Extension ladder hanging ideas?

[ZeroSignal]

Need to hang a 20' extension ladder off one of my inside garage wals,preferably up high on my 9' ceiling. Didnt really find anything searching around here. Anybody got any good ideas? I was thinking of going with some Gladiator wall hooks, but not sure if they have they capacity to hold a ladder.Also have a 8ft step ladder need to hang too.

 

[e-tek]

Here's mine - nothing special... I guess the only key is to make sure you screw the hangars into the studs!

 

[usmc_noma]

Why not put some hooks in your ceiling joists then run a pulley to hoist it up. To keep it up put an eye bolt on the wall and a high strength d-ring to keep it up.

 

[rickairmedic]

Here ya go cheap and painless.


http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=ladder+hook


Rick

 

[Stephenw]

Ladder hooks are available from Home Depot and Lowes. I attached mine to a block wall with hammer set anchors.

http://garagebulletin.com/2013/09/ladder-storage/

 

[SpeedCoach]

One of the best moves I've made is to hang mine from the ceiling.....in my relatively small space (about 21' x 19') this has freed up a wall for cabinets, pegboard storage, shelving, etc.

Nothing fancy - i used 2 of those vinyl coated screw-in hooks at one end, and a "carry-all" velcro strap from home depot at the other....I can put one rung on the hooks, move to the other and lift it into the carry-all.

 

[LWW]

Nothing fancy - i used 2 of those vinyl coated screw-in hooks at one end, and a "carry-all" velcro strap from home depot at the other....I can put one rung on the hooks, move to the other and lift it into the carry-all.

How about a pic of the other end?

 

[SpeedCoach]

this might be the best I can do right now.....I'd run out there and snap another, but it's too damned COLD!!!!

here's a link to the hangall, I screwed an eye-bolt into the joist above to hold it up via it's supplied d-clip.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

 

[harvero]

 

[reinhardt]

Not a ladder, but same principle. It's a frame I screw down to saw horses and cut 4x8 sheets down on. The picture is from a bad angle, but it's hanging from my ceiling.

Use red hooks on one side like many others.

This hangs over top of my car, so I was concerned about it falling on my car. I made these with scrap brackets I had laying around. Piece of flatbar with a couple holes drilled in it, then bent up in a vise.

I hang one side in the red hooks, then swing the other side into the homemade bracket and slide the bolt through. I double nutted the bolt to prevent the bolt from working itself out. Probably not needed, but a precaution that doesn't hurt anything.

Ben

 

[josall]

4 bike hooks properly spaced on the ceiling and you can catch a rung on each end of the ladder with 2 hooks.

 

[TN_GARAGE]

The Gladiator hooks will work (might want to use 3 if you are worried)

IMHO, that's a lot of $ for hooks (Gladiator hooks are probably $8 a piece and require a special rail...you're talking $30 before it's all said and done).

I'd be inclined to use some scrap wood to hang it from the ceiling to keep the wall space free for more storage. Putting a pulley on one end would make it even easier to mount.

 

[isaac338]

Nothing fancy - i used 2 of those vinyl coated screw-in hooks at one end, and a "carry-all" velcro strap from home depot at the other....I can put one rung on the hooks, move to the other and lift it into the carry-all.

That's what I do - four vinyl coated hooks but two are on a hinged piece of wood. I can put the ladder up on the fixed hooks, then walk to the other end and lift it onto the hinged hooks. Getting it down is just as easy.

Don't even notice it's there!

Bad pic but you get the idea.

 

[logical]

I'm no master fabricator but the idea of buying hooks to hang a ladder bothered me. I built these from some 2x4s, deck screws, glue and paint. They are lagged into studs with some hefty length bolts and you'll notice the board against the wall is long enough to catch the bottom of the ladder and keep it from banging the wall. I only went with 3 vs 2 so the shorter step ladder could be hung easily...they are strong like bull. As long as the ladder is above shoulder height, they really don't take away any room plus in my case it's just a wall I usually park along.

 

[nickleone]

I used some long galvanized spikes in to the wall and hang the ladder from them.
Go to HD where they keep the nails. They are usually about 12 inches long. You dont have to pound them in, drill a hole and place them in the hole wit a few taps. In Colorado with rock hard dirt we use them with flat washers for tent stakes.

Nick

 

[28HopUp]

That's the concept I used for the ceiling rack I made -

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It's just threaded rod and black angle-iron from True Value.

 

[A29]

next to the fence behind the out building. Its aluminun, whats it gona do, rust?

 

[pattenp]

next to the fence behind the out building. Its aluminun, whats it gona do, rust?

No, but it could walk away in the middle of the night.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I have my stood up straight in the house garage until I put ceiling in there.

 

[LEVE]

I have a 3 car garage with two doors. I build a shelf between the two GDO tracks and the ladder is hung under the shelf. It's up out of the way and very easy to remove and put away, simply pull one piece of rebar that locks the ladder in place.

 

[akdiesel]

That's the concept I used for the ceiling rack I made -

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It's just threaded rod and black angle-iron from True Value.

That is how I used to store my extension ladders, but I found I had to have a ladder to store my ladder as well as second person to help or have it hanging our there on one end till I got the other end in place.
If you have one of the brackets with a hook to hold the ladder at the rung and pivot to allow it to swing, you would be able to hang one end of the ladder while standing on the floor and then raise the other end in the stationary bracket.
You could lift the one end with an extension so there is no need to store your ladder with a ladder.

 

[ihredo4]

I am in process of laying out my shop so no pictures. What I have is a door that opens onto the end of my work bench. I will have a pair of angle iron that is behind the bench so I can slide the ladder down behind the bench next to the wall. Its a normally unused space so thought why not.

 

[Printer Mike]

I found this wire leftover from the construction of my house in 1993 and used it to make temporary hangers for my ladder.(18 years ago, LOL)

 

[Zeke]

next to the fence behind the out building. Its aluminun, whats it gona do, rust?

Got 3 out there and they just get dirtier and dirtier.

 

[28HopUp]

That is how I used to store my extension ladders, but I found I had to have a ladder to store my ladder as well as second person to help or have it hanging our there on one end till I got the other end in place.

Correct! I keep a step ladder and small alum extension ladder in the corner with my tractor/snowblower ramps.

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With the step ladder, I can lift the wooden extension ladder into the ceiling racks by myself.