Level and carpenter pencil to draw an 8 ft.
Ceiling garage storage diy.
Lay out the ledger.
Of clearance to fit a shelf and standard 12 1 2 in.
Label the third board as the ceiling cleat.
For my garage 35 gave me plenty of space so the garage door would clear the shelving.
In case your garage ceiling has an angle the racor storage system might be exactly what you need.
It has these built in nylon rings which allow it to adjust to any ceiling and to keep your items nice and level no matter what.
The wooden garage shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in.
Saferacks overhead garage storage combo kit.
Tuck medium and lightweight stuff onto shelves suspended from the ceiling.
However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere.
You can raise or lower the shelf using a crank and secure it in place when done.
This measurement will be the vertical support length.
Find the studs along the line.
I wanted to create a diy garage storage shelf design that was low cost required minimal cutting sturdy safe and could be put up in an afternoon.
If your garage isn t painted you can easily identify stud locations by the vertical rows of nails or screws.
First you ll need to determine the distance between the highest movement of the garage door and the ceiling.
Our final diy garage storage solution was a simple ceiling suspended two tier shelving system that allowed us to reclaim garage floor space by storing seasonal items up and out of the way.
Long level line along the wall 30 in.
No need for a ladder when you can bring the storage down to you with a ceiling storage lift.