I’m glad you show good techniques for building alone 😀. Seems like every project I end up doing is alone but it actually works out better as it gives one time for the thought process and you feel that sense of pride that YOU did it.
I just moved into a new house and have watched ~1000 DIY garage shelving builds. Yours takes the win by a long way! Super clean and super squared-away; well done! Thank you for the ideas!
I did a similar system but don’t have attic above. A neighbor recommended pipe hanging lag screws. They have lag screws on one end and a coupler for threaded rod on the other, rated for 800lb each. Worked well for me. My shelves are otherwise similar to yours. Definitely great to gain the floor space!
When we built our house and had extra siding, we installed bars, not shelves to hold the long long cardboard box with the extra. Worked great. And the cats loved to get up there and sleep. A great use of normally unused space.
I did a very similar shelving system in my garage, though I used eyelets and a chain for my single unsupported corner (I like your threaded rod solution better!). We've had ZERO issues with storing a TON of stuff above the garage doors and around the top parameter of the garage. Also like you, we painted after getting the shelving up and I was amazed how much stuff was actually up there (the garage looked like everyone else's for the week it was down - 2/3rd full of stuff). One other change I made was I ran 6" plywood strips rather than full sheets for the top of the shelves. It was cheap (as it used half the material), I was concerned about crap getting pushed to the back corners and I didn't want easy spaces for anything to setup shop. Plus it allows us easy visual access from the garage floor (as some of our shelves are double and triple deep). Lastly, I too used 4" decking screws (well, 3.75") supported on 3 sides (with the one exception mentioned above). I'd stop short of hoisting a car up there, but we've had no issues what so ever over the 3 years of use. Lastly... Danish Oil!? Ha! I thought my shelves looked good :) Overall excellent execution (though I'd be extending those side shelves down the whole wall :)
Looks great, like the design details! I have done similar, and (don't you hate armchair QBs?) what I used for vertical hanging supports were 1.25"×1.25" steel angle brackets, the kind I notice were used by our garage door opener installers. I made plunge cuts through the ceiling drywall with a knife to send the verticals up into the attic after attaching the bottom ends to the outside corners of the shelf framing. Up top, I extended the tops of the angle brackets past the ceiling joists right to the roof rafters to attach them, to prevent ceiling bowing and to send the load of the shelf weight to the walls via the rafters. Like a snow load hanging from the bottom of the roof if you will. Super strong, and I also climbed up there to do a capacity test and had a celebratory snooze while I was at it 😀 One detail I wish I had worked in was to not use flat sheeting for the shelf surfaces (I used 3/8" OSB) but to use plywood slats to make all of the inner shelf framing, cut into 3.5" slats mated to the shelf frames using half laps to avoid using fasteners. An idea I got from another YTer, I could name. Having these pieces installed edge up, and spaced about 3" apart would be lighter, stronger and provide ventilation for what ever is up there. I've got camping gear up there, and to provide adequate ventilation I wound up blasting 3" hole saw holes through the shelf sheeting, which was a waste, not to mention a giant mess and PITA.
Great idea. Years ago I pulled a bunch of new threaded rod out of a dumpster thinking someday I would use them for a project. Now I finally figured out the project.
Thanks for watching! Still love these! We have so much storage and it just filled wasted space. Want to know how I got the snow blower down? ua-cam.com/video/XBauZyjNGxI/v-deo.html
Looks great, nice work! You're a perfectionist like me so I appreciate your attention to detail. You should get some 1/2" or 3/4" PVC to put around the threaded rods to dress it up a little. Wipe the PVC down with acetone first to remove the printed lettering and you'll have some nice perfectly round little stanchions from your beautiful shelves to the ceiling.
I put up very similar shelving in my garage. I used chains and lag screws on the first sections above the door and then threaded rods like this on later sections along the side wall. Like this I have an opening in the frame over the door opener guide. One difference is that I laid plywood across that opening. Also I did not fasten the plywood to the 2x4 framing. I simply lay the plywood on the frame after cutting grooves in the plywood to fit around the threaded rods and chains. The threaded rods keep the plywood in place and will never let it slide forward. I also painted the plywood and have had no issues with any warping. I did have to replace the spring later on and being able to simply lift off the plywood made that process much easier.
Awesome! Thats cool to hear I like the chain idea. The real reason i screwed down the plywood was to make it more rigid and tie everything together but like you said there really is no need to.
I can tell you’re very detailed about your work and I’m really happy to see someone who actually has detail about their work and it proves how strong it is because even you’re up on it keep up the good work it looks really good
Great video. I used your idea of the threaded rod and it made the shelving much stronger than screwing into a 2 X 4 secured to the ceiling. I pulled my shelves out and left some open space to access the coil spring of the garage door as that has to be replaced about ever 8 years or so. I also put 2X3 boards secured on their edge around the sides and back of my shelf to prevent items from being pushed off the edge or back of the shelves.
Looks great! Better than the ones I did. I actually found some white electrical tape and covered the threaded rod with it. Very low-profile. It would make your theme even nicer, I think.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 I’ve been thinking about making something like this for a couple of my woodworking tools. Maybe you could do this for your snowblower. ua-cam.com/video/af6NA_BRjyQ/v-deo.html
@@ThatTechTeacher427 I was wondering the same thing. Maybe some pulleys and a simple/cheap winch system. Genius though. I don't have an attic above my garage though, so I'd just have to put up a stringer across the top for the all thread
When I first started watching I was thinking this is ridiculous and way over kill, now I’m watching a second time taking notes and making a shopping list because I’m doing thee exact same thing! Well done buddy, well done!!
