Garage Walls Solutions (store wall / Suncast)

[dratifk]

Hi I have a 3 1/2 car Garage. Been looking at some of thesolutions for doing he walls. There is Flow wall and/or Suncast garage wall system. Store wall is super expensive but suncast is much better priced. Anyone has and suggestions?

See here: http://www.storic.com/Catalog/Panels-and-Fittings

 

[E46M3]

Dratifk,
Looks similar to Gladiator Gear Wall System which I put in. $100 per box of 8 foot sections looks to be cheaper than the heavy duty pannels listed at Storic. (Not sure of the depth of the Gladiator v. the 15" Storic for an acurate comparison.)The Gladiator stuff goes on sale at Loews and Sears from time to time, so watch for that... I did. Also, the hooks baskets and cradle accessories look rather similar, but I think the Gladiator stuff may be cheaper for sure when there is a sale.
Here's a link:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...+&+Tool+Storage&sName=Garage+Accessories#desc

Good luck,
E46M3

 

[jmack]

You could also just buy slatwall (the stuff retail stores use) from a fixture supply company. You'll get a wide range of finish/color options and pay about $30-$40 for a 8x4ft panel. You can cover all 3 walls of your garage from floor to ceiling much cheaper than using these other products. If you are worried about weightload, you can usually ad alumnium inserts to the grooves for an additional charge per sheet (might bring the total cost to ~$70 per sheet) but you probably don't need those everywhere.

The hardware for slatwall can also be had much cheaper as well. instead of paying $10 per hook for the gladiator stuff, you can get a whol bag of hooks for that much. Check the store liquidations (like Linens and Things) of which there is no shortage nowadays. They'll sell you the hardware by the cartful for pennies on the dollar. You can probably also buy their slatwall as well.

 

[dratifk]

Slat wall is not as nice looking r durable. The Glaidiator system is much more expensive- also each piece is 12 inches in hieght where as the Storewall is 15 inches in height. Also there is free shipping and of course no tax if bought on line from their site. Yes the hooks are expensive but overall it looks so much nicer.

 

[revolution]

I am not sure if this is still the case but Gladiator used a different spacing from others so that you could only use their hooks and accessories. A friend of mine had the gladiator installed in his garage a number of years ago and it only works with their hooks. Normally the spacing in slatwall is 3".