The shelf is assembled with rigid tie rtr connectors supporting the front of the shelf to the ceiling.
Shelves above garage door.
Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space.
The shelf frame is assembled with rigid tie rtc2z corner.
After installing the first one at 48 deep i realized that was deeper than i wanted so i made the second on.
Gladiator 4 ft x 8 ft gearloft 48 in w x 96 in d gray steel overhead garage storage.
Building easy diy overhead garage storage rack.
This measurement will be the vertical support length.
Assemble the frame and shelf.
This project was fairly straightforward work with only a couple minor adjustments for my particular garage beams.
For my garage 35 gave me plenty of space so the garage door would clear the shelving.
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These shelves should hold about 4 totes side by side above your garage door and be completely hidden when the garage door is open.
To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to.
Over garage door hidden shelving.