80844-10 34 in. x 26 in. Adjustable Garage Ceiling Mount Storage Rack Kit - Hammertone

I put one up to hold my extension ladders. I realized, not due to product, due to practicality I would want only one ladder on each as they are different sizes and used for different items within the house. Anyway, I put the first up and wanted to see how it went before buying a second. It was very stable, easy to install and had the 3 inch lags in the box (at least the one I received did) so there was no need to go and get anything else. The gauge of steel and lag screws are more than sufficient to hold in a ladder and the max weight they advertise.They did mention installation was about 15 minutes, which probably was accurate for the applied time in drilling and putting it together. It took me about 90 minutes total for the first one and about 60 for the second and I installed them by myself. The key drivers of time for me were assessing the placement, ensuring I was dead center on the joists I was going into, missing any wires, water and sprinkler lines running through the ceiling of my garage and making sure the ladder feet wouldn't hit the garage door as it opened. There is an attic type space above my garage with stairs up so I had the ability to double and triple check. I'm glad I did as there was an electric line running along one of the joists so I moved the placement slightly). Lastly, I wanted to make sure that the placement would allow for an easy put-up and takedown of the ladders with the garage door closed (as I had to put them above where the door would lie when opened).Definitely, follow the instructions for pre-drilling as the lags will likely split most joists if you don't follow these. After putting up the first bracket, I went up a fraction larger on the recommended drill and found the lag still had a very snug fit but was significantly easier to put in (and I lubed them all with grease before putting them in). My last recommendation is that after putting up the bracket holders into the ceiling, build the "U" portion and put this in as one unit. Put in the bolts as holders and then put the washers and nuts on after (it should hold well while you're doing this). I found on the first one that trying to build the "U" one piece at a time would cause you to "over-stretch" the bracket holders to put the bottom bracket in.I would use these again if I was putting up another ceiling bracket; very solid.

I did have to cut it down, as my ceiling is only 8'. I am using this to hold up two 8' rectangular plastic tables on the ceiling and out of the way. Works just right for me.

I bought 4 of these (2 sets) to store my obnoxiously large stock of scrap trim lumber.ProsVery sturdy design. Will easily support any amount of lumber I shove up there. Not as much wiggle, side to side\front to back as I've seen in similar products.value - Good price for as stout as these are.ConsThe only place I would ding this product is the install guide. It tells you to attach the end pieces to the joists first and then assemble by connecting the remaining four pieces. Unless you are very precise with your meansurements, you'll be out or square (requiring you to twist the final assembly to join the pieces) and while the width is adjustable, the holes are 1" apart meaning you'll likely have to bend the unit a little to align the holes. Instead, I recommend attaching one end leaving the lag screws loose (about 1" protruding from the joist), assemble the unit, put the other end up to the joist, mark the holes, pre-drill and screw in.

Happy that I found an affordable and secure way to store my Thule motion xt l Cargo box . The components aren’t as large as I was imagining but that’s a good thing as it takes less space up and is still plenty stable.

I bought these in place of shelves lining the walls for totes, coolers, camping gear etc. They are VERY durable when put together properly (make sure to use all included bolts). The first one took us some time to get all the logistics figured out, but the second one went up smoothly and quickly. Our ceiling joists were 24 inches apart, so that is the width we had to use. We spaced them 4 feet apart and used (3) 8 foot 2x6's to build the shelves (with three planks nailing them together so they didn't slide) for a total of $15 per shelf (we bought two sets of HyLoft Ceiling Storage kits). They hang 22 inches down from the ceiling giving us just enough clearance for the garage door to open. They are very sturdy, work great for holding all our garage gear, and you can't even see our "stuff" from the street or driveway. AWESOME!

I wanted a place to store some shelves, boards and lumber so bought 4 of these based on pretty good reviews and mounted them solidly overhead in a row. I knew they did not include a platform, so that was OK. While the claimed weight limit for these is 200 lbs per pair (making my setup suitable for an evenly distributed 400 lbs), these seem flimsier that that and I would not trust them for that much weight. I also have them at their smallest size (which doubles the tubing along much of their length), so I cannot even imagine how flimsy they would be at fully extended. Finally, these extend to larger size buy having concentric steel tubes fit together but the small tube does not fit snugly into the larger tube and as a result they wobble even more than they need to if the tubing fit snugly together. I am using them but would not buy them again. For most of my garage, I have used 600lb limit 4 ft by 8 ft platforms that cost about $150 each (sold by various manufacturers such as MaxRack, MonsterRack, SafeRack, etc) and have been much happier. I have also used Unistrut to build my own platforms and these are also much stronger. If you want to store something like a kayak or some Christmas decorations, these might be fine but I worry about the next owner of the house who might overload these modest units.