What to Look for In Ceiling Mounted Shelf

Your garage is a place to park your car. It may have a space for your workbench. It likely has some organized storage… and then there’s the clutter. The clutter in your garage could be depriving you of the usefulness and your enjoyment of your garage.

Redefine this useful space with shelving, cabinets, racks, and also other storage products. Turn bare walls into a zen-like space of order and serenity (or at least get rid of the stress and trouble the mess causes). If your next challenge will be to organize your garage, make use of this advice to assist you to reclaim your garage.

Well-organized garages across the country - especially homes without basements - have discovered they can mount a shelf on the ceiling. Rather than rummaging through stacks of boxes, organize them with an especially convenient ceiling rack.

Overhead garage storage shelving help you organize your garage. Take back floor space by mounting one of these unique storage solutions to the ceiling. It will assist you to conquer that clutter. Fill your wall space with shelving to keep used often items handy. Use the ceiling option to store seasonal and seldom used things in your garage.Things to consider in a Good Rack

A versatile design enables the rack to be installed with or across ceiling joists. Ceiling mounts should cover more than one ceiling joists. Length and width of 4’ x 8’ and 4’ x 4’ are common. It is normal since it spans across 12”, 16”, or 24” joists evenly.

Some companies sell racks in incrementally smaller sizes, too. Be sure to mount them securely to ceiling joists. You can even chain together several racks together with each other to maximize storage area. Drop height (vertical installation measurement) range between 18” to 46”.

Feel safe by using a rack built with heavy duty industrial strength construction. Many offer 14 gauge powder coated steel frame. Colors are generally white or metal gray. Solid decking will keep the shelf from sagging, bending, or breaking with time. The framing could be Z-channel, L-channel, or C-channel… but the best is C-channel framing.

All installation hardware should be included, to ensure you don’t need to search the home improvement store for anchors that can fit through the pre-cut holes on the mounting brackets plus are of sufficient length to go into your ceiling joists.

Weight ratings on ceiling shelving range from 250 lbs up to 1,000 lbs. The set up instructions for most racks say the load should be evenly distributed. That’s how most free-standing shelves get away with advertising their shelving get a “2000 lb” limit… although none of the ¼ particle boards on a 4-tier shelf holds 500 lbs.

Prior to making your final decision to purchase, read reviews and check customer feedback to check if the product meets the promises on the box (or website). Be sure exclusive framing and decking types haven’t compromised the sturdiness of the rack, and also that existing customers are confident and happy with the durability of the shelf.

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