I am planning to install some storage in the ceiling above our garage door, i.e. the dead space of about 60cm that forms when the door is raised and inside the garage.
I was thinking of installing some studs from the floor to above the door and attaching them to the wall. Then placing studs on top of these and extending them 3.6m straight across to the other wall where I'll do the same with studs from the floor attached to the wall.
So the 3.6m studs would only rest on the short sides with nothing in between.
My question is roughly how much load can these studs handle in the middle?
I can use practically any dimension of studs, will 45x70 be sufficient? 45x95?
I was thinking of placing exterior paneling or something similar on top of the studs to then be able to store plastic bins with contents up there.
There will absolutely be no heavy point load up there, the weight will be evenly distributed. But my question as an enthusiastic amateur is whether this is realistic or if the studs will sag and everything will fall on my head?
Thank you!
I hope my sketch might help someone understand. A quick sketch of how I envision it will look.
Green = studs from floor to just below the ceiling attached to the wall
Blue = studs running between the above studs, spaced at cc 600mm
Red = Mostly for fun, but it's the area the garage door occupies when folded up
I was thinking of installing some studs from the floor to above the door and attaching them to the wall. Then placing studs on top of these and extending them 3.6m straight across to the other wall where I'll do the same with studs from the floor attached to the wall.
So the 3.6m studs would only rest on the short sides with nothing in between.
My question is roughly how much load can these studs handle in the middle?
I can use practically any dimension of studs, will 45x70 be sufficient? 45x95?
I was thinking of placing exterior paneling or something similar on top of the studs to then be able to store plastic bins with contents up there.
There will absolutely be no heavy point load up there, the weight will be evenly distributed. But my question as an enthusiastic amateur is whether this is realistic or if the studs will sag and everything will fall on my head?
Thank you!
I hope my sketch might help someone understand. A quick sketch of how I envision it will look.
Green = studs from floor to just below the ceiling attached to the wall
Blue = studs running between the above studs, spaced at cc 600mm
Red = Mostly for fun, but it's the area the garage door occupies when folded up
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With beams measuring 45x170 in class C 24, you can load 50 kg per sqm, which is usually a normal load for an attic floor. There's no point in using thinner wood.