Crytone
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Hi everyone.
I'm trying to design some overhead storage but just have a few concerns.
My garage a 24x24 attached garage. Above the garage is a bonus room so it has IBeam joists at the ceiling. About 5' from my garage door, the ceiling drops just over 2', at the bottom of the drop is an engineered beam that spans the entire 24' to support the upstairs outer wall, which I would lag to for strength. The entire shelf would need to be hung, with no beams to the floor.
My plan is, that at this drop, to add storage area that spans the entire length of the garage. I would ideally like to have this storage be 4' wide so I can use full sheets of plywood for the decking. The rear track support (there's a mid track support) for the garage door will need to be attached to the bottom of the storage area also. Total dimensions would be: 4’ W x 2’ H x 23’ L
I've been playing around with a few ideas but no sure where to go.
A few ideas I had:
My current plan for this storage is just general stuff storage; holiday decorations, old kid stuff, etcetera. No engine blocks, axles or anything but just help get some of the clutter out of the way (and possibly eliminate one of my pallet rack shelving units as they are too large I feel). But with an area of about 2 feet high, 4 deep and 23 long, I could see it getting heavy no matter what is up there really.
I just want to make sure what I'm planning is safe at 4' wide and which route would be best. Thank you for any assistance.
I'm trying to design some overhead storage but just have a few concerns.
My garage a 24x24 attached garage. Above the garage is a bonus room so it has IBeam joists at the ceiling. About 5' from my garage door, the ceiling drops just over 2', at the bottom of the drop is an engineered beam that spans the entire 24' to support the upstairs outer wall, which I would lag to for strength. The entire shelf would need to be hung, with no beams to the floor.
My plan is, that at this drop, to add storage area that spans the entire length of the garage. I would ideally like to have this storage be 4' wide so I can use full sheets of plywood for the decking. The rear track support (there's a mid track support) for the garage door will need to be attached to the bottom of the storage area also. Total dimensions would be: 4’ W x 2’ H x 23’ L
I've been playing around with a few ideas but no sure where to go.
A few ideas I had:
- Build the frame out of unitstrut. Lagged into the dropped engineered beam and the side walls. Attached every 4' to the overhead IBeams, likely with threaded rod or more strut, with extras support where the garage door track is being supported.
- Build the frame out of 2x4's. Same setup as above for support but a 2x4 doubled on the front for extra strength. Somewhere in the 12-24" OC spacing for joists.
- Same as the 2x4 but with 2x6.
My current plan for this storage is just general stuff storage; holiday decorations, old kid stuff, etcetera. No engine blocks, axles or anything but just help get some of the clutter out of the way (and possibly eliminate one of my pallet rack shelving units as they are too large I feel). But with an area of about 2 feet high, 4 deep and 23 long, I could see it getting heavy no matter what is up there really.
I just want to make sure what I'm planning is safe at 4' wide and which route would be best. Thank you for any assistance.
