I’m glad you show good techniques for building alone 😀. Seems like every project I end up doing is alone but it actually works out better as it gives one time for the thought process and you feel that sense of pride that YOU did it.

I just moved into a new house and have watched ~1000 DIY garage shelving builds. Yours takes the win by a long way! Super clean and super squared-away; well done! Thank you for the ideas!

The best I've seen on KZfaq. It takes some intelligence and loving what you do in order to make something excellent.

Great idea. Years ago I pulled a bunch of new threaded rod out of a dumpster thinking someday I would use them for a project. Now I finally figured out the project.

I did a very similar shelving system in my garage, though I used eyelets and a chain for my single unsupported corner (I like your threaded rod solution better!). We've had ZERO issues with storing a TON of stuff above the garage doors and around the top parameter of the garage. Also like you, we painted after getting the shelving up and I was amazed how much stuff was actually up there (the garage looked like everyone else's for the week it was down - 2/3rd full of stuff). One other change I made was I ran 6" plywood strips rather than full sheets for the top of the shelves. It was cheap (as it used half the material), I was concerned about crap getting pushed to the back corners and I didn't want easy spaces for anything to setup shop. Plus it allows us easy visual access from the garage floor (as some of our shelves are double and triple deep). Lastly, I too used 4" decking screws (well, 3.75") supported on 3 sides (with the one exception mentioned above). I'd stop short of hoisting a car up there, but we've had no issues what so ever over the 3 years of use. Lastly... Danish Oil!? Ha! I thought my shelves looked good :) Overall excellent execution (though I'd be extending those side shelves down the whole wall :)

We just bought a home and your video tutorial is by far the best I've seen! Thanks for posting it!

I think it looks great too. It was fun watching you have fun doing this your own way. Thank you.

Great video. I used your idea of the threaded rod and it made the shelving much stronger than screwing into a 2 X 4 secured to the ceiling. I pulled my shelves out and left some open space to access the coil spring of the garage door as that has to be replaced about ever 8 years or so. I also put 2X3 boards secured on their edge around the sides and back of my shelf to prevent items from being pushed off the edge or back of the shelves.

Randomly had an idea to come up with a solution to store all of the CRAP that my wife orders off of Amazon so I browsed KZfaq for an idea such as this. I am so glad to have come across your video and will be doing this exactly! This ... is ... AWESOME! New subscriber for sure 🙋‍♂️

I've been planning to use that space in a similar way, but dude, you could hang a Cadillac from that arrangement. Thanks for the video.

When we built our house and had extra siding, we installed bars, not shelves to hold the long long cardboard box with the extra. Worked great. And the cats loved to get up there and sleep. A great use of normally unused space.

I put up very similar shelving in my garage. I used chains and lag screws on the first sections above the door and then threaded rods like this on later sections along the side wall. Like this I have an opening in the frame over the door opener guide. One difference is that I laid plywood across that opening. Also I did not fasten the plywood to the 2x4 framing. I simply lay the plywood on the frame after cutting grooves in the plywood to fit around the threaded rods and chains. The threaded rods keep the plywood in place and will never let it slide forward. I also painted the plywood and have had no issues with any warping. I did have to replace the spring later on and being able to simply lift off the plywood made that process much easier.

Looks great, like the design details! I have done similar, and (don't you hate armchair QBs?) what I used for vertical hanging supports were 1.25"×1.25" steel angle brackets, the kind I notice were used by our garage door opener installers. I made plunge cuts through the ceiling drywall with a knife to send the verticals up into the attic after attaching the bottom ends to the outside corners of the shelf framing. Up top, I extended the tops of the angle brackets past the ceiling joists right to the roof rafters to attach them, to prevent ceiling bowing and to send the load of the shelf weight to the walls via the rafters. Like a snow load hanging from the bottom of the roof if you will. Super strong, and I also climbed up there to do a capacity test and had a celebratory snooze while I was at it 😀 One detail I wish I had worked in was to not use flat sheeting for the shelf surfaces (I used 3/8" OSB) but to use plywood slats to make all of the inner shelf framing, cut into 3.5" slats mated to the shelf frames using half laps to avoid using fasteners. An idea I got from another YTer, I could name. Having these pieces installed edge up, and spaced about 3" apart would be lighter, stronger and provide ventilation for what ever is up there. I've got camping gear up there, and to provide adequate ventilation I wound up blasting 3" hole saw holes through the shelf sheeting, which was a waste, not to mention a giant mess and PITA.

