What's on your walls? Neat storage ideas!

[Bob Heine]

What kind of bumper is that in the attic?

It's a 2004 PT Cruiser Turbo front bumper cover. I put Eibach springs on the car and that lowers the car just enough to catch the front spoiler on parking curb stops. Wife tore the original up and the first replacement cover is pop riveted together. I like having the spare ready to paint and install. Before you suggest I teach my wife something, we just celebrated 50 years together and the bumper thing is pretty trivial to me.

I designed a steel frame to solve the problem but need time to weld it up.

 

[R1chy]

...Before you suggest I teach my wife something, we just celebrated 50 years together and the bumper thing is pretty trivial to me...

Love it, yet another example of how wisdom comes with age.

 

[twopints]

Here is my chicken scratch drawing. Looks like 80*

Good one, Thanks

 

[Scottishross]

Great ideas

 

[BD1]

Mine is similar to gahrajmahal. It's 1/4 x3 flat stock with 3/4 black pipe. The back side of the flat stock has two plates that fit over the 2x4 and is through bolted to it. This worked out because I wanted to utilize the space. This design leaves all kinds of stuff to be stored on it.

 

[dittle fart around]

I saw some of those containers on your site that looked like they had clear plastic covers. I did not see any information for the price of the clear covered containers though?

I really like those bins for organization, but they collect EVERYTHING in them. I would think the covers would be an awesome solution.

They make clear plastic fronts so you can load the bins all the way to the top. When you stack the bins the upper bin covers the top to keep dust and dirt out of the lower bin

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[Dan in Pasadena]

I know I've posted these on other threads but to keep similar ideas together I'll post them here.

I'd like to take credit but mostly I found these scattered in other threads, then stole them for my garage!

 

[rwreuter]

Love it!!!

 

[road]

These ideas are great, Im re-doing my rental town house 10'x20' garage, as we just did the kitchen so I snagged the best of the old upper and lower cabinets, made a good size hobby work bench. Next is a pair of 4 tube t8 boxes for better lighting. I never did take a pic of what was there as a bench, this is a much more workable space now. sorry if the pics suk but cell is all I had for a camera.

 

[machine_punk]

I don't particularly care for pegboard, but I wanted reconfigurable storage on my walls. While I like to have reconfigurable storage, I also enjoy making custom items. I prefer to have my tools in view and ready to grab, instead of tucked away into drawers. Since there isn't anything out there commercially which meets that need (NOT pegboard, custom, reconfigurable), I decided to make my own.

I started with a large frame, made of 1.5"x1.5"x3/8" aluminum angle, which I got at the scrap yard, for scrap prices ($1.50/pound). I riveted that frame together with solid rivets (because solid rivets are 'what I do')...
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Then I added some 'rack rails' to that rack, which are the same 'pre-tapped for 10-32' rail which is commonly used in the railroad, computer, and and music industries for holding equipment which may need to change position some day. You usually see it in 'deeper' racks. I have it in a very shallow rack. I call this rack the 'Reconfigurable Tool Rack...'
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Then I mounted that frame on the wall with strut...
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Then I built some Custom Tool Boards for the RTR. So far, I've only had time to make a couple of Custom Tool Boards. One of them is a commercial power strip mounted behind an aluminum faceplate. The other holds the rivet sets for my pneumatic rivet squeezers...
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While the RTR looks pretty lonely right now, I plan to fill that up with new CTB's, including boards to hold my commonly-used hand tools, pneumatic tools, and tooling, along with a couple of brackets to hold my dental lights above the bench...
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M_P

 

[nkachur]

I don't particularly care for pegboard, but I wanted reconfigurable storage on my walls. While I like to have reconfigurable storage, I also enjoy making custom items. I prefer to have my tools in view and ready to grab, instead of tucked away into drawers. Since there isn't anything out there commercially which meets that need (NOT pegboard, custom, reconfigurable), I decided to make my own.

I started with a large frame, made of 1.5"x1.5"x3/8" aluminum angle, which I got at the scrap yard, for scrap prices ($1.50/pound). I riveted that frame together with solid rivets (because solid rivets are 'what I do')...

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Then I added some 'rack rails' to that rack, which are the same 'pre-tapped for 10-32' rail which is commonly used in the railroad, computer, and and music industries for holding equipment which may need to change position some day. You usually see it in 'deeper' racks. I have it in a very shallow rack. I call this rack the 'Reconfigurable Tool Rack...'

Then I mounted that frame on the wall with strut...

Then I built some Custom Tool Boards for the RTR. So far, I've only had time to make a couple of Custom Tool Boards. One of them is a commercial power strip mounted behind an aluminum faceplate. The other holds the rivet sets for my pneumatic rivet squeezers...

While the RTR looks pretty lonely right now, I plan to fill that up with new CTB's, including boards to hold my commonly-used hand tools, pneumatic tools, and tooling, along with a couple of brackets to hold my dental lights above the bench...

M_P

That is way cool. I love the Solid Rivets... yet another skill for me to learn at some point.

 

[StumpXJ]

That really does look great. Wondering how thick is the plexiglass door?

