Hello all - seems to be a great site to come to for garage storage information and ideas. I've been researching different design ideas for overhead garage shelves and have a few questions I hope to get answered.
Garage Details:
My garage has a bonus room above it.
My garage opens to the north.
Floor Joists run east west.
Engineered I trusses were used
I want to build overhead enclosed shelving on the back wall but my joists run parallel to the back wall. I'm going to run the shelf the full length of the back wall and attaching each end to the side walls. I've determined it probably won't be a good idea to use a single joist to mount the verticals to for the support so I've opted to brace the shelf up based off of other designs I have found.
My question is:
Is 45 degree bracing better below the shelf or above the shelf since I'm not going to use the ceiling joists for support. I would prefer to have them above as I'm going to finish out the front of the cabinet with sliding doors which would ultimately hide the bracing giving a cleaner look. I'm going to use finish trim, prime and paint everything to give it a professional looking finish.
I'm going to build the framing of the shelves with 2 x 4s and framing brackets.
I'm not going to be storing enormously heavy items but seasonal storage bins, camping gear, golf clubs, left over paint, various odds and ends.
I have the basic design squared away based off of a combination of online research, books, and purchased plans. Out of all this information I've gathered nothing really gives pro's/con's of knee bracing vs. 45 degree overhead bracing. I'm probably over analyzing this as I do everything but any intelligent insight would be valuable.
Thank you
Garage Details:
My garage has a bonus room above it.
My garage opens to the north.
Floor Joists run east west.
Engineered I trusses were used
I want to build overhead enclosed shelving on the back wall but my joists run parallel to the back wall. I'm going to run the shelf the full length of the back wall and attaching each end to the side walls. I've determined it probably won't be a good idea to use a single joist to mount the verticals to for the support so I've opted to brace the shelf up based off of other designs I have found.
My question is:
Is 45 degree bracing better below the shelf or above the shelf since I'm not going to use the ceiling joists for support. I would prefer to have them above as I'm going to finish out the front of the cabinet with sliding doors which would ultimately hide the bracing giving a cleaner look. I'm going to use finish trim, prime and paint everything to give it a professional looking finish.
I'm going to build the framing of the shelves with 2 x 4s and framing brackets.
I'm not going to be storing enormously heavy items but seasonal storage bins, camping gear, golf clubs, left over paint, various odds and ends.
I have the basic design squared away based off of a combination of online research, books, and purchased plans. Out of all this information I've gathered nothing really gives pro's/con's of knee bracing vs. 45 degree overhead bracing. I'm probably over analyzing this as I do everything but any intelligent insight would be valuable.
Thank you