Swing Down Plywood Storage?

[Derek Arita]

I need to store plywood in a one car garage. The space is so full that the only open space in overhead. It's a typical third car garage with about 2 feet of open space over the garage door, when the door is open. I thought, if I could only build a hinged frame, that i could put plywood on, then swing it up to store. The hinge would be at the header, above the door.
Can this be done? Has anyone done it?

[Myk Rian]

It could be done, but will be heavy as all get out.

[johnny means]

I store lumber in an overhead loft. One of my friends stores plywood overhead. Personally, I would not want to store anytnig on a hinged platform. A few sheets of ply can easily weigh a couple of hundred pounds. With a little thought you could eadily minimize the risk of an accident, but your exposure would still be catasrophic. I say build a loft and figure out a way of lifting sheet goods onto it.