A little late to the game, but its 1/4" thick. Works great, and I have really enjoyed using this set-up.

 

[dittle fart around]

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Always had vendors in our shop that would fill these drawers with specialty fasteners and small parts. I know it's always better to find storage stuff for free but these are that bad at retail. About 20 bucks.

 

[vincer77]

OK, this may be a dumb question, but I don't have an ideal answer. I've seen versions of this setup, and I love it, but, there is the age-old question of how do you deal with dust and debris collecting in a funnel before using it again? This setup solves the drippy oil issue, but not the "**** in the funnel for the next use" issue. Sure, you can mess around with cleaning it with a rag, but that is far from ideal. I was thinking a sealed lid for the whole thing, eliminating most of the issue, but I've not seen a setup like that. What am I not fully understanding here?

Sounds like you came up with your own answer. I usually just stuff a rag in the funnel. Another solution are those food wrap covers that look like shower caps.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0053HDD6S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Iroc-Z]

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Always had vendors in our shop that would fill these drawers with specialty fasteners and small parts. I know it's always better to find storage stuff for free but these are that bad at retail. About 20 bucks.

Where can you get those for 20 bucks?

 

[johno]

Where can you get those for 20 bucks?

http://www.shopstoragecabinets.com/

 

[Steevo]

I built a shallow wall cabinet to hold my gas welding handles, tips, strikers, etc. They had been banging around in a plastic bin for years, and I decided to take better care of them in the new shop.


Of course, since I was hanging them up, I had to clean them all up first

I bought the 23.5" x 32" plastic pegboard here:
http://wallpeg.auto.officelive.com/Pegboard.aspx

And built the box just big enough for it to fit into.

I am going to put a door on the cabinet as soon as I find the right material to make it from.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Now that is NIICE. Organized, easy to see when something is missing. Well done.

I'm getting ready to utilize about 30 ruinning feet of pegboard I already have in what used to be a storage area and now will be my main shop. I'm collecting pegboard organization photos. I'm shooting for nicely organized, pleasing to look at awithout being too damned busy - like many seem to be. This photo is going in the collection for sure, thanks.

 

[HiccaBurp]

Not on a wall.. but keeps if off the wall The dreaded "turtle top" It's too expensive to keep under the deck. The shed is already full of gardening and other outdoor equipment. I decided to raise it up off the floor. I had some tubing left over from an IKEA loft bed that lost pieces over the years. I used some caster brackets to attach the tubing to the wall so it would swing down for easy one person access. Works great! I need to make a dedicated strap with clips for easy on/off.

 

[HiccaBurp]

Needed a place to keep my 12' & 8' ladders. The space above the garage door is perfect.. I also need to make some dedicated straps with carabiners here as well, not that that the ratchet straps don't do a good job tho..

 

[HiccaBurp]

One of the hardest things I need space was for all the long materials and what nots. I used some scrap plywood and 2x4's to make these storage racks. It's all glued and screwed together. It has been loaded up for over a year now. The one thing I'm going to do sooner then later is add some threaded rod across the front and back to add a safety net just incase one of the 2bys break. But let me tell you.. those 8" above my garage door helped me out tremendously. I've got one on each side of the garage opener on my 2car side. The one car side of my garage has the ladders over the doors.

 

[HiccaBurp]

I built the tire rack 2 winters ago. It was designed to hold 2 sets of tires. Since I only have one set for now, I put a piece of plywood over half and use it for storing misc. Since I had LOTS of boxes of misc hardware, what better way to utilize the 5-6" concrete step in the garage. As with everything else I just posted, it was all made from scrap materials I had laying around.

 

[5lima30]

Here are a few of mine: Wall mounted buzz box, air compressor, misc. hand tools, and a cardboard hanging box. Also some socket organizers that you may have seen previously.

How did you wall mount your welder? Mine weighs about 120 lbs. I didn't see your compressor mount?

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Needed a place to keep my 12' & 8' ladders. The space above the garage door is perfect.. I also need to make some dedicated straps with carabiners here as well, not that that the ratchet straps don't do a good job tho..

I'm stealing this one, thanks. My garage peak is above the door so I already intended to add one or two 2x & plywood shelves up there for storage bins.

I should be able to add these ladder "leg holders" below and duplicate this good idea. Thanks again.

 

[Nowater]

Ok, I missed it-how do you reach the ladder to get it down?

 

[kyles974]

hiccaburp, love the "wood rack"!!

....out of the way

 

[johno]

ok, i missed it-how do you reach the ladder to get it down?

i'm betting the 6' step ladder.

 

[kyles974]

i'm betting the 6' step ladder.

 

[HiccaBurp]

i'm betting the 6' step ladder.

Actually a 2' step ladder is all I need in my garage. It's less then 9' ceiling height, plus I'm 6'2" with long arms. The two footer is always nearby and ready for reaching ladders, materials from wood rack, or tools from top shelf. I only need the 6' for getting into the garage attic.

Thanks for the positive comments guys! It might not be the prettiest, but with 4 kids to raise, the budget gets tight!! I plan on taking the various pieces I made and paint them "one day" I wouldn't hold my breath for that thread tho.. LOL

 

[HiccaBurp]

hiccaburp, love the "wood rack"!!