I used nearly the same design in a house of mine about ten years ago. I covered the threaded rod with pvc for a different look. My new house has a room over the garage so I am going to have to rethink some of the engineering ... Nice work/video!👍🏼
Great solution! Very well thought and incredibly well executed. It gave me a ton of tips and inspiration for embracing a similar project on my very small garage. Thanks a lot!!! All the best!!! Emanuele from Ancona, Italy
Randomly had an idea to come up with a solution to store all of the CRAP that my wife orders off of Amazon so I browsed UA-cam for an idea such as this. I am so glad to have come across your video and will be doing this exactly! This ... is ... AWESOME! New subscriber for sure 🙋♂️
I’m late to the conversation, but I’ll add my 2 cents. Fantastic job! A lot of comments about the garage spring breaking and “what if’s”. I’ve lived in numerous houses with garage doors and did annual maintenance on the doors. Never had a spring break, so I don’t concern myself with a lot of “what if’s”. Owning a house/anything always requires maintenance and modifications. Secondly, your only discrepancy is doing some of the work on the ground instead of when it’s already up in the air. However, we all learn in the process.
I have an attic above my garage. So everything is hidden up there And a shed in the back for seasonal stuff. Attic area is 8 x8. So definitely enough room. But you did an excellent job of installing those shelves. 👍👍👍👍👍
Overall, I will say that this is very, very, well-built. I plan on doing a similar project soon but, to save $$$, I will use less material. I'm sure I can achieve good strength, cost less in material, and take fewer steps to assemble. Unlike yours, I'm not looking for it to hold up an aircraft carrier! I will also be thinking about the ease of disassembly, or removal from the wall, in the event some of these other contributors need to work on my garage door spring. Lol! Thanks, nice aesthetic touches and a good, solid project in the end.
Love the threaded rods. I'm going to use structural screws for my assembly but loved that your rod idea is going to greatly reduce the chunky look of what I was going to use. Good video!
Nice job! Only issue I see is when ( not if) your garage door spring break, you’re gonna have a tough time replacing them and re-winding the new springs... maybe there’s room, tough to tell in the video...
Thanks! That was one thing I was worried about. I think I have room to wind it 1/4 turn at a time if not i think I can do it just by removing 1 sheet of plywood.
Nicely done! I am planning to build a similar setup and will add one element for visual effect. I will have 3 rods supporting the shelf and bought 3 6' lengths of 1/2 inch red pex tubing (spent a whopping $9) that I will insert the rods through. It's a really clean look and will go well with the black I'm planning to paint the shelves. Pex also comes in blue and white if those colors work better for someone.
I like the people tube idea. Thinking of having a over all yellow and black garage. Going to be looking for some yellow tube. Black is too easy to find.
Do your trusses run parallel to your garage door? Mine do, which means that the structure would be supported by the same 2 trusses the whole length. Probably not ideal, but curious if your was the same. Obviously not an issue on the side whiles since the weight would be spread across different trusses, but that space above the garage door is where I want to store bins.
Yes mine is the same way. I thought about that as well when I was planning this project but I knew that I was never going to put mire than a few hundred lbs on each shelf. Plus some of that weight is transferred into the wall.
Great inspiration for how to create hanging shelving for the garage. I used threaded rod lag screws instead of climbing into the attic I had just insulted. Worked out well. How did you get your slow blower up there?
I also love how you show a CAD drawing in your videos. I used to be a regular user of AutoCAD years ago. Now I'm learning Fusion 360 to plan my projects. I think many of us would love to see how you create some of your drawings. Thank you again 😊
You're right: "cleaner" or "more clean" (not "more cleaner" unless you're asking for more Lysol). Lol. These shelves are fantastic bc when your garage door is open, the items are hidden from prying eyes. Plus I've never seen that space utilized. I also like the look of the threaded rods. Nice!
I am just getting into DIY projects and had a neighbor help me build a shelf just like this (i.e. suspended from the ceiling). Learnt a lot during the process. One question I have is whether the Danish oil (or any varnish) is necessary to protect the plywood OR is it an optional/ personal preference? My neighbor mentioned that since the shelf is in the garage, a top coat/varnish is not necessary and that is what I saw in other videos - this was the first video I came across where I saw a top coat being applied. We live in the Frozen Tundra (near Chicago / Minneapolis) if it helps. Thank you for any feedback as I am hoping to start loading up the shelf soon and would like to apply any varnish prior to that if deemed necessary.
Great video!! My attic is not over my garage. There is a room above the garage. Do you know if there is a way I can achieve this some other way? Thanks! 😁
Thanks! You can do that one idea I was thinking about was screwing eye hooks into the ceiling and using stainless steel cable to hold the one side. Wood works great I just wanted to think of something different.
Thanks! You can do that one idea I was thinking about was screwing eye hooks into the ceiling and using stainless steel cable to hold the one side. Wood works great I just wanted to think of something different.
I built something similar but a little heavier duty. I used sticks of pvc tubing to cover the threaded rod because they can be hard on knuckles/stored items.
