Use The Space Over Your Garage Door For Storage

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CHARLES CRANFORD

4 жыл бұрын

I show you how I made some wood tracks to hold storage totes on the ceiling above my garage door.

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@davecostello7220 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea and good job with the video. You do make it easy to understand and follow. I can also imagine this configuration in shops, out buildings and perhaps closets to hold seasonal clothes.

@CHARLESCRANFORD 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. The plastic bins come in a few different sizes, so it could work in all sorts of spaces.

@QuiGeorgeJim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video

@CHARLESCRANFORD 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome and thank you for the comment.

@skipbaldwin7945 3 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video

@Kayak7seas 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, I hadn't even considered making shelves above the garage door. Thaks for the idea.

@CHARLESCRANFORD 3 жыл бұрын

I did not think of it, but I saw it somewhere, I think it was in a woodworking magazine. It had been a while since I had seen it so I thought I would make a video and share. Thank you for your comment.

@ap0ught 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching something that I can do with limited tools. I came here from your instructable.

@CHARLESCRANFORD 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I love Instructables.

@georgesimpson3113 4 жыл бұрын

I like it... And I've got the same exact bins. However I'll say if you load/store the bins full, they get very heavy and may be hard to get in and out or slide back and forth. Oh, mark each bin on the bottom or side with a number and keep a list of what is in them maybe with a pict of the contents.

@CHARLESCRANFORD 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. There are larger bins and smaller bins by the same company that have the same profile, on the top. I was thinking of making some tracks for the smaller bins and using them for heavier stuff. But for now there does not seem to be a problem with the weight of the stuff I have in them. I think it would be more of a problem getting them in and out, because I use a step ladder to reach them. Thank you for the comment.

@Dr_Peeper_ICU 3 жыл бұрын

@@CHARLESCRANFORD Under bed totes for wrapping paper usually have wheels. ;)

@skipbaldwin7945 3 жыл бұрын

The base is made of 2×4?

@chazzmantis2279 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope it holds. Gives me a bit of anxiety hanging it over garage track lol

@CHARLESCRANFORD 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it holds as well. It has been holding well for over a year now. I also only store light weight objects in them. Thank you for your comment.

@TheBrookerFamily 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea. How have they held up for the last 6 months?

@CHARLESCRANFORD 3 жыл бұрын

They have held up great. I was worried that the plastic "lips" around the tops of the boxes would sag over time, but they still look new. I mainly use them for stuff that I don't need that often. If you do this yourself, make sure you label the boxes so you don't have to pull them all down to find the one you need. Thank you for the question.

@TheBrookerFamily 3 жыл бұрын

@@CHARLESCRANFORD thanks for the response!

@timjameson1385 Жыл бұрын

Hey Charles, some people have commented that the bins eventually fail. How are yours holding up? What bins are they, exactly. If still good, are they bowing/cracking at all? Does it get really hot (Southwest) where you are? Thanks for any info.

@CHARLESCRANFORD Жыл бұрын

I have had them up for over two years now, and even the most loaded, at about 20 lbs., the bins are holding up and look as good as new. I got them at Lowe's and the label on them says "Commander XL". It does get hot here in North Carolina but not so hot that it would damage plastic like the totes are made of. I would think the totes would be damaged if left in direct sunlight, but I have not done that so I am just going off experience of other plastics left in sunlight. I hope this answers your questions.

@miggy_gee 5 ай бұрын

Hi, how have these held up throughout the years? I will be building these soon 😊

@CHARLESCRANFORD 5 ай бұрын

They have held up fine. Keep in mind that I don't use them to store heavy stuff in. Good luck building yours.

@jayilagan6228 3 жыл бұрын

Can you pls post the measurements and materials you used to make this. Thx

@CHARLESCRANFORD 3 жыл бұрын

I made step by step instructions on a site called Instructables. Here is the link: www.instructables.com/Over-Garage-Door-Storage/ I hope this helps.

@schwabricks7703 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Charles, Im looking to do something similar and have those exact totes. Seeing how you are coming up on just over 8 months how's this system been working for you?

@CHARLESCRANFORD 3 жыл бұрын

It has been working perfectly. I was a little worried about the strength of the top lip of the plastic totes, but they have not sagged at all. I had almost forgotten they were there until I couldn't find something that I knew I had, and then I remembered that I had put it in one of the totes on the ceiling. You got to enjoy getting older and forgetting where you put stuff. Thank you for the question and good luck making your own overhead storage.

@MarkQuinnelly 3 жыл бұрын

Great question and response! Thank you! Charles, how much weight did you put in yours?

@CHARLESCRANFORD 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkQuinnelly The heaviest is probably about 15 pounds. They could probably hold much more, but I mainly wanted them for light objects and I would not feel safe climbing a step ladder with the totes more than 20 pounds. If you were going to make the same kind of hanging totes, but under a table or workbench, being closer to the ground would make them safer to have more weight. You wouldn't be worried about falling off a ladder, but you would still have to be careful you didn't pull a muscle or drop a heavy tote on your foot. Thank you for the question.

@cysawify Жыл бұрын

you saw it on youtube.... thats where you saw it!!

@CHARLESCRANFORD Жыл бұрын

Probably KZbin or the internet, but when I looked for it again, I couldn't find the one I originally saw. Just goes to show how much information is out there. I just did a quick search and found that on average 3.7 million new videos get added to KZbin every day. Something to think about. Thank you for the comment.

@ivancespedes4624 2 жыл бұрын

Are those black bins sturdy? I have some regular clear ones (white top). But I am not sure that these will hold. Has anyone tried it?

@CHARLESCRANFORD 2 жыл бұрын

They are sturdy. I think the main thing you want to look for is the lip of the bin. The part around the top. A bin with a tiny weak lip would not hold as well as a bin with a big strong lip. Thank you for the question.

@waynesanford6408 2 жыл бұрын

Are your base boards 3x4's or ?

@CHARLESCRANFORD 2 жыл бұрын

2" x 3" is what I had and it worked with the top lip of the containers that I was using. You could use 2x4s if that is what would work with your totes. Thank you for the question.

@Casmige 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you just buttress the slides up against the header panel at the front of the garage? You left unusable space there...

@CHARLESCRANFORD 2 жыл бұрын

I positioned it to line up with the joist in the ceiling. I could have made it longer and hold more totes. I was hoping that I had enough room to be able to slide the totes out of each end. With the garage door opener and lights on the ceiling, there was only a limited amount of space to mount the totes. I had to put it where there was room, and this was about the only spot that it would fit. Thank you for your question.