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653909 No.653909 [Reply] [Original]

'sup DIY. Apologies for the non-DIY-picture but it's nearly 1am here and took late to get pics.

My question to you is thus; I've got some long bits of wood in the garage. Too long to stand upright. And they're getting in the way. So, I want to hang them off the rafters. Here's a really crappy text drawing of my garage. The / \ are the doors. | is a wall, and --- is a rafter.

|----|
|----|
|----|
/ \

Any ideas on what's the best way of hanging long bits of wood off the ceiling here? I've considered building a U-shaped wooden box, using drainpipes, and L shaped backets and plywood. Any thoughts?

>> No.653924

I just use rope or metal strapping.

>> No.653925
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653925

This is what I did to store some 10' (3m) 2x4's. It hardly takes up any space and it can hold a LOT of weight. There's about ~450 lbs (204 kg) worth of lumber on the rack right now and it can take plenty more.

>> No.653928
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653928

I built the supports using 2x4's, 2 1/2" screws and some glue. Sandwich 3 2x4's together, using glue and screws to attach them. But for the middle 2x4, cut it 3 1/2" short so it fits around a stud (alternatively if your house was made using 2x6's you cut them down 5 1/2"). Then cut a 45'd piece to hold it against the stud and prevent it from moving downward. This is the most important piece. Ideally you should cut away a slot in the middle 2x4 to give the place an angle piece to fit into but I didn't and it's fine.

The length of your actual support is determined by how much wood you want it to hold. I wanted to fit 6 2x4's, so I multipled 3 1/2" by 6, then added an inch or so, and that gave me how far away from the stud it would need to stick out.

>> No.653929

>>653928
>>653925
would have you build me shelves/10

>> No.653932

>>653925
>>653928

I should probably also note that it is a good idea to add extra bracing in between each stud, since those braces could potentially add a lot of side to side force that those studs are not designed to handle. It also helps to clamp a piece of wood to the side of the stud where you want your support to sit, so it has something to rest on as you're positioning it

>> No.653937

Cripes, responses! Thanks everyone. I'm glad you could all follow my rather rubbish diagram.

>>653924

I used washing line and nails to secure my three-part ladder to the rafters, but I'm worried the timber will slip out if rocked.

>>653925

That looks awesome! Seriously sturdy shelving. I do have brick walls in the garage, not studs, though, and most of that is taken up with tool racks and shelves, which is why I'm having to hang them from the ceiling. I may use some of your construction tips though; I'm considering fashionining four L shaped pieces of wood jointed together, combined with a piece of wood to create a shelf that I could bolt to the rafters using coach bolts, washers and nuts.

Thanks for the help folks! This is why I like /diy/. I'll do some headscratching and if it goes well (i.e I don't get killed by falling timber) I will post an update.