Putting the shelving above and the side of the door and tracking would it infer with any small repair (broken spring) or maintenance of the garage door?
The garage door techs have been commenting that this will not make it easy. I am no professional but I think I can do it or worse case remove part of the shelf.
This video is the best one I’ve seen and I will be using it as my guide for my own storage. Can you tell me how long were the 4x4s use used for the attic support? Thanks for the tutorial.
Great video. I like the idea and how they are out of the way if you will. How are they holding up? I mean with the settling process, etc . If it can support your weight they are pretty solid
Thanks! They are holding up fine so far. They have not settled a noticeable amount since the initial leveling but I could always tighten them if need be. Ya when I was crawling on them they felt rock solid.
I like the rods. They are very space efficient. Great design. I’ll make it my own by repurposing some shelving that I made for use in rented storage. I will probably use 2x3s on their side with half inch plywood. That will reduce the base from 4 1/4 inches to 2 inches. In fact, I may rip them in half to stretch the wood even farther. Have you seen the sawhorse guy’s video where he loads 6 tons of wood on two of his sawhorses? Wood is strong.
Search for Next Level Carpentry, apprentice sawhorses Wood IS strong, but that load was placed on full-size dimensional lumber with thoughtful engineering. Be careful and please don’t take that strength for granted, Guys.
Wadting 3-1/2" vertical shelf height having 2xs below the plywood sheeting. Screwuing sheeting to bottom of 2xs recovers this height. Yes, you do have to lift item over the 3-1/2" ledge......which also serves to keep items from sliding off shelf onto cars.....but, for bulky stacked items 3-1/2" is a lot of height. Also, adding extra rods at appropriate coser spacings, can eliminate the 2xs altogether, especially for light bulky items as coolers.....
“More clean”, or “cleaner” - but don’t combine them. Awesome shelves and a great use of otherwise unused space. I design houses and I’m going to start encouraging my builders to include these on some of our builds.m future builds. Regardless, I’m including them on my upcoming build!
Bad idea for shelves over the garage door spring. I built shelves very similar to this year's ago in my dads garage. Well he had a door spring break and the shelves had to come down so the spring could be replaced. Needless to say the shelves didn't go back up over the door.
Great video. Do you anticipate issues when you have to do garage door repair or maintenance? Such as spring replacement, cable replacement, etc?? Will the shelving above your garage door have to come down for that? Thanks for sharing, great work!
I have been looking for a less clunky solution for the garage storage and your solution does look good. Thanks for sharing. One thing that worries me about this design is that the shelf is held up in place only by the threads that are in contact with the nut. What are the chances that the threads would strip off and cause it to fail. Appreciate your thoughts.
I live in California the building inspector would not let me build this particular storage unit. He said if someone was on ladder getting something out of the storage unit, and somebody outside pushed the garage door button the person will be knocked off the ladder with severe injuries. I do have a recommendation when a person decides to work with the storage space they can shut off the power to the garage door opener, this makes it completely safe. I still couldn't do my storage unit, inspector wouldn't buy my plan, but if you do this simple thing before you get on the ladder you'll be safe.
That is a very interesting I did not think about that. I do know that I have a lock button on my wired garage door opener mounted in the garage. When that is activated the door will no go up. Maybe that would be good enough for an inspector.
You are correct I checked with the inspector he says pulling the plug out for the garage door opener is not desirable, but having a lockout switch with a notice on the shelving instructing you to lock out the garage door before climbing up on a ladder to work with the shelves is acceptable.
One safety suggestion: A door opener kill switch so in case anyones on a ladder getting stuff, the door doesn't open on them. Or get fancy and use some sort of laser interruption system.
Threaded rod looks great. I don’t have the ability to go up through an attic. I have an open carport so I would tie directly into a 2x4. Can’t go through the 2x4 either or I’ll pop through the roof (construction is weird in Hawaii) any suggestions? Don’t really want to do an eye hook and chain but that’s kind of what it’s looking like.
I came here for one reason and that was to try to figure out how you got that snowblower on that shelf. No shock that it wasn't shown. The average snowblower is 80 to 100 pounds (41 kg). I am not going to lift that up to the top haha. WOW!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 The video was suggested shortly after posting this. YT Algorithm :P Anyways, using a winch is a smart method, but then again, why not just put everything in that crawl space if you have your elevator :)
You gained a subscriber, I planned on building this next for my garage. Thank you. Can your break down a list of the dimension for the 2x4, please. And if possible, break down all materials and quantity. Thank you
That is one common problem that a few people have brought up. I believe I could still replace the spring although even if I cant I know by taking out a few screws and lag screws the shelf will come down. Not ideal but I think it is worth it to have this storage.
This is an excellent job and really the ideal way to do this. The detail in the attic is what really stands out. Avoids installing screws in pullout, and slightly blind, where a large screw could mess up the roof truss if it does not go in the center. Your design has everything in the hangers bearing on the wood, no tension! My only issue is concern crawling around inside my attic... but you clearly tried to manage that time as well, going up to measure and then doing most of the work below. I guess your method would require someone to first double check that their hangers were not lined up at a joint in the truss so there was room for the spreader. Nice work!
