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Garage plans with a storage loft
Storage over the cars, not a room to live in. The 30x30 uses attic trusses that carry a storage floor, with fixed stairs up to it.
- Plans
- 1
- Floor, sq ft
- 900
- Materials, about
- $18,600
- Preliminary checks
- All passed at 30 psf
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The garage with a storage loft plan.
Each one is a full starting plan: framed, checked for 30 psf of ground snow, 115 mph of wind and a 36 in frost line, and priced. Switch the view to see the frame or the dimensions.
Drawn by the designer from this plan30x30
30x30 two-car garage
Two 9 x 7 ft doors on the gable end, 10 ft walls and a storage attic on fixed stairs.
- Floor
- 900 sq ft
- Walls
- 10 ft
- Doors
- 9' x 7' overhead, 9' x 7' overhead, walk door
- Trusses
- 16 at 2', 30' span
- Slab
- 4 in, frost wall
36 of 36 automated checks passed · 4 external items remain. Local approval not checked. 1 item for your builder or engineer: seismic design category.
Materials at least $18,600, before tax and delivery
What it needs
What the storage loft is, and what it is not.
Attic trusses carry storage, not a bedroom. That scope decides the loads.
01Trusses
Attic trusses sized for storage.
The truss maker designs attic storage trusses from the loads on the sheet. With fixed stairs the bottom chord is designed for 30 psf (rule ROOF-05), and the truss drawings go to your building department before the trusses go up (rule ROOF-01). The 30x30 draws 16 at 2', 30' span, with fixed stairs up to the deck.
02Stairs
Fixed stairs, not a ladder.
A ladder is allowed for lighter storage, but the plan draws fixed stairs so the loft is easy to use. A loft you want to finish as a room needs its own design and permit; this plan does not draw one.
03Snow and wind
Every check runs at your loads.
These starting plans are drawn for 30 psf of ground snow, 115 mph of wind and a 36 in frost line. Change the snow, the wind or the frost line in the designer and the headers, the studs, the trusses and the footing follow. Above 70 psf of ground snow the roof needs an engineer, and the designer says so.
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The garage with a storage loft plan in numbers.
| Plan | Floor | Walls | Doors | Trusses | Materials, about | Labor if hired, broad reference | Build time | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30x3030x30 two-car garage | 900 sq ft | 10 ft | 9' x 7' overhead, 9' x 7' overhead, walk door | 16 at 2' | $18,600 | $18,000 to $45,000 | 135 to 195 h | Passed, 1 for your builder |
Each row is the starting plan as drawn, for 30 psf of ground snow, 115 mph of wind and a 36 in frost line. Materials are rounded: shelf prices plus the estimated trusses and concrete, before sales tax, delivery, labor and site work. Each plan page keeps the shelf prices, the estimate and the exact sum apart. Labor is the published range for hiring it out, a broad reference and not a quote; build time is total labor hours. Passed means the preliminary checks passed for those loads; local approval is not checked.
What they cost
What a garage with a loft costs.
Materials for the 30x30 at dated store prices. The attic trusses and the stairs are priced from the supplier lines in the list.
- Materials, about
- $18,600
- Per sq ft of floor
- $20.68
- Labor if hired
- $18,000 to $45,000
- Lines priced
- 40
Excluded: sales tax, delivery, permits, site work and excavation, engineering, electrical, door openers, paint and equipment rental
The garage cost guide breaks it down by group, and the garage cost calculator runs the same numbers for your own size.
Materials for each garage with a storage loft plan
- 30x30$18,600
Shelf prices from Lowe's, Home Depot and Summertown Metals, read Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026. Trusses and concrete estimated from published ranges.
Each total is the shelf-price lines plus the trusses and the concrete, estimated from published ranges and kept apart on each plan page.
Labor if hired, 30x30: $18,000 to $45,000. A broad reference from published price guides, not a quote or a forecast for your site.
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Questions about garage with a storage loft plans
Our 30x30 plan builds it into the roof: attic storage trusses from the truss maker, a deck laid over the bottom chords and fixed stairs. The designer checks the room under the trusses and the load they carry.
Our plans use 9 ft walls on the smaller garages and 10 ft walls on the 30x30, with doors 7' tall. A taller wall gives headroom for a storage attic and a lift, and the studs can run up to 10 ft without engineering (rule WALL-01).
An attic truss, designed and made by a truss maker for the storage load: 30 psf on the bottom chord with fixed stairs (rule ROOF-05). Its drawings go to your building department before it is set (rule ROOF-01). Our 30x30 plan draws them; the truss maker confirms them.
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