creating more storage

deere755 · Nov 13, 2005

I need to make more storage in my pole barn. I am thinking about adding a loft and some shelving that i can store some smaller implements under like the the ones for my CUT. Anyone have some ideas or pictures of ideas that you may have added to your pole barns.

spanky8N · Nov 14, 2005

I don't have any pictures but I bought "gorilla rack" shelving from menards and connected them together along a 40' wall. It is amazing how much "stuff" they will hold. It helped clean up my garage quite well.
Dan

TC18guy · Nov 15, 2005

I built a 4' wide loft about 4' high across the back of my barn (about 24' long). My walls are 10' high. On one side I added an extra shelf where I store the implements for my Garden tractor (snow blower, roto-tiller, mower deck, dozer blade) I use the FEL to lift them up there. The rest of the loft I put up some commercial shelving for chemicals, extra seed/fertilizer, etc. Underneath the I store the kids' toys, patio furniture, etc.

I used treated 4x4's for the legs and framed with 2x4's and 3/4" OSB for the floor. It works well for me, but I'd like to see some other options also.

Louisiana_John · Nov 15, 2005

I am going to try to post some pics. What I did is build a bridge crane that spans my 40" shop and rolls the 50' length. I have a 14'x18' workshop in one corner that is decked for storage. I have a 1-ton chain hoist that I use for lifting. It makes tough jobs easy.
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JudgeRoy · Nov 16, 2005

Deere -

In the inside portion of my pole barn, I bolted 2x6s along the inside of the poles, and then used rafter hangers on those to put up 2x6 rafters on 16" centers. Then I floored it with plywood. It gave me a 12 x 12 loft inside a 12 x 24 covered barn and is sturdy as I need it -although I don't have a LOT of weight up there, it holds boxes of stuff, christmas decorations, coolers, camping boxes etc. with no problems. As a bonus, I put 4 foot plywood sections as a ceiling on the bottom of the 2x6x on either side to make cubby holes between the rafters, and use it to store my scrap wood and PVC scraps.

deere755 · Nov 17, 2005

I really appreciate all the ideas. I just did't build it big enough and I have bought more things since I built it. I guess you can never build them big enough. To make matters worse we need to tear down an old shed that is beyond repair and it is full of stuff.