Rolling Doors To Close Open Garage Shelves

For the bottom doors i marked where i wanted the top edge of the door to rest.

Rolling doors to close open garage shelves.

It just takes a little discipline and most importantly the right shelves. Customizing the garage storage system. Hollow core doors are stiff and inexpensive so they make great shelves for projects like this one. Then i located the studs in the wall using my trusty stud finder and used green painters tape preserve their locations.

Find the studs along the wall of your garage above the garage door and mark them with blue painter s tape. Thanks to our sponsor wo. To start the sliding storage shelves i first cleared out and cleaned the designated area for the garage shelves. This took several times rolling the garage door up and down to be very very sure it would open and close without hitting the shelves.

To keep the doors close tightly i added some magnetic catches. The garage shelving unit was going to be bolted to the studs to make it stable. Keeping a garage organized is easier than it seems. Plus we have a hunch it will suit your needs perfectly.

Then i used shims to raise the door to that mark. Once you have a precise measurement add another inch gap for the garage door just in case. However i found that these can be done mostly just by eye balling it. We supported our shelves with adjustable metal shelf standards and.

You can t cut a hollow core door to a different width but you can cut it to any length you like and plug the hollow end. We used inexpensive 18 in wide bifold closet doors.