Floating wall rack

[Gnfantic]

hey guys, I tried a search and I possibly do not know the proper name for it. I have a garage with a cathedral style ceiling and would like to build a overhead rack coming off the wall and have support chains at the end that are mounted at the wall as well.ANy of you guys build one of these?? I will not be placing engine blocks or heads on it but other lighter car stuff . I am thinking 2x6 material with joist hangers, not sure on chains and mounting of chains,

 

[Half-fast eddie]

Can you cut away a strip of sheetrock, mount a 2x6 ledger directly to the studs, then use joist hangers off that for the platform.

 

[Gnfantic]

Hi Eddie. I have 5/8 plywood for a wall. No sheetrock. Plywood is mounted to 2x6 studs. I understand what you are saying but trying to figure out how to support the front of it that is hanging in the air. I do not want post off the floor and the ceiling is way to high

 

[stevied916]

Why not use heave duty angle brackets fastened to studs? I made a ghetto version with 2x4s for a small shelf; I can hang on it and it doesn’t flex or move at all. Might need to make something depending on the length you want it to extend.

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[Lynden]

What will be the size (length and depth) of the platform?

 

[rsanter]

I did what you are talking about.
I used unistrut (free) that I welded into a cage to make two shelves.
It goes into a corner so it’s anchored to the back wall and side wall.
Then the one end has a chain to the ceiling.

I did this as I did not want the angle braces coming down under the shelf and this was supposed to fit over the bed of my truck (I back the truck into the garage)

Bob

 

[PoorUB]

Just run 3/8" eye bolts in the wall and the outer edge of the shelf, chains, and perhaps turn buckles to adjust the length of the chain. Run the chains up to the wall at a 45 degree angle.

My thought it 2x6 is over kill, but you haven't given the dimensions of the self.

 

[My Old Tools]

Been there, done that. Used 2x6 joists and rim board. Set one end of the joists on the top plate. Suspended the rim joist with metal perf strapping to my ceiling purlin (metal building). Angle iron would have been better for heavier usage. Used joist hangers on the rim joist for the deck joists. Mine was 4 feet wide by 16 feet long. Decked it with plywood. If I remember, I installed the joist hangers on the floor, hung the rim joist, then just dropped in the deck joists. Worked by myself. Stored a lot on boxes and stuff up there, but nothing really heavy, maybe 500# total. Did the landing for my loft stairs the same way, worked great.

 

[wssix99]

hey guys, I tried a search and I possibly do not know the proper name for it. I have a garage with a cathedral style ceiling and would like to build a overhead rack coming off the wall and have support chains at the end that are mounted at the wall as well.ANy of you guys build one of these?? I will not be placing engine blocks or heads on it but other lighter car stuff . I am thinking 2x6 material with joist hangers, not sure on chains and mounting of chains,

So, you are looking for a shelf like this?

If so, you are right to avoid attaching to the ceiling. Odds are, your roof can't take the loads. Your walls will be able to.

The catch with chain systems is that there are many points of failure and lots of pieces of hardware in tension. If you use wood for your angle pieces on the side, (or plywood gussets) you will have fasteners in shear, which will be a lot more reliable.

If your shelf is going to be shallow, a 2X4 frame will be solid, particularly if you deck it with plywood. I have a 18" shelf like this made out of 2X4 poplar and its bomb-proof.

 

[ddurrett896]

I use these and highly recommend.

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