87
Are you looking for sketchy overhead storage you can roll up? Look no further (and don't stand under them)! (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/diy@slrpnk.net
21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Made from a garage door cable drum, garage door cable, brearing pillow blocks, 1" 0.120 wall tube, 9/16 shafting, and an amazon special awning roller. Its not sketchy at all, nope. Seriously though, don't stand under it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

Can you elaborate on "weight loads on ceilings" ?

This post has kind of inspired me to follow up on my plan to make a storage area in the roof cavity over my garage.

Do you mean non-trafficable ceilings? My house is designed with timber ceiling joists around 450mm apart suspended from the A-frame roof.

I asked about it on some DIY sub a while back and the consensus was that it's fine for some boxes of junk.

Obviously I share your and OPs concerns about overhead loads. I'm trying to figure out how comfortable I am with this.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    Nothing precise. I have tons of DIY nonsense in my garage, but when it came time to suspend storage from the ceiling, the consequences of it's failing would mean significant damage to the ceiling, the contents, my car, and possibly the garage door. As long as you use sufficiently strong hardware and follow solid practices for how to mount things, it should be fine. Just not something I was wanting to do.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Fair enough. I'd be very concerned about mounting anything on the underside of the ceiling, because all the weight is pulling directly along the shaft of whatever fixing you use.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent