I want to build some over-head shelving in the garage. Mainly just a shelf about 30" from the ceiling and that sticks out about 2 feet from the wall to put junk on and get it out of the way. I would like it to support quite a bit of weight so that I could put tires/wheels, etc on it and not worry about it falling. I'd like it to be able to support at least 500 lbs I guess, maybe more.
Do any of you have such a thing in your garage? Do you have pictures? I was thinking it might be more structurally sound to brace from beneath w/ boards angle-cut to mount up against the wall, but that would limit the sizes, etc of things that could be stored below the shelf. I'll probably look into attaching it above, but don't want to have boards too close because that would also limit the size of things stored on it.
Basically, what I'm asking is: How can I build a structure to mount to the wall/ceiling to safely hold at least 500 lbs. I want it to be about 12 ft long, 2feet from the wall, and 30" from the ceiling.
Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
Do any of you have such a thing in your garage? Do you have pictures? I was thinking it might be more structurally sound to brace from beneath w/ boards angle-cut to mount up against the wall, but that would limit the sizes, etc of things that could be stored below the shelf. I'll probably look into attaching it above, but don't want to have boards too close because that would also limit the size of things stored on it.
Basically, what I'm asking is: How can I build a structure to mount to the wall/ceiling to safely hold at least 500 lbs. I want it to be about 12 ft long, 2feet from the wall, and 30" from the ceiling.
Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks