Flashing and Trusses

[MattRMagnum]

Hey Folks,

I'm back, as I am every few years, and had two questions:

First, my garage doors have no flashing on them. Since the side they're on gets minimal weather exposure, it hasn't become problematic yet (and the garage is 40+ years old), but I want to future-proof it. It'd be rather ugly, but is there a flashing I can install on top of the siding itself? The siding is plywood, and the whole thing is going to be redone in 5-10 years. I just want to come up with some preventative work I can do to make sure I've no major problems in the mean time. I can try to add photos in the next few days, if that'd help.

Second, has anyone setup truss-mounted shelving? My garage is three bays wide, with two being for vehicle storage, and one with a lift. For the two vehicle storage bays, I want to put battery tenders and a few vehicle-specific items/tools onto a platform that I can have down for when the vehicle is going to be parked/stored there, and raise it up out of the way when I've friends over, and have emptied out the garage to use it as hang-out space. I also thought this might be a nice way to setup storage for a few of my hobbies that are space consuming, and need as little jostling as possible (model cars, trains, etc.).

The second one, really, is about trying to economize my usage of my garage space. It's only 30x36, and I've 2 vehicles which will be living in it, but also want some room for my hobbies. If someone has a better idea (other than 'build a bigger garage'), I'd be eager to hear it.

 

[meboatermike]

On the garage doors are you talking weatherstripping or flashing?

 

[Kaizen]

Flashing you will have to pry up ply and slip it up under it.
Try not to put any weight on trusses unless they were designed for it. Use the upper wall studs.


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[Samh]

For the flashing, you could possibly remove the 2x boards around the opening and slide it under. Would still need to fasten it though.

 

[matt_i]

Stop by a siding and roofing place where you can buy a trim coil. Usually they will know of a person who bends metal trim for cash on the side. Just a simple "L" shaped bend with a hem will work, it could be a two-bend "drip edge" profile or even a "Z" shape will work but could be fluttery. After that you just need a color, I'd recommend sticking to common generic ones to keep the cost down like white or hickory/clay/tan.

 

[CraigStu]

When you are talking model cars, trains, and a battery tender I would hang them from the trusses. I know, plain truss vs storage truss, but dang you can go up in the attic and walk around on the trusses right? Will any of those items weigh more than you?

 

[MattRMagnum]

On the garage doors are you talking weatherstripping or flashing?

Definitely flashing. The wood trim above the garage doors have no metal coverings to prevent water dripping down between them and the wood they're attached to.

Flashing you will have to pry up ply and slip it up under it.
Try not to put any weight on trusses unless they were designed for it. Use the upper wall studs.

How would I know (acknowledging there's zero paperwork/documentation/etc. for this garage)? Does their shape give indicators? There's a bunch of stuff sitting on the trusses, left by the seller, which I want to take down.

Stop by a siding and roofing place where you can buy a trim coil. Usually they will know of a person who bends metal trim for cash on the side. Just a simple "L" shaped bend with a hem will work, it could be a two-bend "drip edge" profile or even a "Z" shape will work but could be fluttery. After that you just need a color, I'd recommend sticking to common generic ones to keep the cost down like white or hickory/clay/tan.

Hm. Now that I think about it, my neighbor works at a siding shop. I bet he knows somebody. Thanks!

 

[Kaizen]

How would I know (acknowledging there's zero paperwork/documentation/etc. for this garage)? Does their shape give indicators? There's a bunch of stuff sitting on the trusses, left by the seller, which I want toThanks!

An attic truss that supports weight will have a 2x6 bottom cord or a double 2x4. Just about all trusses are just designed to hold together under snowload and hanging a ceiling in them. Most people do as you previous owner did. A little is no big deal. Adding more and more is a bad idea.



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[MattRMagnum]

An attic truss that supports weight will have a 2x6 bottom cord or a double 2x4. Just about all trusses are just designed to hold together under snowload and hanging a ceiling in them. Most people do as you previous owner did. A little is no big deal. Adding more and more is a bad idea.



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I'll give them a look later today. I believe they're 2x4s, but haven't measured them before. Realistically, we're talking about three small platforms that contain ~20lbs, per, and one larger one that'd weight ~100lbs (counting the platform). My big thing is trying to figure out how to build such a system. I'm thinking mount pullies to the sides of the trusses, but am still trying to sauce it all out.