HyLoft 540 45-Inch-by-45-Inch Overhead Storage System, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of HyLoft 540 45-Inch-by-45-Inch Overhead Storage System, White
Customer Review: Great storage lofts! Installation tip.
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with all the positive things said about these shelves. I purchased 5 of them and they are great. I really appreciated the bag of extra hardware, as I had lost a few nuts during installation.
Forget the nails that come with the kit (used to initially attach the brackets to the joists.) I found it too difficult to to hammer a nail into a joist over my head. I used 2.5 inch sheet rock screws and they worked great. Just put on through the center hole and then use the 2 lag bolts that come with the kit. Also, if doing several units, make a template out of a piece of scrap material to get the measurement right between the front and rear brackets. I think the distance is about 45". I used a piece of plastic channel that hides wires. I cut it to the length of the support arms and drilled holes where they needed to be. Then I could use a screw (from the first tip) to hold the template to the ceiling while I located the joist for the second bracket. Mark the edges of the joist, then swing the template into position and drill the center hole for the bracket. Worked great.
The only problems I had that the end caps for the horizontal rods didn't fit snuggly in 3 out of the 5 kits. They were different designs between the ones that fit and didn't. Easily solved by a dab of silicon sealant.
Customer Review: Great even for truss roofs
Summary: 5 Stars
My garage is a separate outbuilding and has its own self-supporting truss roof--that is, there is no lally pole holding it up. The HyLoft works well enough in this situation. Its weight limit is low enough that you won't damage your truss system if you don't do anything stupid. I have two of them holding items that are just heavy enough for one person to lift above the head which is just about right.
I recommend getting the hook accessories which are great for hanging things like spare fluorescent bulbs, brooms, skis, and other long things.
The package that arrives is very heavy but breaks down into manageable pieces that one person can easily install with the help of stepladder and a drill.
Note: You must pre-drill the holes for the lag bolts, otherwise you will split the wood and you don't want to have that happen. In my garage the treated wood is still dry enough that this would cause splitting if I tried to drive the lag bolts "dry" into it.
The finish is very durable. Likewise the lag bolts are treated to avoid corrosion. I always get compliments from visitors when they see it. It's great for storing my heavy artificial christmas tree and other seasonal items without spiders infesting them.
Customer Review: Quite simply the best storage you can buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Truly awesome, and awe inspiring. I have two of these in my garage now, and I think I will eventually fill up most of my ceiling space with these HyLoft systems. They are a cinch to install, the hardest part for me was to find the studs in the ceiling to hang from. (Hint: if you have a crappy studfinder like I do that doesn't work through popcorn ceilings, just try banging nails into the ceiling every inch or two, until one sticks or is hard to pound in. That's the stud.)
Although I was a bit nervous at first standing/sitting under one of these overhead storage systems, both of my crappy installations have help up for 6 months or more, with no loosening, etc.
Their adjustability is nice, but maybe not really needed, after you have the system installed you're not going to really want to adjust the height of it, but I guess you can if you need to. I have it adjusted to about in the middle for height, and I can put full-size totes/rubbermaid storage bins on the shelfs, and have room for more of my clutter on top of them.
Maybe someday I will be able to park my car in my garage using these HyLoft systems.
Nah, I'll just probably buy more crap.
From Amazon.
Customer Review: Well Worth It
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got through installing 4 of these in my garage and so far I am very satisfied. The units are more than sturdy enough to declutter my garage, and yet everything is accessible if the need arises. Installation was fairly straight forward, although there are 2 things I would recommend. 1) Get someone to help with the initial placement of the angle iron anchors. They get placed 44 inches apart, and it would be rather diffucult to exactly measure the distance on the ceiling of your garage. Much easier to have one person hold the bracket in place, and have a second person mark the appropriate holes. 2) If you don't have one, invest in a 7/16 nut driver bit for your drill. It will be worth its weight in gold and spare you a sore shoulder (much better than hand driving the hex bolts into the celiing joists with a socket wrench).
Anyway, the units prove to be very versatile as you can adjust the height and link them to each other to provide extra long storage spaces. I have several large storage bins, luggage, skis, a snowboard, and some dive gear up there and still have room for more. If your garage needs some TLC, these provide a significant amount of out of the way storage space for a decent price.
Customer Review: Look for the Improved Design at Costco
Summary: 5 Stars
The other reviews for this overhead storage system cover pretty much everything. This design (white racks pictured), is also the same that Lowes carries (grey and white). Sams club has a 2-pack of the same unit and design in chrome for about 100 dollars, saving you some money. But just recently I found these at Costco, but redesigned. Instead of flat metal strapping for the legs of the unit, they switched to a metal tube design. U-shaped and rigid makes the units very stable now, and easier to install. those were the two biggest problems I had with these orignal ones, 1) they sway too much when taking stuff up or down, and 2) they make for a very sloppy and uneven install since the legs and brackets are not rigid solid pieces. They are only available at Costco now, and only in chrome. The size is about the same, just short of 4 feet square. The price was 39.99 too, lower than these older designed ones. I highly recommend the newly designed units if you can find them at your local Costco, in the shelving isle. Now I can put stuff up and take it down without the swinging and swaying. It definetely feels more solid, like I could hang from the unit like monkey bars.