NICE! 2nd video ive seen doing it this way with threaded rod and I agree it looks "cleaner, more clean, etc 🤔". From my rough guesstimates, I planned to make 2 3x8 shelves on opposite sides of the garage, was unsure whether to use 1/2" or 3/8" rod. Definitely was going to go 4x4 in the attic space. Great idea with the paddle bit to conceal the ends of the rod. I will definitely do that on mine now. How necessary are the lag screws?
Thanks! I hope it goes well! I think to both of your choices it depends on how much weight you want them to hold. The 3/8" rod I used I believe was rated for 1,500lbs, the 4x4 in the attic might be the weak spot there. For the lag screws they are probably overkill but I like my cars and they ease my worries. 😃
Good Job. I'm planning to add more storage to my garage. 2 questions. Why not use 2x3's? And as for the threaded rod, why not use 5/8 or 3/4? Just curious.
Thanks! Good questions I think it is all up to personal opinion. I used the rod I used because it was narrow enough that is seemed low profile and not easily seen (almost disappears) but is still rated to hold 1,200lbs (way more than I need). 2x3's would have been a good way to go as well probably still stronger than I needed. For that matter I could of used 1/2" plywood as well.
A little bit more cleaner - good recovery! You've posted the metal rods into the drywall on the ceiling. Does anyone else think that is a weak point or am I missing something? I have done something similar, but used a full 4 x 8 foot sheet, above both cars in our two car garage. This is a very clean look - I get quite a bit more space, yet the center of mine is a weak point!
Thanks the rod goes through the ceiling and connects to a 4x4 that is spanning the gap between 2 rafters so I think it is plenty strong for what I plan to store there.
I started making shelves using full 2x4s and 1/2" plywood. It's way overkill. Now I'm ripping 2x4s down the middle and using 3/8 ply. Even that feels overengineered.
Could you explain what you mean please. I get how it might make it a bit more complicated to set the tension on the springs, but removing the plywood should give enough access, no?
I’m glad you show good techniques for building alone 😀. Seems like every project I end up doing is alone but it actually works out better as it gives one time for the thought process and you feel that sense of pride that YOU did it.
I just moved into a new house and have watched ~1000 DIY garage shelving builds. Yours takes the win by a long way! Super clean and super squared-away; well done! Thank you for the ideas!
Thanks I really appreciate that!
Same thing here.
I've been planning to use that space in a similar way, but dude, you could hang a Cadillac from that arrangement. Thanks for the video.
😂 Thanks we care about the objects below the shelves dont want them going anywhere.
Disagree! Screws are not structural. I would have used lags instead. The "Cadillac" will sheer off the screws
I did a similar system but don’t have attic above. A neighbor recommended pipe hanging lag screws. They have lag screws on one end and a coupler for threaded rod on the other, rated for 800lb each. Worked well for me. My shelves are otherwise similar to yours. Definitely great to gain the floor space!
The pipe hanging lag screws is a good idea, thanks for mentioning this.
Love the pipe hanging lag screw idea, can I get more info on the once’s you went with?
When we built our house and had extra siding, we installed bars, not shelves to hold the long long cardboard box with the extra. Worked great. And the cats loved to get up there and sleep. A great use of normally unused space.
That is a good idea!
I did a very similar shelving system in my garage, though I used eyelets and a chain for my single unsupported corner (I like your threaded rod solution better!). We've had ZERO issues with storing a TON of stuff above the garage doors and around the top parameter of the garage. Also like you, we painted after getting the shelving up and I was amazed how much stuff was actually up there (the garage looked like everyone else's for the week it was down - 2/3rd full of stuff).
One other change I made was I ran 6" plywood strips rather than full sheets for the top of the shelves. It was cheap (as it used half the material), I was concerned about crap getting pushed to the back corners and I didn't want easy spaces for anything to setup shop. Plus it allows us easy visual access from the garage floor (as some of our shelves are double and triple deep). Lastly, I too used 4" decking screws (well, 3.75") supported on 3 sides (with the one exception mentioned above). I'd stop short of hoisting a car up there, but we've had no issues what so ever over the 3 years of use.
Lastly... Danish Oil!? Ha! I thought my shelves looked good :) Overall excellent execution (though I'd be extending those side shelves down the whole wall :)
Thats a good idea
Looks great, like the design details! I have done similar, and (don't you hate armchair QBs?) what I used for vertical hanging supports were 1.25"×1.25" steel angle brackets, the kind I notice were used by our garage door opener installers. I made plunge cuts through the ceiling drywall with a knife to send the verticals up into the attic after attaching the bottom ends to the outside corners of the shelf framing. Up top, I extended the tops of the angle brackets past the ceiling joists right to the roof rafters to attach them, to prevent ceiling bowing and to send the load of the shelf weight to the walls via the rafters. Like a snow load hanging from the bottom of the roof if you will. Super strong, and I also climbed up there to do a capacity test and had a celebratory snooze while I was at it 😀
One detail I wish I had worked in was to not use flat sheeting for the shelf surfaces (I used 3/8" OSB) but to use plywood slats to make all of the inner shelf framing, cut into 3.5" slats mated to the shelf frames using half laps to avoid using fasteners. An idea I got from another YTer, I could name. Having these pieces installed edge up, and spaced about 3" apart would be lighter, stronger and provide ventilation for what ever is up there. I've got camping gear up there, and to provide adequate ventilation I wound up blasting 3" hole saw holes through the shelf sheeting, which was a waste, not to mention a giant mess and PITA.