I can tell you’re very detailed about your work and I’m really happy to see someone who actually has detail about their work and it proves how strong it is because even you’re up on it keep up the good work it looks really good

I used nearly the same design in a house of mine about ten years ago. I covered the threaded rod with pvc for a different look. My new house has a room over the garage so I am going to have to rethink some of the engineering ... Nice work/video!👍🏼

Love the anchoring system in the attic - great idea

Love the threaded rods. I'm going to use structural screws for my assembly but loved that your rod idea is going to greatly reduce the chunky look of what I was going to use. Good video!

Great solution! Very well thought and incredibly well executed. It gave me a ton of tips and inspiration for embracing a similar project on my very small garage. Thanks a lot!!! All the best!!! Emanuele from Ancona, Italy

Looks great, nice work! You're a perfectionist like me so I appreciate your attention to detail. You should get some 1/2" or 3/4" PVC to put around the threaded rods to dress it up a little. Wipe the PVC down with acetone first to remove the printed lettering and you'll have some nice perfectly round little stanchions from your beautiful shelves to the ceiling.

Just made these using several of your tips, thanks!

The best I seen hands down.

Thanks for making time to make this video. Looks great!

Great use of space, will definitely be watching this video again when it comes time to do mines.

I cannot wait to do this for my garage. I am super excited to get this started . I will definitely use your video to save time. Thank you

I did a similar system but don’t have attic above. A neighbor recommended pipe hanging lag screws. They have lag screws on one end and a coupler for threaded rod on the other, rated for 800lb each. Worked well for me. My shelves are otherwise similar to yours. Definitely great to gain the floor space!

Looks great!! Really like the threaded rod idea....so I'll be using that, Thanks! I will not be staining anything, just paint.

Looks great! Better than the ones I did. I actually found some white electrical tape and covered the threaded rod with it. Very low-profile. It would make your theme even nicer, I think.

I've seen some variations of this install, but this location is definitely where I'm installing. Thanks.

I think I just found my next project! Thank you!! Looks amazing!!

Did something very similar years ago. I used some chain and some eye hooks that worked just as well.

Love the video. Great work man!

this way of hanging shelves looks so much cleaner👌🏽

When I first started watching I was thinking this is ridiculous and way over kill, now I’m watching a second time taking notes and making a shopping list because I’m doing thee exact same thing! Well done buddy, well done!!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea. I've been wanting to build a ceiling storage shelve.

super idea! very helpful instruction as well!

That animation rocked!

Thank you so much for showing this concept and the how-to. It looks very nice and I plan on doing the same.

Beautiful. Time to go up in my attic and investigate the opportunity!!

Thanks for the detail. I have been considering shelves in my garage and like this option.

I have a space like this above my garage doors. Why didn't i think of doing this? Such a great idea, Cheers.

The shelves came out great. The all-thread does make it look cleaner. Been wanting to make some shelves above my garage as well. Glad I ran across your video. Just sub.. keep up the great videos

Fantastic imagination my friend. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

WOW! Dude you're a bad man! great video, super helpful thank you!

Awesome work.

the best idea i found so far, thank you

Looks awesome! Imlovedcthexway you did the color and very perfectionistic!

Looks absolutely great. Good Job Thank you for the ideas.

Like the idea of the rod

Thanks for watching! Still love these! We have so much storage and it just filled wasted space. Want to know how I got the snow blower down? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqiRqL2qz7SrqH0.html

Very well made & looks great👍

Awesome!! Very creative!!

Nice bro, great way to use that space

Motivational... Thanks for the vid. Really looks Good ✌🏾.

Great video and great music!

Nice work. Thanks for sharing bro. 👍

i wish i could be as creative as this lol! keep up the outstanding work:)

Definitely earned a like and subscribe! Been looking to do additional storage and this is a great idea! Good job and looking forward to seeing more content.

Great idea. Glad I came across your video.

When you make access to your garage door spring more difficult, don't complain when the bill is twice as much. Signed, a garage door guy! (;

I am so glad I found your video, I would've destroyed my garage, and made a Nightmare of it . Awesome Video and Thank You.

great idea well done .

Just seeing that dewalt tool mad my day

Great use of space, im thinking of doing this. Definitely like the threaded rod vs 2x4. Thanks for the video

I have an attic above my garage. So everything is hidden up there And a shed in the back for seasonal stuff. Attic area is 8 x8. So definitely enough room. But you did an excellent job of installing those shelves. 👍👍👍👍👍

You're a true american hero! thanks chief! stay essential

I did the same exact thing in my last two homes. I did two 8x8 sections on left and right sides... that’s over 120 square feet of storage space!

