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: Bought 3 more
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased these three (3) to add to the four (4) we already had. We have a high ceiling in our garage and wanted to put that upper space to good use, these units fit the bill. We previously installed four above our garage doors for seasonal items and limited use things. We loved them so much we got three more. They are not hard to install, just follow the easy to read instructions, use the right tools and up they go. I can put one up in under an hour, by myself, which includes finding the studs and figuring out which way the studs run. Would recommend to anyone with extra space when they look up.Customer Review: Christmas Decorations and Door Wreaths Have a Home Overhead
Summary: 5 Stars
We have a high ceiling in our garage which amounted to a lot of wasted space which I needed to store large wreath boxes and Christmas decorations. I purchased two sets of Hyloft 540 45 X 45. They arrived promptly with all of the elements needed. No extra purchases needed from the big box stores.
Everything works perfectly. We did make some changes because our rafters are 24 inches on center and we wanted the upright hangers to be attached to a rafter and have the uprights at the end of the grid which is 45 x 45. My husband went into the attic and put extra 2x4 supports where the uprights would be attached. This was time consuming but reassuring to us that the grid would be secure.
It may have been over kill...but we are just like that.
We are definitely pleased with the systems and plan to buy two more for the other garage bay.
It is so nice to have those boxes out of sight when the garage doors are up. From the outside, no one knows we have anything stored there. Love that!
Customer Review: Christmas Overhead
Summary: 5 Stars
Great way to free up space in garage with higher ceilings. Once I found the ceiling studs (the only really tough part), it was quick and easy to install and holds all our Christmas decorations - for now. I might have to buy a second one.Customer Review: Clutter gone
Summary: 4 Stars
Easy to install with straight forward instructions. This is 3rd unit purchased and installed. Ok it is just two T-bars and a rack but for the price, I was satisfiedCustomer Review: Convenient storage, so-so design
Summary: 3 Stars
This is constructed of heavy duty steel, and is fairly easy (although frustrating at times) to install for one person. Installation takes about 1 to 1.5 hours for the first rack for someone relatively competent with simple tools, but might take longer depending on where it is being installed.
I installed mine on a ceiling with a step in it, where it changes height by about 10". I liked how I could adjust each support individually to the length I needed to hang halfway under the step of the ceiling. The starter nails to line up the small angle brackets on the ceiling were more trouble than they were worth as there was inadequate clearance for my hammer to get them in effectively. I gave up and just marked and drilled the holes for the support screws instead without using the nail. The nail is just for determining that you are in a stud, which I checked before hand.
Overall the installation is forgiving, you can be off about 1" on the measurements and still have a rack that fits, but this is only because my primary complaint about the design that follows.
Why I gave this 3 stars? The unit has no lateral support. It will swing a full 2" side to side because the vertical supports are just flat steel that are free to bend. Even fore-aft motion is only restrained by the bolts, so a strong bump would cause it to shift slightly forwards or backwards. The only direction that it supports weight is vertically, which is fine if you only use it for storage, but loading and unloading will cause the rack to swing. I will have to add some supports to prevent it from moving every time I load/unload wood.