Recent content by ngoldenm

Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot to mention the depth of the shelf in the original post. :bitchslap

There are joists with "trusses" above. I would really just call them rafters though. The joists are what is going to be taking this load. That is almost identical to what I plan on doing. Mine will just have a longer span and use threaded rod instead of chains. Good to hear it can hold...

Wow, way more responses than I thought I would get. Thanks guys! Let me clarify a couple of things. I'm not talking about storing engine blocks or anything like that. The plan right now is to store some of our boat toys (deflated tubes, extra life jackets, etc), my collection of coolers...

Hi guys. Great forum here. I've searched all around, but haven't quite found the answer I'm looking for. My 2-car garage is approximately 23' wide by 20' deep with 12' ceilings. There is access to the ceiling joists from above. They run parallel to the wall where the shelf will be mounted...