Lumber Storage Above Garage Door

Maximize the overhead garage storage space under your garage doors by adding on to your existing garage door track with j style hooks like these praxis model add a hooks.

Lumber storage above garage door.

Our partners at clopay offer custom garage doors in a variety of sizes. The only limitation is weight. And adding this much storage will postpone the need for a typical outdoor storage shed. Tuck medium and lightweight stuff onto shelves suspended from the ceiling.

A lot of these overhead garage storage systems are fairly simple from a structural point of view which means if you wanted to you could build something yourself. Need more ideas on how to organize your garage with these ideas. The wooden garage shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in. Buy the hooks now on amazon.

After picking up a new woodworking hobby during covid 19 i needed a good way to store wood in my garage so i came up with this storage rack that i installed above my garage door. 1 16 of over 4 000 results for over garage door shelving hyloft 00540 45 inch by 45 inch overhead storage system ceiling mount garage organization rack white 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 255. Of clearance to fit a shelf and standard 12 1 2 in. To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to.

A storage rack made of wood might do. Choosing a garage door size. However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere. During the covid 19 lockdown i ve taken up a new hobby skill in woodworking.

Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space. However a single garage door at eight to nine feet wide and seven to eight feet high is a common measurement for many homes. Building a wood storage rack above my garage door. Make sure it s strong and sturdy so it can withstand all the weight you ll be putting on it.

If you need a double garage door the typical measurement is 16 ft. For my garage 35 gave me plenty of space so the garage door would. 2 2 x 4 x 35 wood length may change depending on the garage door clearance. There is no standard garage door size.

2 2 x 4 x 6 wood optional.