These shelves are ideal for items that aren t too heavy and that you don t use very often.
How to build storage above garage door.
Tuck medium and lightweight stuff onto shelves suspended from the ceiling.
This suspended garage storage unit was designed and built by amy from hertoolbelt she s a tractor driving tool loving mom of two.
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These shelves should hold about 4 totes side by side above your garage door and be completely hidden when the garage door is open.
And 16 is an ultra big unit for massive storage space.
A few years ago i added a couple of overhead garage storage shelves above my double garage door but didn t get around to putting an overhead garage storage shelf above the single garage door.
If you re looking to clean up your garage clutter installing some diy shelving can be a quick win.
Of clearance to fit a shelf and standard 12 1 2 in.
To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to.
14 is a modern looking simple design.
1 is an overhead storage blueprint.
The only limitation is weight.
The shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in.
However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere.
I m always looking for great storage ideas and solutions especially in the garage where things tend to pile up.
Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space.
And adding this much storage will postpone the need for a typical outdoor storage shed.
Need more ideas on how to organize your garage with these ideas.
Maximize the overhead garage storage space under your garage doors by adding on to your existing garage door track with j style hooks like these praxis model add a hooks.
This project was fairly straightforward work with only a couple minor adjustments for my particular garage beams.
Over garage door hidden shelving.
Hang long items like ladders yard tools even few spare pieces of 2x4.