If your house has a garage or, better still, a garage that has a roof with a incline, then you are very lucky; you have a place to park your vehicle and some additional space for storage.
If your house is lacking in places to store things, have you considered all of the unused space you could possibly put to good use? The ceiling in your garage has a surprising amount of storage room, if you take care in how you organize the items to be stored. The quantity of storage space you can make by placing items between the strusses beneath your garage ceiling is huge and will serve you well.
The number of items you can store will be determined by your the type of garage ceiling you have. The majority of garage ceilings will be constructed with enough strength to support the load of the items most people will want to store on this platform. If you want to know what the weight capacity of your garage ceiling is, you might speak with an architect or a stress engineer.
The heavier articles should be placed as near to the walls by the ceiling edges as possible, as these locations are structurally stronger, and those which are lighter can be placed toward the center where it’s less supported. The trusses are usually around 60 centimeters apart, and a solid, secure platform can be built by placing “loft board” (which is 18mm in thickness and can be bought at most DIY stores) across them.
This space can be utilized for many purposes. The additional storage space is always welcome, but perhaps you’re looking for somewhere to accommodate your old books. You can go to as much effort as you desire when planning your garage ceiling storage. You might want to add a trap door the size of a square meter to provide access to your storage loft from a standard step ladder or a loft ladder that you install.
There is no limit to the uses of a garage ceiling storage platform; use your imagination! The previously boring task of straightening things up becomes a lot more enjoyable, as well. You may have originally planned to spend merely half an hour in the morning straightening up your house or garage, and then, suddenly, you become aware it’s getting dark outside!
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