....out of the way

Thanks It works surprisingly well, and holds more then I intended!!

 

[SPDMETL]

I'd say a bottle falling over and busting the cap off and leaking applies to general use....

At the very least, the noise will scare the **** outta you!

 

[coolreed]

What incredible ideas. Thanks everyone.

 

[Journaler]

Just spent all afternoon reading through this thread. Wow, what a bunch of really good ideas!

 

[Wingnut65]

Like HiccaBurp, I too took advantage of my ceiling to store my 14' extension ladder. I started with a set-up just like he has with a shelf over the garage door, but used a metal hook attached to a 6x6 shelf angle to the ceiling to grab the top rung. I can't find any photos of that set-up before I found this on someone's build.

Here is he updated ladder rack...

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Jeff, What's THIS part originally for?
I know as soon as I put my ladders up there (and I'm going to, no matter) my wife will say she can't reach them, etc (like she EVER does!).

My thought was to find something like you posted IF that dowel rolls so I could pull the ladder down without it dropping and denting my new segmental door.

 

[HiccaBurp]

Jeff, What's THIS part originally for?
I know as soon as I put my ladders up there (and I'm going to, no matter) my wife will say she can't reach them, etc (like she EVER does!).

My thought was to find something like you posted IF that dowel rolls so I could pull the ladder down without it dropping and denting my new segmental door.

Not sure what it is, but the "roll the ladder down" part would be pretty hard to do. You would have a very long garage in order to roll it out. Plus, if the dowel is pretty close to the ceiling, it won't give you enough angle to pull it out. You'd have to pull 90%+ of the ladder before you can start dropping it.

The better solution is something similar to my setup. Wheres the one end of the ladder is securely held by a bracket/shelf(look at my pics) and the other side would have some sort of pulley to drop it down? If you look at my pic, you'll see just a ratchet strap holding it up. Imagine having one end tied, the other end going thru the other loop, then going to a pulley by the corner and finally coming down and secured somewhere easily accessible. When your ready to use the ladder, you release the rope and gently drop the one side down. Once it's on the ground, just grab it and pull it out from bracket and viola. I'll eventually get to doing it that way in my garage.. but it's somewhere on the bottom of my list.

 

[Wingnut65]

Jeff, What's THIS part originally for?
I know as soon as I put my ladders up there (and I'm going to, no matter) my wife will say she can't reach them, etc (like she EVER does!).

My thought was to find something like you posted IF that dowel rolls so I could pull the ladder down without it dropping and denting my new segmental door.

Dan, this was designed specifically for the ladder to roll on. The black is actually PVC pipe over a 1/2" threaded rod with nuts on each side of the wood. HiccaBurp is correct about needing space above the bar to get the ladder in. The picture below is a better view of the rack, but also shows it mounted directly to the ceiling. But I could not get the ladder in easily. I added the 1" black spacer seen above to give it just enough clearance. 10-12" from the ceiling would have been ideal to start with.


If I had seen HiccaBurp's rack, I probably would have replaced my old and bent shelf angles over the door with the nice box he has. But since I saw something similar to this in someone else's build, I decided to make one for my shop.

Another point is that my 14' extension ladder is much lighter than tall step ladders and is easier to handle over my head. If I had a 12' step ladder, HiccaBurp's solution should be the only one to consider. It would be too difficult to insert it in mine.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys. I don't have a ceiling in my garage so getting an "angle" to lower the ladder won't be an issue. I also don't have an extension ladder but I do have an 8' step, a 6' step and one of those articulating ladders that folds up to be about 4-5' tall but thick.

My plan to "roll" the ladder was to get it down while the garage door is up. It'll be easy enough to get down when the door is down I suppose.

I DO plan on using a sort of "shelf" on the front wall (deeper than showin in this thread)of the garage and I had thought of just mounting a deep hook on the ceiling joist to mate with a metal hoop (think real big chrome key ring) so I could lift the ladder and hold it with the hook. The issue in California is seismic safety. I don't want it to ever drop on me, my grandkids or my dogs! I suppose will work though it won't look as good as this part does...whatever it is.

 

[bad_idea]

Finally finished up this wall rack to store 2x4's, 2x2's, etc and angle iron, channel, square tube, etc. (what is this type of stock called? like sheet goods/ plate but for long skinny stuff?) I know this section of wall is very busy, but I have a 14x20 garage and too many hobbies. I also park my car in the garage when not working on something. Space is a premium! The cart below the rack is already in this thread, I forget on what page. And so is the shelf above the rack. I plan on moving the step stool and creeper over a bit to give more access to material. I'm not quite done, but ran out of steam for the night. The basic idea for the rack was borrowed from a user on this site (I don't recall who) and built with materials I had on hand.

btw.... I used a level when mounting the rack sections to the wall. The floor is VERY sloped, making the rack look crooked compared to the cart. It is something close to 6" of slope across the 20' depth of the garage.

 

[bad_idea]

How did you make that ladder rack Wingnut? That appears to be a factory made 'U' out of plastic.