Ideas or product for hanging extention ladder from ceiling

[TONE]

Folks..........

Ive been hunting and searching for a product to hang my extention ladder from my garage ceiling.

I'd like it to lay flat up against it, not just hangin from j-hooks. I need it flat against the ceiling or as close to it as I can get.

I dont want it on the walls.

Anyone know of anything?

thanks

[1320stang]

How about 4 j-hooks? space 'em to get the rungs, face them all the same way.

[babzog]

In my uninsulated shop, I just slip it up between the trusses and block it. If I were to hang it in a finished space, I'd make a couple of brackets, one fixed, the other not. The fixed one would be a basic box, screwed to the ceiling, where I'd slip one end of the ladder. The non-fixed one would receive the ladder (pushed up into it) and then a dowel or some such slipped through a couple of holes (completing the "box") would secure it.

[D.J.]

Two pulley.s with rope to secure it up flat and tight against the ceiling and a couple pul lys on the wall (where ceiling and wall meet)and a couple cleats on the wall to secure the excess rope
D.J.

[onewaydave]

Fab up a cup for one end and mount at the spot you want the ladder to start, mount a pulley at the other end. Slip the ladder into the cup, attach a hook to one end of the pulley rope and pull up tight to the ceiling.

Pulley and rope about 3 bucks, wooden cup from shop scrap.

Dave.

[bluesman2a]

IDASHO did it...

Do this:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...7&postcount=16

Could do the same thing, with hooks instead of the frame. Or not, your call.

[rieferman]

Our whole neighborhood (literally 6 guys all copied the same idea) does what larry mentions above (4 j-hooks spaced properly and facing the same direction). Works perfectly, costs almost nothing, and took about 10 minutes to put together.

[348guy]

Originally Posted by TONE

Folks..........

Ive been hunting and searching for a product to hang my extention ladder from my garage ceiling.

I'd like it to lay flat up against it, not just hangin from j-hooks. I need it flat against the ceiling or as close to it as I can get.
thanks

What I did was build a small shelf that mounts to the wall above the garage door. This shelf holds the bottom of the legs. Then I put a J-hook in the ceiling that I hook the other end of the ladder to. This makes it very easy to store and retrieve. I'll try to remember to take a picture or 2 and post when I get home. This makes VERY good use of the space between the low ceiling and the opened garage doors.

[lawfarm]

I did the J hooks plus 2 pulleys setup.

On one wall, I have the J hooks.

Then, in the middle of the ceiling, I have a pulley securely attached to a joist. On the wall opposite the J hooks, I have a second pulley. Below the second pulley, I have a hook to secure the rope to.

I carry the ladder in and set one end on the wall-mounted J hooks. I hook the rope to the ladder, and pull the end attached to the second pulley. It pulls the ladder up to the ceiling...then I tie off the rope on the wall-mounted hook. Ladder gets stored flat against the ceiling. The ceiling is 10' tall, so I can't just reach up and hook it...hence the pulleys. Rope remains tight against ceiling and wall, and out of the way. It works quite well as a system.

Just because I'm a bit AR, I also tie a safety rope from another eye bolt to the ladder, once I have it up, in case a pulley or hook fails.

[kbs2244]

You will never get it dead flat against the celing.
There has to be some rom for play.

But 388guy is pretty close to the way I did it.
You make the shelf about a foot deep so you can push the feet in then pull the ladder out enough to set in the hooks.
If it is a normal 2 part ladder it will clear a normal garage door just fine.

You do need to yse a step ladder to do it this way,
so you need some floor space to store it.

[Auzivision]

It depends on if you are looking for something cheap and functional or eloquent and functional. A couple of these would get you within about 6 inches:

http://www.prohoists.com/1_Bike_Gara..._bicycle_hoist

They could probably be modified for less and a remarkably easy to install and use. You could easily lengthen the distance between pulleys for better balance. Plus I see them for $7.49 at Harbor Freight all the time.

Two of these are strong enough to hold my 8Ft truck shell (at least momentarily). I use them to balance the load, but leave most of the weight on the electric hoist when storing.

[travisd]

At my old townhouse garage, I made a little "shelf" wide enough to support the base of a 12' or so wooden ladder, and used a chain and hook on the other end to support it form the conveniently located garage door opener mount.

[lawfarm]

Originally Posted by kbs2244

You will never get it dead flat against the celing.
There has to be some rom for play.

But 388guy is pretty close to the way I did it.
You make the shelf about a foot deep so you can push the feet in then pull the ladder out enough to set in the hooks.
If it is a normal 2 part ladder it will clear a normal garage door just fine.

You do need to yse a step ladder to do it this way,
so you need some floor space to store it.

With the rope/pulley system described above: 1) I don't need a step ladder to store my extension ladder; and, 2) the extension ladder is within 3/4" of the ceiling at both ends.

[348guy]

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[TONE]

Hmmmmm, thanks guys.

great idea.

i think what 348 did is similair to what i need.

thanks again!

[ProGun3400]

I was looking for the same for to hang my extension ladder. The last trip to Menards (Hodgkins,Il.) I noticed a set of these brackets. It was a bracket that would allow the ladder to be held up flat against the ceiling. I'll be making a trip there either tomorrow or Saturday. I'll get the skew number when I'm there.

[7echo]

Look at the Jet Rack. Guys use them in work vans, but they will mount on most any ceiling. Check out this vid...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVepAHWSNG8

[nyjets53]

harken hoist

[NUTTSGT]

Some good ideas in here. I have mine standing up in my garage in the corner. I guess I never thought about hanging them from the ceiling.

[Great white]

Originally Posted by 348guy

Here's what I did.
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Heck, I'd need a ladder to get the ladder down....