Make Your Own Garage Ceiling Storage

This suspended garage storage unit was designed and built by amy from hertoolbelt she s a tractor driving tool loving mom of two.

Make your own garage ceiling storage.

This project assumes that the ceiling joists in your garage run perpendicular to the ceiling cleat. Here s the step by step to make this shelf yourself. We re delighted to share her diy project using the simpson strong tie workbench shelving hardware kit. Are all those cardboard boxes in the corner of your garage driving you crazy.

We assembled a list of 16 garage shelving plans below. Building easy diy overhead garage storage rack. If you re looking to clean up your garage clutter installing some diy shelving can be a quick win. You can adjust the width of the storage unit to the nearest joist.

Before starting on a project like this make sure your garage can indeed support weight from below. After building and painting a frame the savvy blogger behind anyone can decorate secured the gutters to. About a pound of 3 screws. On the same topic make sure you also know how much weight your actual garage ceiling can hold.

It goes without saying that overhead garage storage system are not meant to be very easily accessible. If the joists run parallel to the cleat you have two choices. The design came from the exact materials i had at the time and would. 14 is a modern looking simple design.

I used decking screws. A handful of 1 1 4 screws. They re usually meant to hold various seasonal items or things that you very rarely use or need. The construction is simple and fast and the whole system is made with standard materials.

There are some interesting options on this list. Diy garage shelves constructed from rain gutters make for standout wall mounted storage. Keep in mind that not all structures or garages are created equal. If your garage is running out of space try building this overhead storage system.

Enough 3 4 plywood to create your actual shelves. I m always looking for great storage ideas and solutions especially in the garage where things tend to pile up. After installing the first one at 48 deep i realized that was deeper than i wanted so i made the second on. Holiday decorations camping gear seasonal.

You can make your own diy shelves for the garage easily go double decker for twice the storage capacity. Or you can make five 2x4 cross cleats to span two joists. 1 is an overhead storage blueprint. This video shows how i built strong overhead shelves in my garage with materials i got for free i had to buy only lag screws.