Storing an 8 foot ladder

[shooting4life]

How are you guys storing your 8 foot ladders? I have a small size two car garage and need all the wall space I have for other storage. Does anyone hang a ladder from the ceiling in a way that the ladder is flush with the ceiling?
Thanks

 

[astroracer]

Put a couple of "J" hooks in one rafter just far enough apart that you can slip the top rung into them. Hang a pulley block towards the other end a little higher in the rafters. Run some 1/4" line thru the pulley and either tie it to the lower rung of the ladder or put it on one of those big caribbeaner hooks.
Set the top rung in the hooks and raise the bottom of the ladder with the rope. Tie it off on the wall so the kids can't get to it...

 

[CNGsaves]

Lots of examples of ladder storage with pictures in prior GJ posts.

Use Advanced Search . . . it's your friend.

 

[1Garageman]

Buy a $6 bicycle holder from harbor freight and use it for your latter.
Cheap easy way to get it out of the way. I also use it for my shop vac.

http://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html

 

[AirJunky]

Couple of bike hooks work for me. I'm about 6'1" & can walk under most of it without hitting it.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I need to fab up some ceiling flush mounts for my ladder. Wall storage eats up valuable wall space.

 

[shooting4life]

Buy a $6 bicycle holder from harbor freight and use it for your latter.
Cheap easy way to get it out of the way. I also use it for my shop vac.

http://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html

I like this, j hooks for one side and this on the other should work out well.

 

[PhantomEB]

Mine will go outside and probably hang from the soffits, chain and hook, one end a padlock.

 

[Gary S]

I have a 8' step ladder and a 10' extension ladder. I just lean them against the wall in my garage near the door.

 

[Cemoto]

Mine will go outside and probably hang from the soffits, chain and hook, one end a padlock.

This is what I do - outside but on hooks on the backside of the garage - padlocked.

 

[PhantomEB]

Yep useless thing to store in the garage, hell I will build a shed for the lawnmower, yard tools and Bikes to keep that stuff out of my garage... why would I want a ladder in there!

 

[Always_Thinkin]

Put a couple of "J" hooks in one rafter just far enough apart that you can slip the top rung into them. Hang a pulley block towards the other end a little higher in the rafters. Run some 1/4" line thru the pulley and either tie it to the lower rung of the ladder or put it on one of those big caribbeaner hooks.
Set the top rung in the hooks and raise the bottom of the ladder with the rope. Tie it off on the wall so the kids can't get to it...

X2. Or with a pulley system for a bicycle.

 

[NUTTSGT]

My is stood up along the wall where my attic access is.