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Well, I think I likely know the answer to this... but I'm gonna ask anyway...
I built my shed with 10' high walls... it was only after I had accumulated most of the framing lumber (and all of the siding) and built one of the walls that I realized just how tall a 10' wall was.
I had thought about shortening it, but then I would have had to throw away a bunch of siding (they were cut 10'6") and didn't want to do that. So now that I have it all closed in, I started thinking of putting a sort of loft in it for storage of things that I don't often need (headlight assemblies, interior panels, misc other stock truck parts, misc stuff from the house that I don't have room for in the house, etc).
Now, if I do the loft, I'll be using 10' long boards, they'll go about 2" past the inside edge of the stud on each side and I'll put a board from the underside to the floor on each end. So the span will be just under 10'. I'm also going to be putting them on 16" centers since that's what my studs are. My question is would a 2x4 be adequate, or should I be getting 2x6? I know 2x6 would be the better choice, but they're also a bit more expensive... I'll prolly be using 1/2" osb for the floor of the loft but might use 1/2 ply.
I built my shed with 10' high walls... it was only after I had accumulated most of the framing lumber (and all of the siding) and built one of the walls that I realized just how tall a 10' wall was.

Now, if I do the loft, I'll be using 10' long boards, they'll go about 2" past the inside edge of the stud on each side and I'll put a board from the underside to the floor on each end. So the span will be just under 10'. I'm also going to be putting them on 16" centers since that's what my studs are. My question is would a 2x4 be adequate, or should I be getting 2x6? I know 2x6 would be the better choice, but they're also a bit more expensive... I'll prolly be using 1/2" osb for the floor of the loft but might use 1/2 ply.