Slatwall with shelving?

[kennyj]

I have a fairly small garage with cement block walls, and I'm trying to figure out how I can set it up for flexible storage.

I need shelving and some tool hangers for yard tools and some similarly bulky items like wheel ramps. I was hoping there would be a slatwall option for using inexpensive bulk wire shelving, but this just isn't the case - shelving tends to be either too narrow for me (Versatrack) or exorbitantly expensive (Gladiator.)

I was thinking that Rubbermaid FastTrack would be closest to ideal - I could run rails all the way around the garage, hang vertical shelving standards wherever I want shelving, and still use their rail accessories wherever the shelving... isn't. The thing is, I'd like to have some more flexibility for storing items further down the wall (especially underneath the shelves, which is prime real estate as far as I'm concerned.) While they have a few accessories that can attach to the standards, they really didn't intend for much to be able to sit directly under their shelves.

Now, Rubbermaid has some marketing materials where they show the FastTrack rail sitting on top of their "FastTrack Wall" slatwall panels (which are, despite their name, incompatible with FastTrack Rail accessories.) A few of those even show the vertical standard running down the slatwall, which normally sits flat against the wall. I can only assume that they either mounted the rail directly on and through the slatwall, or they have a hidden furring strip offsetting the rail by the depth of the slatwall panels.

Has anyone done something like this before? Or is there a better option I should be considering?

 

[nadogail]

I have used a shop called Display Warehouse, I have no idea if they have an operation near you. When you go to a retail outlet that sells Rubbermaid or Gladiator products you will be paying retail. Look for a place that sells Store Furnishings or Store Displays.

I frequently see Slatwall in the free stuff on Craig's List.

 

[kennyj]

I have used a shop called Display Warehouse, I have no idea if they have an operation near you. When you go to a retail outlet that sells Rubbermaid or Gladiator products you will be paying retail. Look for a place that sells Store Furnishings or Store Displays.

I frequently see Slatwall in the free stuff on Craig's List.

I've seen some of that stuff in a few places, but the reviews I read starting out were focused on the retail market. Do you know if it's all fairly standard, or anything like that?

I'm starting to think maybe I should either use pegboard under the shelves/between the standards instead, because most of what won't be on the rails will be small... or maybe just rethink whether I need wall-mounted garage shelving entirely, to simplify the whole thing. There's not a lot of usable space for overhead storage, but maybe I can make it work.