A Look At The Many Benefits Of Garage Ceiling Storage
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Contributed by Mark Walters.
If your house has a garage or, better still, a garage that has a roof with a pitch, then you are very lucky; you have a place to not only park your vehicle, but also to store a host of additional items.
If your house is lacking in places to store things, have you considered all of the extra space you could possibly put to good use? The ceiling in your garage has an unexpected amount of storage room, if you take care in how you arrange the items to be stored. The quantity of storage space you can create by placing items between the strusses beneath your garage ceiling is huge and will serve you well.
The quantity of items you have the capacity to store hinges on your garage ceiling and its load capacity, something you need to find out. For the most part, garage ceilings will be constructed sufficiently to support the load of the items most people will want to store on this platform. If you are uncertain what the weight capacity of your garage ceiling is, you might check with a stress engineer or an architect. You may have to pay a fee for the consultation, but if you intend to store heavy items, you won’t have to worry about any structural damage.
Articles of a heavier nature should be stacked as near to the walls by the ceiling edges as possible, as these locations are structurally sturdier, and those which are lighter can be located toward the center where it’s less supported. The trusses are typically around 60cm apart, and a sound, 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 area can be used for a number of purposes. The added storage space is always wanted, but maybe you’re looking for somewhere to accommodate your old books. You can go to as much effort as you please when planning your garage ceiling storage. You might want to build a trap door the size of a square meter to provide access to your storage area from a standard step ladder or a loft ladder that you install.
There is no limit to the utility of a garage ceiling storage platform; use your resourcefulness! The previously boring task of straightening things up becomes a lot more enjoyable, as well.
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