Being Practical With Your Overhead Garage Storage
When you start to plan your overhead garage storage you have to remember the limitations of your garage. Not all garages are created equal and some people get to planning their garage ceiling storage and they can get a little carried away. Sometimes it is not practical to pay an engineer to come in and do a stress test on the roof supports for your garage but you should try and get a professional in to look at your overhead garage storage plans and make sure that they are attainable given the make up of your garage. Sometimes people look at their garage roof and see overhead garage storage that can hold twice as much as it should hold.
Remember that it is not just the things you are storing in your overhead garage storage that can get damaged but anything, and anyone, that is in the garage when the overhead garage storage gives way. So be smart and get a professional in to your garage to make sure that you are not planning on too much stress and weight for your garage roof supports to handle. It may cost you a few dollars but in the end you avoid all of the crisis that can come with bad planning.
After you have determined the limitations of your overhead garage storage many people like to develop finishing plans for after they have created their overhead garage storage space. One of the best things for finishing an overhead garage storage space is a suspended ceiling or hanging ceiling. They are very easy to install, they allow proper air flow to your garage roof, and they look very nice. The only thing you need to be on the watch for is too much ceiling. Your garage roof still needs room for air circulation so be certain to watch out for that.
Plan It Ahead Of Time
Another big mistake made by people planning an overhead garage storage space is not planning on how they will use the space. If you are going to take the good time, effort, and money to determine the limitations of your space then you can certainly take the time to plan out how you intend to use it so that there is no over crowding. Misuse of an overhead space in any situation can result in problems especially when the weight you are storing goes over the weight limit of the roof supports. So always plan ahead with your overhead garage storage space and avoid issues as much as possible.
