The wooden garage shelves are designed to fit into that unused space above the garage doors you need 16 in.
Over garage door storage diy.
Diy storage solutions a lot of these overhead garage storage systems are fairly simple from a structural point of view which means if you wanted to you could build something yourself.
Over garage door hidden shelving.
These shelves are great for seasonal item storage and stuff that you want to keep but do not need that often.
There is a lot of empty space above the garage door so why not take advantage of it and add suspended garage storage.
Adding shelves above the garage door is a great way to utilize some otherwise wasted space.
However you can adjust the shelf height and put them anywhere.
A storage rack made of wood might do.
To start i found the appropriate distance from the front wall in the garage to the ceiling joist i wanted to secure to.
This project was fairly straightforward work with only a couple minor adjustments for my particular garage beams.
Of clearance to fit a shelf and standard 12 1 2 in.
These shelves should hold about 4 totes side by side above your garage door and be completely hidden when the garage door is open.
Simpson strong tie connectors make these diy storage shelves easy to build and install.