Looking to put up storage up in the top part of the walls - most here seem to call it soffit storage. I was prepared to build the structure and use sliding door hardware for the doors until I received 4 nice metal cabinets from work. They measure 28Hx36Wx18D and 70lbs each empty. I then began to think about just creating a frame at the top of the wall to house each of these to use as the enclosed storage with the least amount of construction.
I was set on this idea until today when I began thinking that the 280lbs is a lot of empty weight. Even though load spread between the bottom ledger and a header board attached to 150" of 18" OC ceiling joists just seems like it would be best to build the entire thing vs trying to use the existing cabinets. Thoughts?
I was set on this idea until today when I began thinking that the 280lbs is a lot of empty weight. Even though load spread between the bottom ledger and a header board attached to 150" of 18" OC ceiling joists just seems like it would be best to build the entire thing vs trying to use the existing cabinets. Thoughts?