Nicely done! I am planning to build a similar setup and will add one element for visual effect. I will have 3 rods supporting the shelf and bought 3 6' lengths of 1/2 inch red pex tubing (spent a whopping $9) that I will insert the rods through. It's a really clean look and will go well with the black I'm planning to paint the shelves. Pex also comes in blue and white if those colors work better for someone.

Looks great!

Thanks for sharing good idea

I’d love to see how you got that snow blower up there, and how you plan on getting it down! I definitely building these in my new garage

Threaded rods Vs 2X4 was genius!

Great job

Good job. I love ❤️ it. 👍

Amazing job you do I’m extra like you are! Haha I like to do things like you very nice,safe,strong great job keep the good job

Great idea!!

Good luck changing the garage door springs !!

Overall, I will say that this is very, very, well-built. I plan on doing a similar project soon but, to save $$$, I will use less material. I'm sure I can achieve good strength, cost less in material, and take fewer steps to assemble. Unlike yours, I'm not looking for it to hold up an aircraft carrier! I will also be thinking about the ease of disassembly, or removal from the wall, in the event some of these other contributors need to work on my garage door spring. Lol! Thanks, nice aesthetic touches and a good, solid project in the end.

That is really nice plywood for overhead garage shelves

I think this is a great idea and the aesthetics are fantastic! Question though is how do you tighten or replace the springs to the garage door?

This video is the best one I’ve seen and I will be using it as my guide for my own storage. Can you tell me how long were the 4x4s use used for the attic support? Thanks for the tutorial.

looks good, good idea

Nice work. The 4x4 in the attic seems super conservative.

Pretty awesome video Thank You so much

I am just getting into DIY projects and had a neighbor help me build a shelf just like this (i.e. suspended from the ceiling). Learnt a lot during the process. One question I have is whether the Danish oil (or any varnish) is necessary to protect the plywood OR is it an optional/ personal preference? My neighbor mentioned that since the shelf is in the garage, a top coat/varnish is not necessary and that is what I saw in other videos - this was the first video I came across where I saw a top coat being applied. We live in the Frozen Tundra (near Chicago / Minneapolis) if it helps. Thank you for any feedback as I am hoping to start loading up the shelf soon and would like to apply any varnish prior to that if deemed necessary.

Great inspiration for how to create hanging shelving for the garage. I used threaded rod lag screws instead of climbing into the attic I had just insulted. Worked out well. How did you get your slow blower up there?

Pretty good job

Great video. Do you anticipate issues when you have to do garage door repair or maintenance? Such as spring replacement, cable replacement, etc?? Will the shelving above your garage door have to come down for that? Thanks for sharing, great work!

Looks good. Covering the underside with some masonite painted white would really dress it up, imo.

I like the rods. They are very space efficient. Great design. I’ll make it my own by repurposing some shelving that I made for use in rented storage. I will probably use 2x3s on their side with half inch plywood. That will reduce the base from 4 1/4 inches to 2 inches. In fact, I may rip them in half to stretch the wood even farther. Have you seen the sawhorse guy’s video where he loads 6 tons of wood on two of his sawhorses? Wood is strong.

Nice shelves! I'm going to follow this plan except I don't want to go up in the attic. Thinking of substituting the rod hangers with wood.

Have fun trying to change your garage door springs with those shelves in the way try thinking a head

Very nice, I did something similar, but used tension cable instead of threaded rod.

Really impressive.

Good idea. Thank you.

Nice job! Only issue I see is when ( not if) your garage door spring break, you’re gonna have a tough time replacing them and re-winding the new springs... maybe there’s room, tough to tell in the video...

Great video. I like the idea and how they are out of the way if you will. How are they holding up? I mean with the settling process, etc . If it can support your weight they are pretty solid

Well played 👏

Threaded rod looks great. I don’t have the ability to go up through an attic. I have an open carport so I would tie directly into a 2x4. Can’t go through the 2x4 either or I’ll pop through the roof (construction is weird in Hawaii) any suggestions? Don’t really want to do an eye hook and chain but that’s kind of what it’s looking like.

After watching a lot of youtube videos on how to do this kind of hanging storage DIY solutions, this is the first one that I found really sturdy and secure. Those threaded rods with the bolts and washers using the strength of the rafters are sweet. For people without attic access this can be challenging, tho :-\

looks very nice