Looking to get a little extra garage space by storing some wood over the
garage door, hanging from the joists.
The U-hangers will be made from 1/2" pipe, and they'll each be attached to
their own 6 foot 2x4, which will be bolted across several ceiling joists.
The joists are also 2x4s; the space above the garage is empty.
Question: Will the ceiling joists be able to handle the weight of such a
system, holding maybe 2 full 3/4" plywood sheets and various stock (not too
much)?
Anybody have any experience with this?
On Sun 26 Oct 2003 11:57:41a, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Plywood (mostly offcuts) does better in my shop stacked on edge, also
> against a wall. I'd rather let the lumber yard store the full size
> sheets for me and I just pay for 'em when I pick'em up. Full size
> sheet goods get cut immediately into their component parts.
>
> You have to accept that the inability to store much material is one of
> the compromises when working in a small, single story shop.
I just built the roll-around lumber and sheet storage rack from shopnotes
#55:
http://store.yahoo.com/backissuesstore/sn055.html
and I really like it. Even SWMBO's happy with all those pieces, boards,
sheets, and cutoffs all in one place. Since she keeps her car in half the
shop when I'm not using it, that was a plus. :-) The footprint is just
under 3 feet by 8. Holds a LOT of wood and you can move your whole supply
anywhere you want.
It was expensive - 5 sheets of 3/4 ply at 26 bucks a sheet - but it made a
big difference and that sucker's gonna be around for years. I'm still not
sure what I'm going to do with the lumber that's longer than 8 feet.
I will definitely agree that those 2x4 joists are not meant to hold much
weight without some serious reinforcement.
Dan
You don't say what the span is, but I'd be leery of expecting your tubafour
ceiling joists to hold much weight.
Not to mention that wrestling full sheets of ply, of any size, up to
overhead storage is not my idea of efficient use of space and energy (mine),
even it the rafters would hold them.
My shop (1930"s vintage) is made entirely of 2X4's also, with an 18' span,
and other than the odd valuable plank or two stored overhead, and close to
the walls where the joists will bear more weight, I long ago discounted the
idea of overhead space for lumber storage.
I store most of my wood vertically leaning against one of the tall walls ...
generally bought on a project by project basis.
Plywood (mostly offcuts) does better in my shop stacked on edge, also
against a wall. I'd rather let the lumber yard store the full size sheets
for me and I just pay for 'em when I pick'em up. Full size sheet goods get
cut immediately into their component parts.
You have to accept that the inability to store much material is one of the
compromises when working in a small, single story shop.
YMMV
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"Sammy" wrote in message
> Looking to get a little extra garage space by storing some wood over the
> garage door, hanging from the joists.
>
> The U-hangers will be made from 1/2" pipe, and they'll each be attached to
> their own 6 foot 2x4, which will be bolted across several ceiling joists.
> The joists are also 2x4s; the space above the garage is empty.
>
> Question: Will the ceiling joists be able to handle the weight of such a
> system, holding maybe 2 full 3/4" plywood sheets and various stock (not
too
> much)?
>
> Anybody have any experience with this?
>
>