly.

[Gretchen]

Plotloss said:

The other thing to consider with vinyl is that its suprisingly heavy.

John Peel had to reinforce the floors of the house he bought next door to house his vinyl as the joists started bowing.

Mind you, that was quite a big collection, admittedly.

Although I would dearly love a 'Peel Collection' I haven't anything on a par.


Maybe I should sound proof the barn and have a music room

[koenig999]

Here is where I store my music:

20 x Cubestore units (sadly gone out of business)
2 x Ikea Expedits (another one waiting to be assembled)
2 x Habitat shelving units
6 x MFI cube units
2 x home made LP units
11 x collapsable crates
1 x Ikea shelving unit
4 x MFI bookcase units
4 x Ikea pine units
3 x Ikea CD tower units
2 x CD slot towers
1 x CD cupboard with tilting shelves
1 x Argos CD unit
1 x Habitat shelving unit
Various cassette boxes and cases
4 x stacks behind the sofa
6 x stacks on the floor of the lounge.
2 x stacks in front of the Hi-Fi
6 x Ikea boxes on top of shelves
4 x Covers 33 7" storage boxes

In terms of best storage costs / LP ratio, I have found that Ikea Expedit is your friend. It worked out at less than 4p/record, which is cheaper than buying the wood and making it yourself. Although I did make the shelving for the room under the stairs, becasue it was an odd L shape, and I wanted to fit it out wall to wall, floor to ceiling.

Koenig

Edited by koenig999 on Sunday 27th January 12:29

[Don1]

In the specially constructed shelving in my DJ unit. And flight cases.

Or you could go here: http://www.htfr.com/quicksearch/?text=vinyl+storag...

[onomatopoeia]

My CDs and vinyl are stored on a 2m high bookshelf with lots of extra shelves added at CD height spacing. The vinyl is at the bottom, fortunately I only have enough to fill a 2' (60cm) wide bookcase and other than an occasional rarity I might pick up this is unlikely to increase .

[Stamp]

You could always rip to lossless, retire the vinyl back to the barn and save space!

[sleep envy]

Gretchen said:

boxed for the past couple of years and is currently barn stored

hope they haven't warped