Add the thickness of the joists to the length and cut the 2 x 4 hangers to that length.
Wood storage above garage door.
Need more ideas on how to organize your garage with these ideas.
A storage rack made of wood might do.
I ve had this project completed for about 6 months and am happy to report that the shelves have been fantastic and given me a ton more space in the garage.
This means that you will need above garage door storage especially ones like the fleximounts ceiling racks.
For my garage 35 gave me plenty of space so the garage door would clear the shelving.
To utilize it first measure above the garage door to see how much room there is to the ceiling joists above it.
And adding this much storage will postpone the need for a typical outdoor storage shed.
Tuck medium and lightweight stuff onto shelves suspended from the ceiling.
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Hang long items like ladders yard tools even few spare pieces of 2x4.
The dead space above a garage door is a perfect spot to store everything from ladders to extra pieces of lumber.
This measurement will be the vertical support length.
This type of shelving setup is typically the most effective and inexpensive manner to get your mess of a garage organized once and for all.
For that reason it can be very difficult to get organized unless you act quickly.
First you ll need to determine the distance between the highest movement of the garage door and the ceiling.
Make sure it s strong and sturdy so it can withstand all the weight you ll be putting on it.
Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space.
The shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in.
The only limitation is weight.
Assemble the frame and shelf.
However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere.
These shelves should hold about 4 totes side by side above your garage door and be completely hidden when the garage door is open.
To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to.
A lot of these overhead garage storage systems are fairly simple from a structural point of view which means if you wanted to you could build something yourself.
2 2 x 4 x 35 wood length may change depending on the garage door clearance.