Garage Improvements

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Storage trusses for the absolute win. I have a winch up in mine and keep all the extra wheels/tires up there too.

[ExtraSlow]

Can you retrofit storage trusses? Asking for @killramos

[killramos]

Do storage trusses work like Narnia? Because that’s what I need.

[ExtraSlow]

I believe they do.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Many storage trusses are, in fact, allegories of The Bible. So yes - they are like Narnia.

[JfuckinC]

Put some LED lights in at my new rental. Need to clean up the wiring and add some more when I get the third bay organized lol… but big difference… hard to tell with the good low light camera though lol

[schurchill39]

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Storage trusses for the absolute win. I have a winch up in mine and keep all the extra wheels/tires up there too.

Highly recommend the winch. I spent 6 years hauling 2 sets of winters up and down via the ladder and each time it sucked.

[pheoxs]

For those doing storage trusses. Would you do all storage trusses? Or Switch the last ~6 feet or whatever to scissor trusses to make a opening to get up there?

[schurchill39]

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For those doing storage trusses. Would you do all storage trusses? Or Switch the last ~6 feet or whatever to scissor trusses to make a opening to get up there?

Storage truss the whole damn thing with your ladder about 1/4 of the way from the wall on one side so you have easy access to things you get often. On the other side I'd put a hatch right in the middle between two trusses right up next to the wall and put a winch for things like tires etc.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Mine is storage all the way across with two hatches, works fine for me as I don't grab stuff out of there often enough to need a dedicated access.

[firebane]

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Mine is storage all the way across with two hatches, works fine for me as I don't grab stuff out of there often enough to need a dedicated access.

Got any pics? I need to do something about my storage area and want to put a winch in.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Got any pics? I need to do something about my storage area and want to put a winch in.

After I took the pic I doubled up the vertical 2x4s to give the horizontal chords some extra support. Winch controller stays up in the attic, power to the winch is terminated to a small Anderson connector and I have a set of jumper cables with the same connector so I can run it off a battery. A 120V winch with wireless control would have been ideal but they're a lot more expensive than the $30 I paid for the basic 12V unit.

Don't have a full pic of the storage area, sorry.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Anyone put a central vac in their garage? Our house came with two separate systems and I’m thinking of repurposing the older one for the garage.

[pheoxs]

Dumb question but does storage trusses make it harder to insulate for a heated garage? I’m presuming I’d have to insulate the sides of the storage area as well as blow in insulation or how does that work?

[firebane]

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Dumb question but does storage trusses make it harder to insulate for a heated garage? I’m presuming I’d have to insulate the sides of the storage area as well as blow in insulation or how does that work?

Yes. Its a bit hard to see but these are the trusses in my shop and I am standing in the loft https://i.imgur.com/hOwzxfx.jpg

The space between the plywood for the roof and the bottom of the truss for the ceiling is a massive gap.

[schurchill39]

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Dumb question but does storage trusses make it harder to insulate for a heated garage? I’m presuming I’d have to insulate the sides of the storage area as well as blow in insulation or how does that work?

Its no harder to insulate as you essentially treat the storage area like un-insulated area (unless you do like firebane where you have storage truss plus scissor truss) and you insulate your ceiling like you normally wood. Your plywood floor sandwiches the insulation between it.

If you have a set up with combined truss you will need to insulate the walls and roof of the storage area.

[nismodrifter]

Looking at boxing day sales. Was hoping for some deals but seems there is little when it comes to garage stuff.

Freaking storage racks have gone up over $100 in price due to le virus nouveau corona 2019.

RIP

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hus...1278?rrec=true

[TomcoPDR]

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Looking at boxing day sales. Was hoping for some deals but seems there is little when it comes to garage stuff.

Freaking storage racks have gone up over $100 in price due to le virus nouveau corona 2019.

RIP

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hus...1278?rrec=true

I remember when these first hit the HD market around 2011 ish it was only $149 (brand was Edsal) and featured as HD’s “speical buy”. And I thought omg, how are these not popular

Dude if only you lived here. Few months ago I just gave away 2 racks cause I sold a warehouse and downsized for a bit. Added some rated casters too.

Anyway, just go buy them you baller. HELOC that shit

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Looking at boxing day sales. Was hoping for some deals but seems there is little when it comes to garage stuff.

Freaking storage racks have gone up over $100 in price due to le virus nouveau corona 2019.

RIP

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hus...1278?rrec=true

Yeah, I was thinking about buying a Lift King hoist. They're a full $1k more since only 8 months ago!
B-A-N-A-N-A-S

[88CRX]

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Looking at boxing day sales. Was hoping for some deals but seems there is little when it comes to garage stuff.

Freaking storage racks have gone up over $100 in price due to le virus nouveau corona 2019.

RIP

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hus...1278?rrec=true

Yea the New Age cabinets are nearly doubled in price. That’s what I get for dragging ass getting my garage done.