Stupid Hurricane Shutters

[mustang68408]

Hey All... I've been searching and I'm looking at hanging 18ga. angle iron from my ceiling trusses in the garage to store 6 10ft 4in hurricane shutters that weigh about 30lbs. a piece.

I am wondering if anybody has the load bearing capacity for 18ga. angle iron if I were to build two or three supports from the ceiling?

Thoughts?

 

[Falcon67]

I'd use 1/8" angle iron for that weight

 

[mustang68408]

Thanks, anybody have any other suggestions?

 

[brownbagg]

180 lbs, you can use whatever you want, that no weight

 

[rburke65]

I don't think you will have any trouble storing the shutters using that angle iron. Secure it well with lags or screws. As said, that is not a lot of weight.

 

[Nowater]

Usually trusses can hold about 10 pounds per square foot before any ceiling finish or lighting is added. You could check the prints for your space to see the loading, just to be safe.

 

[SILVERPLATE]

When I lived in Florida I stacked my shutters flat against the wall not at an angle and then a bracket that bolted to the wall holding it in place. Maybe 10 inches thick for all of them.

 

[mustang68408]

Yeah, thats how I have all of them stacked now and secured with a cable.

The problem is in our new home there is a triple slider that's pretty tall. There are 6 that won't stand up because the ceiling is too short. The shutters are 10 ft. tall and the builder had them laying on the floor. That won't work...

So that's why I'm looking at only hanging these 6 from the ceiling.

 

[Kaizen]

If it were me i'd make it so one point is always attached to the ceiling like a hinge and have a web of wood or steel like a ladder with high sides. so load them in like a big basket. use a pulley and counterbalance weights or a winch to pull them up. a little more complicated but maybe they will fit up between the joists/trusses so the bottom is flush with the ceiling. easy for wifey to get down as well if an emergency and you are not around.

 

[tarmy]

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This. I have stored all my oversized stuff up there...including sheets of plywood.

 

[mustang68408]

Here is my handy work on this...

Thoughts?

 

[mustang68408]

Sorry for the large 1st pic...