Putting Shelving In Your Attic

Labelling the storage boxes and placing them on open shelves makes kids easily access toys and play inside the attic.

Putting shelving in your attic.

Put easy to erect store bought shelving or build a mix of shelving for storing grandma s old cookbooks and hanging space for out of season clothes. Between the extreme temperature fluctuations the potential for moths and the precarious piles of boxes the attic can be a tricky storage spot. Your holidays might just be a lot less merry this year if you ve been storing your decorations in the attic. Storage space in attics is usually limited to the small floored area.

Watch this video to find out more. As such adding a floor can cause the insulation to compress thus reducing the efficiency of the fiberglass. 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. The right place can be between two attic.

You need only two things 1 x 12 and 2 x 4 boards. Holiday decorations can be damaged by the extreme heat in attics says santoro delicate fabrics and items that are painted are particularly prone to damage when stored in the attic and plastic decorations like ornaments may melt or warp in the heat. Most attic space is pinched by the pitched roof but the gables feature a ton of vertical space that can be made into all configurations of shelving storage options. Turn your attic into a great playroom.

By adding shelves that are supported by 2 4 brackets attached to the rafters you can expand your useable attic storage space. It is very simple and easy to do it. Find space in the attic. Many delicate materials won t fare well in a location that s freezing cold in the winter and sweltering hot in the summer yet you want to maximize your attic storage.

Start choosing the best place for your shelves. If the attic has the potential to become a regular living space talk with a contractor about adding a fixed stairway. Arrange storage boxes with labels on open shelves for holding kids toys. If you want to use your attic on a regular basis or to store large items you may need to enlarge the access opening and install an access ladder or drop down stairs.

Access to attic storage. Lastly your home s energy efficiency almost always suffers when the attic is converted for storage.