Attic Truss Shelves

After sheri shared this amazing photo of her ipex bookshelf.

Attic truss shelves.

I got super inspired to draw up plans for something very similar but easier to build and hammertime built the truss shelves and shared on our community. This is especially handy for puffy winter jackets that seem to take up half of the coat closet. Here s one you can build yourself. Residential room in attic trusses are an inexpensive way to add extra living or storage space to your home or garage while also increasing the value of your property.

Add a rod instead. Attic storage still needs to be organized though. And here is a money saving idea. If you ve got a slanted ceiling or roof line shelves can be tough.

How about purchasing standard mdf shelving in 4 lengths for the shelves. Atticmaxx provides the additional storage you need to help organize your life. I was browsing online for something unrelated for my attic when i came across this atticmaxx shelving system it s a pretty ingenious system for attics that can t have wide shelves because they either use engineered roof trusses or include purlin bracing in the framing which can get in the way of regular shelves. The pre assembled shelves install in minutes to provide easy access to stored items without stacking and unstacking teetering towers of storage totes.

Room in attic trusses are professionally designed with state of the art computer programs. Make sure you set aside quite a bit of time though. Free woodworking plans to build 2 tier attic shelving system. The lumber components are.

So i cleared all the boxes and did lots of measuring. Room size will vary depending on the overall size and slope also referred to as pitch of the trusses. Attic storage can free up space in other areas of your house leaving closets and garages free of clutter. The loft ledge comes as a complete loft shelving kit with 2 brackets a chipboard shelf and four screws.

I followed this tutorial by ana white which is an easy and cost effective way to make basic wood shelving for an attic basement or garage. The atticmaxx shelving system maximizes empty often wasted space between attic trusses. This diy guide will show you how to do just that. Building a garage storage wall you ve seen those versatile wall hanging systems in stores.

Super simple shelves and plastic bins make an easy economical system. Building shelving is not a quick job. I first screwed the back support. It is designed with enough in built flexibility to fit all standard modern roof truss constructions.

Since i had the exposed studs to work with that made it easy to use as the legs of the shelves on that side. The loft ledge creates a useful shelf in the normally unused space between trusses above the insulation.