Shelves Over Garage Door

This measurement will be the vertical support length.

Shelves over garage door.

This project was fairly straightforward work with only a couple minor adjustments for my particular garage beams. Over garage door hidden shelving. After installing the first one at 48 deep i realized that was deeper than i wanted so i made the second on. And adding this much storage will postpone the need for a typical outdoor storage shed.

For example you could place them all around the edge along the walls leaving the center open and shelf free. To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to. Since our ceiling is 10 foot tall there was plenty of room to install a couple of shelves 2 feet from the ceiling and still leave plenty of clearance for the door to open. The shelf is assembled with rigid tie rtr connectors supporting the front of the shelf to the ceiling.

Building easy diy overhead garage storage rack. Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space. You can make the shelves in the exact shape and size that you need and you can arrange them however you think is best for your garage. Overhead storage rack with 24 in 45 in.

Built us a couple of 2 foot by 8 foot frames out of 2x4s. For my garage 35 gave me plenty of space so the garage door would clear the shelving. Over the garage door but y all already knew that from the title of the post. These shelves should hold about 4 totes side by side above your garage door and be completely hidden when the garage door is open.

Assemble the frame and shelf. Gladiator 4 ft x 8 ft gearloft 48 in w x 96 in d gray steel overhead garage storage. Model sb 38 w pack 24.