Great idea. Years ago I pulled a bunch of new threaded rod out of a dumpster thinking someday I would use them for a project. Now I finally figured out the project.
Thanks thats awesome!
Thanks for watching! Still love these! We have so much storage and it just filled wasted space. Want to know how I got the snow blower down? ua-cam.com/video/XBauZyjNGxI/v-deo.html
thannk you youre a living life hacker i love it
more sqft more more storage money saved
How did you get the snow blower up their
What do you mean by larger? Do you mean deeper? Or farther from the ceiling?
Looks great, nice work! You're a perfectionist like me so I appreciate your attention to detail. You should get some 1/2" or 3/4" PVC to put around the threaded rods to dress it up a little. Wipe the PVC down with acetone first to remove the printed lettering and you'll have some nice perfectly round little stanchions from your beautiful shelves to the ceiling.
Thanks, I like that idea! cool way to dress it up.
Love the anchoring system in the attic - great idea
Thanks!
I put up very similar shelving in my garage. I used chains and lag screws on the first sections above the door and then threaded rods like this on later sections along the side wall. Like this I have an opening in the frame over the door opener guide. One difference is that I laid plywood across that opening. Also I did not fasten the plywood to the 2x4 framing. I simply lay the plywood on the frame after cutting grooves in the plywood to fit around the threaded rods and chains. The threaded rods keep the plywood in place and will never let it slide forward. I also painted the plywood and have had no issues with any warping. I did have to replace the spring later on and being able to simply lift off the plywood made that process much easier.
Awesome! Thats cool to hear I like the chain idea. The real reason i screwed down the plywood was to make it more rigid and tie everything together but like you said there really is no need to.
I can tell you’re very detailed about your work and I’m really happy to see someone who actually has detail about their work and it proves how strong it is because even you’re up on it keep up the good work it looks really good
Thanks you I appreciate that!
We just bought a home and your video tutorial is by far the best I've seen! Thanks for posting it!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video. I used your idea of the threaded rod and it made the shelving much stronger than screwing into a 2 X 4 secured to the ceiling. I pulled my shelves out and left some open space to access the coil spring of the garage door as that has to be replaced about ever 8 years or so. I also put 2X3 boards secured on their edge around the sides and back of my shelf to prevent items from being pushed off the edge or back of the shelves.
Thanks! Sounds like you did an awesome job.
The best I've seen on UA-cam. It takes some intelligence and loving what you do in order to make something excellent.
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
Looks great! Better than the ones I did. I actually found some white electrical tape and covered the threaded rod with it. Very low-profile. It would make your theme even nicer, I think.
I’d love to see how you got that snow blower up there, and how you plan on getting it down!
I definitely building these in my new garage
Just a ladder and help from the wife. I really should build something to get that down...
Awesome, hope your project goes well!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 I’ve been thinking about making something like this for a couple of my woodworking tools. Maybe you could do this for your snowblower. ua-cam.com/video/af6NA_BRjyQ/v-deo.html
@@ThatTechTeacher427 I was wondering the same thing. Maybe some pulleys and a simple/cheap winch system. Genius though. I don't have an attic above my garage though, so I'd just have to put up a stringer across the top for the all thread
this way of hanging shelves looks so much cleaner👌🏽
Thanks!
Love the working alone techniques and the threaded rod. I dont have an attic above my garage so ill need to think of something else
When you make access to your garage door spring more difficult, don't complain when the bill is twice as much. Signed, a garage door guy! (;
Thanks, I figured on that there is always a downside to everything but man I like the storage now.
When I first started watching I was thinking this is ridiculous and way over kill, now I’m watching a second time taking notes and making a shopping list because I’m doing thee exact same thing! Well done buddy, well done!!
Thats awesome! Thanks for sharing that! Hearing that is what makes these videos worth while!
I used nearly the same design in a house of mine about ten years ago. I covered the threaded rod with pvc for a different look. My new house has a room over the garage so I am going to have to rethink some of the engineering ... Nice work/video!👍🏼
Very cool! Thanks!
I think it looks great too. It was fun watching you have fun doing this your own way. Thank you.
Great solution! Very well thought and incredibly well executed. It gave me a ton of tips and inspiration for embracing a similar project on my very small garage. Thanks a lot!!! All the best!!! Emanuele from Ancona, Italy
Randomly had an idea to come up with a solution to store all of the CRAP that my wife orders off of Amazon so I browsed UA-cam for an idea such as this. I am so glad to have come across your video and will be doing this exactly! This ... is ... AWESOME! New subscriber for sure 🙋♂️
Did something very similar years ago. I used some chain and some eye hooks that worked just as well.
I’m late to the conversation, but I’ll add my 2 cents. Fantastic job! A lot of comments about the garage spring breaking and “what if’s”. I’ve lived in numerous houses with garage doors and did annual maintenance on the doors. Never had a spring break, so I don’t concern myself with a lot of “what if’s”. Owning a house/anything always requires maintenance and modifications. Secondly, your only discrepancy is doing some of the work on the ground instead of when it’s already up in the air. However, we all learn in the process.
A lot of people still live in the past passing down old wives tales, modern garage doors don't have nearly the spring problems on decades old models
The best I seen hands down.
