The ceiling joists in my garage are 2x8 spaced 24 o c and span 21.
How to store stuff in garage attic 2x4 joists.
If you have an attic over your garage these joists also bear the load of your attic flooring and any materials you store in the attic.
Originally i just put loose boards down over the horizontal 2x4 base of the trusses.
Of stuff on it.
So if your ceiling is unfinished you have some excess carrying capacity up there.
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.
If you need a storage area above your garage strong ceiling joists are necessary to support the added weight.
Scrap of plywood over the chords and set about 40 lbs.
I have to find out if an attic ladder can be installed on 2x4 joists too.
Sistering 2x6 joists next to your current 2x4 joists will simply give you a new floor height of 5 1 2 inches as opposed to the current 3 1 2 inches.
That means you could lay a 2 x 4 ft.
I d like to use the space for light storage holiday decorations etc but i m not sure if the joists are up for the task.
In attics built purely for storage purposes you may find 2x6 ceiling joists or in some cases even 2x4 joists.
To make the area more useable and secure now i want to put in 5 8 plywood over those 2x4s.
If you want to put down flooring in your attic and want more insulation underneath that floor then you need to increase your joist size.
The previous homeowner may have simply covered the joists with plywood to use the space for storage.
Nail the board to the joist and rafter with two nails at each spot.
The proposed storage area would be in the middle and back part of the house where the center wall would help hold things up a bit and like i wrote before some ties could be made to the overhead roof rafters.
Cut a 2 by 4 inch board to match the distance you measured.
Place the board vertically with the ends overlapping the ceiling rafter and the joist.
I suspect they re meant to be installed in joists at least 6.
Reinforcing garage attic trusses for storage area i have an attic above my two car garage that i have been using as a storage area.
Is a safe estimate.