Ceiling Mounted Ladder Holder???

[TOYSTRY]

I have no vertical space on my garage walls to hang my Little Giant Alta One Type 1 Model 22-foot Ladder except a few spots on the ceiling with enough length/width for it to fit. Since I rarely use it, it makes the most sense to mount it from the ceiling but need some ideas as google searches yielded little to no useable ideas.

Post up some pics or links if you know of any options.

 

[killahog]

I have been thinking about doing the same thing I will be lurking your thread.

 

[TOYSTRY]

http://www.racorstoragesolutions.com/p/detail/ldl-1b

This is the only thing I've found that would work and is reasonably priced. My ladder barely fits but in one spot on the ceiling......I need a bigger garage dog nabbit.

 

[cajunrebel`]

Toystry posted what I was thinking for a solution. Well kinda. I wasn't thinking so fancy. I have a couple Gabriel hoists for skinning deer and hogs. Was thinking of using that and a simple large screw in type hook on the other end. Just tie the loose end of the rope off by my work bench.

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[tjdux]

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[steveo1o9]

I used these pulleys to hang my bikes from the ceiling. While cheap they certainly should be strong enough to hold a ladder, just upgrade the hardware. I screwed the mounts to a 2x4 and then screwed the board to the rafters.

https://www.amazon.com/RAD-Cycle-Products-Bike-Hoist/dp/B003TFOPJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487601699&sr=8-1&keywords=bike+pulley+system+for+garage

 

[tjdux]

I used these pulleys to hang my bikes from the ceiling. While cheap they certainly should be strong enough to hold a ladder, just upgrade the hardware. I screwed the mounts to a 2x4 and then screwed the board to the rafters.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TFOPJA/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Depends on how heavy the ladder is. 30ft fiberglass extension ladder is much, much heavier than a bike, probably more like 6 or 7 bikes lol.

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[steveo1o9]

Depends on how heavy the ladder is. 30ft fiberglass extension ladder is much, much heavier than a bike, probably more like 6 or 7 bikes lol.

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Haha I completely understand that, I was just throwing out an idea/concept and that the kits can be had cheap. How about a Kayak hoist rated up to 125lb? https://www.amazon.com/RAD-Kayak-Hoist-Storage-Capacity/dp/B001EUL2DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487602290&sr=8-1&keywords=kayak+pulley+storage+system

Heck the bike lift is "rated" to 100 lbs, it all depends on how it is mounted. But it is all cheap Chinese made **** so buyer beware.

 

[tjdux]

Actually i think the OP ladder is a compact aluminum one that most likey is under the 100 pounds that bike lift is rated. That price for the bike lift on amazon is pretty decent for a pully system and certainly worth considering

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[garage rookie]

What I did with my 24ft extension ladder is two cheap ladder hooks on the ceiling on one end. On the other end I put a pulley on the signal and another next to the wall directly across from the first one. I ran a cable thru the pulleys from the ladder down to a boat winch mounted in the wall. Crank it down and back up when done. On the end of the cable at the ladder I put a hook.

 

[tjdux]

Shipping weight on amazon for tbat ladder is 47 pounds. So actuall ladder probably a little less. I have a different brand version of that ladder that only weighs about 35 or 40 pounds but his may be bigger.

All the multi use ladders are advertised different i think. Mine is advertised as a 22ft ladder but it's only 17 total feet and they expect you could reach an additional 5 feet while on it as comepared to litterally being 22 feet end to end.

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[Billy Jack]

I bought 4 hooks like these at my local hardware store:

After some careful measuring, I screwed them into the ceiling joists of my garage. You just have to find ones that have a big enough throat to fit the ladder. My ladder is a 29 ft Werner. I push it up against the ceiling and just slide it onto the hooks. It's worked fine for 25 years, except for the fact that the ladder seems to have grown heavier as I get older.

Bill

 

[PCMusicGuy]

The bicycle lift is probably the easiest up/down solution you will get. I have that exact same ladder and would not worry about the weight.

 

[rburke65]

With an aluminium ladder it shouldn't be a problem

 

[tarmy]

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I got too old to hoist my 32' ladder up onto hooks. Took an unused 110v wich and did this...works great.

I ran all the cables in the void between rafters...and welded up the cradle. Now I push a switch, lower it to the ground and off load...and when up it gets these big items completly out of the way.

 

[TOYSTRY]

I think the Racor is the best beat for me since the Little Giant legs flare out at the bottom make most options I was able to find on GOOGLE images to difficult. I dont trust use J/L hooks above my sports car.......but that's just me.

 

[eastbaysubaru]

I've got the Racor and it's a good value. Works great and isn't too expensive. Pretty sure I picked it up on Amazon.

-Brian

 

[toplessHO]

most ladders can be stored above the garage door use hooks on one end and pulley on the other.

 

[engineer2]

If you have exposed rafters it is easy to make a couple of large "U" shaped pices out of 1/2" conduit. You could use iron pipe and elbows as well. Drill a couple of holes in each leg and screw to the ceiling joists or rafter ties.
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You can do this with a drywalled ceilings to, but need to get creative with attaching to the ceiling joists and keeping it stable.

 

[Mooky]

Two hooks, two pulieys, rope and a cleat. One end in the hooks, hoist the other up and tie off at the cleat. Less than $20.

Tried it with four hooks, tough to do with a heavy fiberglass ladder by yourself.

 

[ghost68]

Just do it like this. She got her inspiration from the Family Handyman mentioned by tjdux in post #5

https://www.wilkerdos.com/2013/09/hanging-a-ladder-from-the-ceiling/

 

[Bazsm]

I put this up with some box tube and threaded bar which is the same idea as post 5, it sits above the car so I had to be confident it would hold it securely and it's fine.

 

[Dustball]

I took two 24" long pieces of 2x4 wood and screwed each piece to the ceiling joists of my garage, one above the first rung and one above the last rung of the ladder. On one piece, I screwed in two J-hooks spaced to fit within the inner width of the ladder. On the other piece, I screwed in one J-hook centered within the ladder. One end of the ladder is hooked onto the two J-hooks and the other end is hung/removed by turning the single J-hook 90 degrees.

 

[stonesfan68]

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I followed this article and hung a 20-foot extension ladder over my Yukon. It works great and is very sturdy.


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