I have an attic above my garage. So everything is hidden up there And a shed in the back for seasonal stuff. Attic area is 8 x8. So definitely enough room. But you did an excellent job of installing those shelves. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks I appreciate it
I think this is a great idea and the aesthetics are fantastic! Question though is how do you tighten or replace the springs to the garage door?
You would probably have to remove the shelves in order to do that I would think.
I have a space like this above my garage doors. Why didn't i think of doing this? Such a great idea, Cheers.
Thanks!
Overall, I will say that this is very, very, well-built. I plan on doing a similar project soon but, to save $$$, I will use less material. I'm sure I can achieve good strength, cost less in material, and take fewer steps to assemble. Unlike yours, I'm not looking for it to hold up an aircraft carrier! I will also be thinking about the ease of disassembly, or removal from the wall, in the event some of these other contributors need to work on my garage door spring. Lol! Thanks, nice aesthetic touches and a good, solid project in the end.
How on earth did you get a snow blower up there!?!? Your a beast!!!
Right!?? Inquiring minds want to know.
Just seeing that dewalt tool mad my day
They make quality tools
Beautiful. Time to go up in my attic and investigate the opportunity!!
Good luck
Love the threaded rods. I'm going to use structural screws for my assembly but loved that your rod idea is going to greatly reduce the chunky look of what I was going to use. Good video!
That animation rocked!
Thanks!
I am so glad I found your video, I would've destroyed my garage, and made a Nightmare of it . Awesome Video and Thank You.
Thanks!
Nice job! Only issue I see is when ( not if) your garage door spring break, you’re gonna have a tough time replacing them and re-winding the new springs... maybe there’s room, tough to tell in the video...
Thanks!
That was one thing I was worried about. I think I have room to wind it 1/4 turn at a time if not i think I can do it just by removing 1 sheet of plywood.
I did the same exact thing in my last two homes. I did two 8x8 sections on left and right sides... that’s over 120 square feet of storage space!
Awesome! We love ours! Great place to put stuff that you do not use very often.
Just made these using several of your tips, thanks!
Looks great!! Really like the threaded rod idea....so I'll be using that, Thanks! I will not be staining anything, just paint.
Thanks for making time to make this video. Looks great!
Thanks I appreciate it
Nicely done! I am planning to build a similar setup and will add one element for visual effect. I will have 3 rods supporting the shelf and bought 3 6' lengths of 1/2 inch red pex tubing (spent a whopping $9) that I will insert the rods through. It's a really clean look and will go well with the black I'm planning to paint the shelves. Pex also comes in blue and white if those colors work better for someone.
Thanks! Awesome idea!
I like the people tube idea. Thinking of having a over all yellow and black garage. Going to be looking for some yellow tube. Black is too easy to find.
How the heck did you get your snow blower up there?!?!
Do your trusses run parallel to your garage door? Mine do, which means that the structure would be supported by the same 2 trusses the whole length. Probably not ideal, but curious if your was the same. Obviously not an issue on the side whiles since the weight would be spread across different trusses, but that space above the garage door is where I want to store bins.
Yes mine is the same way. I thought about that as well when I was planning this project but I knew that I was never going to put mire than a few hundred lbs on each shelf. Plus some of that weight is transferred into the wall.
looks great and all but good luck changing out garage door spring when it breaks..
Thanks! Worse case that shelf is semi easy to remove
Great inspiration for how to create hanging shelving for the garage. I used threaded rod lag screws instead of climbing into the attic I had just insulted. Worked out well. How did you get your slow blower up there?
Thank you so much for showing this concept and the how-to. It looks very nice and I plan on doing the same.
Glad it was helpful! Hope it goes well
I also love how you show a CAD drawing in your videos. I used to be a regular user of AutoCAD years ago. Now I'm learning Fusion 360 to plan my projects. I think many of us would love to see how you create some of your drawings. Thank you again 😊
Great use of space, will definitely be watching this video again when it comes time to do mines.
Looks good. Covering the underside with some masonite painted white would really dress it up, imo.
You're right: "cleaner" or "more clean" (not "more cleaner" unless you're asking for more Lysol). Lol.
These shelves are fantastic bc when your garage door is open, the items are hidden from prying eyes. Plus I've never seen that space utilized. I also like the look of the threaded rods. Nice!
Good thing I'm not an english teacher. Thanks I appreciate it!
I thought mostest clean was correct.
I am just getting into DIY projects and had a neighbor help me build a shelf just like this (i.e. suspended from the ceiling). Learnt a lot during the process. One question I have is whether the Danish oil (or any varnish) is necessary to protect the plywood OR is it an optional/ personal preference? My neighbor mentioned that since the shelf is in the garage, a top coat/varnish is not necessary and that is what I saw in other videos - this was the first video I came across where I saw a top coat being applied. We live in the Frozen Tundra (near Chicago / Minneapolis) if it helps.
Thank you for any feedback as I am hoping to start loading up the shelf soon and would like to apply any varnish prior to that if deemed necessary.
Great video!! My attic is not over my garage. There is a room above the garage. Do you know if there is a way I can achieve this some other way? Thanks! 😁
I'm in the same boat as you
Threaded rods Vs 2X4 was genius!
Thanks I appreciate it!
Nice shelves! I'm going to follow this plan except I don't want to go up in the attic. Thinking of substituting the rod hangers with wood.
Thanks! You can do that one idea I was thinking about was screwing eye hooks into the ceiling and using stainless steel cable to hold the one side. Wood works great I just wanted to think of something different.
