Putting Shelving In Your Attic

Work with the angles to create dynamic shelves and cubbies for holding books.

Putting shelving in your attic.

You might know that you re intending the shelf to store only inflated party balloons which would be unlikely to overload the trusses but that doesn t mean the next homeowner won t. Storage space in attics is usually limited to the small floored area. In the basement store everything in clear plastic bins labeled and not packed too heavily. Now you will be able to maximize your attic for more storage space.

Storing items in your attic is far more preferable than storing them in the basement where they may get wet think about flooding or garage where they are exposed to the elements. Holiday decorations can be damaged by the extreme heat in attics says santoro delicate fabrics and items that are painted are particularly prone to damage when stored in the attic and plastic decorations like ornaments may melt or warp in the heat. It is very simple and easy to do it. Reroute the fan duct to the outdoors either through the roof or a wall.

Heat can damage things such as photographs and wood. If your attic joists won t bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light storage you can install inch plywood or. Therefore wise is to build shelves in the attic using the roof structure for a better stability where you can store boxes filled with your stuff. Stains on the ceilings beneath the attic which can be a surefire indication of a leak in the roof.

Use the attic to store anything that is impervious to heat. Find space in the attic with bank of drawers built into the eaves. Add accessible storage along the short wall in the attic. Watch this video to find out more.

You need only two things 1 x 12 and 2 x 4 boards. By adding shelves that are supported by 2 4 brackets attached to the rafters you can expand your useable attic storage space. If you put a shelf across four trusses and someone places a heavy object near one end of it most of the weight will be concentrated on one truss. Your attic has tons of space that is not being used and now you can maximize it by ins.

Your holidays might just be a lot less merry this year if you ve been storing your decorations in the attic. Add a little dresser in the walk in attic closet. Start choosing the best place for your shelves. This is especially us.

You need everything that you have stored in the attic. Bathroom vent fans that terminate in the attic. Watch how to make extra space in your attic that is not being used. Vent fans pull warm moist air from your bathroom and you don t want that in your attic.

Here is the 2nd part on how to make extra storage space in your attic.