Once you have the basic framing around the exterior of the loft's layout, you should add more 2-by-4 or 2-by-6 boards in the middle of the span, creating extra support as cross members. You can ...

Jean Chandler, 35, is so in love with her 1967 Ford Falcon Club Wagon that she moved into a garage and built a wooden loft around it — so they could live together. “It’s like my little puppy.

A loft is basically just a raised deck built inside your garage instead of in your backyard. Let’s get started. Attach a 2-by-8-inch ledger board to the back wall.