Thanks! You can do that one idea I was thinking about was screwing eye hooks into the ceiling and using stainless steel cable to hold the one side. Wood works great I just wanted to think of something different.
Yeah theres no attic in mine just some space and another floor
Thanks for the detail. I have been considering shelves in my garage and like this option.
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Great use of space, im thinking of doing this. Definitely like the threaded rod vs 2x4. Thanks for the video
Glad it was helpful!
I built something similar but a little heavier duty. I used sticks of pvc tubing to cover the threaded rod because they can be hard on knuckles/stored items.
Putting the shelving above and the side of the door and tracking would it infer with any small repair (broken spring) or maintenance of the garage door?
The garage door techs have been commenting that this will not make it easy. I am no professional but I think I can do it or worse case remove part of the shelf.
Amazing job you do I’m extra like you are! Haha I like to do things like you very nice,safe,strong great job keep the good job
Thanks. That is the plan thanks for noticing!
I cannot wait to do this for my garage. I am super excited to get this started . I will definitely use your video to save time. Thank you
Thanks! Awesome to hear!
You're a true american hero! thanks chief! stay essential
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea. I've been wanting to build a ceiling storage shelve.
Thanks hope yours goes well!
Hopefully your garage door spring doesn’t break soon. That’s gonna be one hell of a spring change
You could take those shelves down in less than 20 minutes if needed.
I agree with the other comment 1/4 turn at a time it should be ok or they are pretty easy to take down. I say now...
This video is the best one I’ve seen and I will be using it as my guide for my own storage. Can you tell me how long were the 4x4s use used for the attic support? Thanks for the tutorial.
Glad it was helpful! My rafters in the attic were 24" on center so I believe I made the 4x4's around 27' long so I had plenty of overlap.
Great video. I like the idea and how they are out of the way if you will. How are they holding up? I mean with the settling process, etc .
If it can support your weight they are pretty solid
Thanks! They are holding up fine so far. They have not settled a noticeable amount since the initial leveling but I could always tighten them if need be. Ya when I was crawling on them they felt rock solid.
Fantastic imagination my friend. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I appreciate it!
I like the rods. They are very space efficient. Great design. I’ll make it my own by repurposing some shelving that I made for use in rented storage.
I will probably use 2x3s on their side with half inch plywood. That will reduce the base from 4 1/4 inches to 2 inches. In fact, I may rip them in half to stretch the wood even farther. Have you seen the sawhorse guy’s video where he loads 6 tons of wood on two of his sawhorses? Wood is strong.
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That is a good idea.
I will have to look for that video.
Search for Next Level Carpentry, apprentice sawhorses
Wood IS strong, but that load was placed on full-size dimensional lumber with thoughtful engineering. Be careful and please don’t take that strength for granted, Guys.
Wadting 3-1/2" vertical shelf height having 2xs below the plywood sheeting. Screwuing sheeting to bottom of 2xs recovers this height. Yes, you do have to lift item over the 3-1/2" ledge......which also serves to keep items from sliding off shelf onto cars.....but, for bulky stacked items 3-1/2" is a lot of height. Also, adding extra rods at appropriate coser spacings, can eliminate the 2xs altogether, especially for light bulky items as coolers.....
“More clean”, or “cleaner” - but don’t combine them. Awesome shelves and a great use of otherwise unused space. I design houses and I’m going to start encouraging my builders to include these on some of our builds.m future builds. Regardless, I’m including them on my upcoming build!
Haha Thanks!
Bad idea for shelves over the garage door spring. I built shelves very similar to this year's ago in my dads garage. Well he had a door spring break and the shelves had to come down so the spring could be replaced. Needless to say the shelves didn't go back up over the door.
Sorry to hear that. In this case a few lag screws and they are right back up.
Great video. Do you anticipate issues when you have to do garage door repair or maintenance? Such as spring replacement, cable replacement, etc?? Will the shelving above your garage door have to come down for that? Thanks for sharing, great work!
It is a concern but I believe I have enough room to do so. Worse case I can take the plywood of the shelfs to make more room. Thanks!
Love the video. Great work man!
I have been looking for a less clunky solution for the garage storage and your solution does look good. Thanks for sharing. One thing that worries me about this design is that the shelf is held up in place only by the threads that are in contact with the nut. What are the chances that the threads would strip off and cause it to fail. Appreciate your thoughts.
Looks awesome man ! I would love to know the paint codes on the dark and light gray that is used in that garage .
Nice work. The 4x4 in the attic seems super conservative.
Little tip never hang shelf’s above garage door spring system, the will have to be removed when spring brakes for garage door tech to do repair
I think it may be repaired with them their but these will come off pretty easy. A pain yes but the storage right now is awesome.
I live in California the building inspector would not let me build this particular storage unit. He said if someone was on ladder getting something out of the storage unit, and somebody outside pushed the garage door button the person will be knocked off the ladder with severe injuries. I do have a recommendation when a person decides to work with the storage space they can shut off the power to the garage door opener, this makes it completely safe. I still couldn't do my storage unit, inspector wouldn't buy my plan, but if you do this simple thing before you get on the ladder you'll be safe.
That is a very interesting I did not think about that. I do know that I have a lock button on my wired garage door opener mounted in the garage. When that is activated the door will no go up. Maybe that would be good enough for an inspector.
