Diy Attic Truss Shelves

Attic clothes and shoes storage.

Diy attic truss shelves.

There are lots of ways to add shelving and it all depends on the amount of space you have to work with and the pitch and angle of your rafters and roof. Attic spaces are amazing for creating a walk in closet and you will easily accommodate all your things there. Add a rod instead. If you are lucky enough to have plenty of standing room you can simply bring up or build stand alone shelving.

Install remaining base 2x4s install. Then i screwed the outer shelf support. They will be your shelves front supports. 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.

Click on a temporary dimension that shows how far the truss is from either end wall and type the distance that the first attic truss should be from the wall. First you need two 2 x 4 boards with a length equal with the distance between the attic floor and 2 above the rafters. These will support your shelves. After that mark on the vertical boards the distance you ve planned out between the shelves.

Cut the perpendicular boards to form the sides of the storage units. Two sets of pocket. Order built in under the eaves compartments and drawers for clothes and shoes. Easy diy storage shelves for attic or garage.

Make sure temporary dimensionsare toggled on click the select objectsbutton then click on the attic truss to select it. These marks are to the tops of the supports. If you ve got a slanted ceiling or roof line shelves can be tough. Make wall mounted boxes and shelves to fit under the roof.

Like many people the attic is a neglected area when it comes to organization. Cut 1x1 pieces to fit across two for each shelf on the unit and screw them into place using the marks you made. Prepare shelf uprights the shelf uprights are cut from 2x4 s so that they are 15 1 2 long. February 19 2018 by christina 7 comments.

Screw the supports to the legs. The phrase out of sight out of mind is often used when discussing the level of organization in this area. Then measure each of the legs and mark as shown above. I first screwed the back support boards for each shelf into the studs.

Make sure you shelves are 11 1 2 wide first and cut the supports to match for example you buy 12 wide shelving then you would cut the supports at 12 long. Start by attaching the back base board.