You are correct I checked with the inspector he says pulling the plug out for the garage door opener is not desirable, but having a lockout switch with a notice on the shelving instructing you to lock out the garage door before climbing up on a ladder to work with the shelves is acceptable.
One safety suggestion: A door opener kill switch so in case anyones on a ladder getting stuff, the door doesn't open on them. Or get fancy and use some sort of laser interruption system.
I'd call that the red handle that you pull so that the door decouples from the chain but good call.
super idea! very helpful instruction as well!
Threaded rod looks great. I don’t have the ability to go up through an attic. I have an open carport so I would tie directly into a 2x4. Can’t go through the 2x4 either or I’ll pop through the roof (construction is weird in Hawaii) any suggestions? Don’t really want to do an eye hook and chain but that’s kind of what it’s looking like.
Definately strong. That will support "ANYTHIN" you decide to put up there
So far so good
WOW! Dude you're a bad man! great video, super helpful thank you!
Thanks I appreciate it! 👊
I came here for one reason and that was to try to figure out how you got that snowblower on that shelf. No shock that it wasn't shown. The average snowblower is 80 to 100 pounds (41 kg). I am not going to lift that up to the top haha. WOW!
I want to know how he did that too?
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Anyways, using a winch is a smart method, but then again, why not just put everything in that crawl space if you have your elevator :)
Loved the video. The white paint and Danish oil were nice touches.
Please tell us, what shade of gray paint did you use on the walls?
i wish i could be as creative as this lol! keep up the outstanding work:)
Thank you! Will do!
You gained a subscriber, I planned on building this next for my garage. Thank you.
Can your break down a list of the dimension for the 2x4, please. And if possible, break down all materials and quantity. Thank you
That is really nice plywood for overhead garage shelves
Sorry forgot to say great shelves
Ya its very overkill for what I was building although I wanted it to look uniform to what else I had planned for the garage.
Any chance that the position of the shelves may interfere with maintenance of the garage door? Say the garage door needed some heavy mx or replaced?
That is one common problem that a few people have brought up. I believe I could still replace the spring although even if I cant I know by taking out a few screws and lag screws the shelf will come down. Not ideal but I think it is worth it to have this storage.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 that aside nice work, def solid and looks good
This is an excellent job and really the ideal way to do this. The detail in the attic is what really stands out. Avoids installing screws in pullout, and slightly blind, where a large screw could mess up the roof truss if it does not go in the center. Your design has everything in the hangers bearing on the wood, no tension! My only issue is concern crawling around inside my attic... but you clearly tried to manage that time as well, going up to measure and then doing most of the work below. I guess your method would require someone to first double check that their hangers were not lined up at a joint in the truss so there was room for the spreader. Nice work!
Thanks! I appreciate it!
NICE! 2nd video ive seen doing it this way with threaded rod and I agree it looks "cleaner, more clean, etc 🤔".
From my rough guesstimates, I planned to make 2 3x8 shelves on opposite sides of the garage, was unsure whether to use 1/2" or 3/8" rod. Definitely was going to go 4x4 in the attic space.
Great idea with the paddle bit to conceal the ends of the rod. I will definitely do that on mine now. How necessary are the lag screws?
Thanks! I hope it goes well!
I think to both of your choices it depends on how much weight you want them to hold. The 3/8" rod I used I believe was rated for 1,500lbs, the 4x4 in the attic might be the weak spot there. For the lag screws they are probably overkill but I like my cars and they ease my worries. 😃
That Tech Teacher do you mind saying what size lag screws you used?
Next video needs to be how you got that snowblower up there!
Good Job. I'm planning to add more storage to my garage. 2 questions. Why not use 2x3's? And as for the threaded rod, why not use 5/8 or 3/4? Just curious.
Thanks! Good questions I think it is all up to personal opinion. I used the rod I used because it was narrow enough that is seemed low profile and not easily seen (almost disappears) but is still rated to hold 1,200lbs (way more than I need). 2x3's would have been a good way to go as well probably still stronger than I needed. For that matter I could of used 1/2" plywood as well.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 Thanks. As for 2x3s, I meant for the main structure (vs 2x4s) not for the top
Good luck changing the garage door springs !!
I think it can be done but worse case these shelves will come down pretty easy.
Very nice project. Giving me some ideas. But I have to ask....why did you wait to apply the Watco until the shelves were fully installed? Thank you
With the cost of wood now this is like a $6k shelf.
No joke I cant wait for normal prices!
A little bit more cleaner - good recovery!
You've posted the metal rods into the drywall on the ceiling. Does anyone else think that is a weak point or am I missing something? I have done something similar, but used a full 4 x 8 foot sheet, above both cars in our two car garage. This is a very clean look - I get quite a bit more space, yet the center of mine is a weak point!
Thanks the rod goes through the ceiling and connects to a 4x4 that is spanning the gap between 2 rafters so I think it is plenty strong for what I plan to store there.
I started making shelves using full 2x4s and 1/2" plywood. It's way overkill. Now I'm ripping 2x4s down the middle and using 3/8 ply. Even that feels overengineered.
As a garage door repair men don't do it this changes the more reliable torsion conversion
Could you explain what you mean please. I get how it might make it a bit more complicated to set the tension on the springs, but removing the plywood should give enough access, no?