Hyloft Overhead Steel Garage Storage System, Ceiling Rack, 45-Inch x 45-Inch, 00625, Hammertone

We are the victims of an incredibly small garage. We finally took it upon ourselves to buy some shelving and move our clutter out of the way, so we could finally park the car in the garage. The Hyloft Overhead Storage System is a godsend. It fits easily on top of an automatic garage door, and supports about 250 pounds easily. They are an off white color that matches almost any paint job, and they are sturdy enough that a jiggle doesn't make you worry. I ordered these via Amazon Prime, and received them in about one business day (via 2 day shipping). The boxes are extremely heavy, so be warned. As far as installation, you will need a helping hand with these, and a great stud finder. We actually had a friend who is a bit more handcapable help us with installation, and we installed all four within an hour or so. They do have a bit of a rock in them by design, and you can adjust the height, but we found no need to, even with our garage door. I was really wary of these at first, but they are now an absolute must for the garage. Overall I would definitely recommend these to anyone who needs to take those towers of boxes off the garage floor and finally park their car in their garage. These are sturdy, simple, and a great deal for the price. We checked a lot of places first, and Amazon definitely has the best price, along with their usual guarantee. I have already recommended these to my friends.

I had been looking for a way to get my garage cleaned out. When these went on sale, I thought I would try a couple of them. They work great! Installation is easy, but time consuming and a little awkward. I installed them myself, but it would probably be better/quicker with two people. The instructions are a little thin, but after looking at all of the parts I was able to put it together in about 2 hours. The second one only took about 45 minutes. I didn't realize you could place the back of the unit snug against the wall because the picture shows it away from the wall. I left it about 3 inches from the wall because I didn't want to redrill the bolt holes, but if I did it again, I would place the back closer to the wall. You do need a little room on the sides for over hang. It seems to be qutie sturdy and well made. It sways a little bit when it wasn't loaded, but seems like a tank now that I connected the two units together and loaded them up. My only regret is that I didn't buy two more units at the great price of $40. They are back up to $60 so I guess I'll have to wait to finish my garage. It is a great product even though it is a little pricey.

This product seems like a good value. It does provide a nice amount of storage space in a previously unusable area of my home: the garage ceiling! I will be using it to get a few items off my garage floor so it won't be so cluttered! Installation: I installed the product by myself - as the packaging indicated this was possible. It took about 45 minutes. It was not a difficult install by any means, but as usual, as second pair of hands would have made it easier. The biggest key to a successful installation is making sure you are driving the lag bolts into joists and not drywall only. Use a stud finder if needed. It is also possible to use a small drill bit and "search" for the joisted by drilling small holes, but this is not ideal and should be avoided if possible as it will leave several small holes in your ceiling! You'll need either a wrench or socket for the installation; I used a socket in my cordless drill to drive the lag bolts. This makes installation much easier. After that, the installation is pretty straightforward: just bolt the pieces together as indicated. Usage: The product seems quite strong. The load claim is 250LBS. It supports my 185 LB frame easily! The product feels very strong vertically, but it does wobble a little side-to-side. I don't think this is a big deal, but I'm going to buy some small brackets at the home improvement store and mount them to the Hyloft and the wall to eliminate the wobble. (I mounted my Hyloft in the corner of the garage, so walls are nearby.) This is probably not necessary, but it will give me more piece of mind! I'm happy with the purchase. It does exactly what it claims to do at a reasonable price. It has helped eliminate some clutter from my garage. I'm giving it 4 starts instead of 5 due to the side-to-side wobble.

Had two of these I brought over from my last house and then bought two more. Very sturdy. I load them with lots of stuff including spare lumber. All the hardware you need is included. And they simply work well. For those of you (like me) with ceiling joists at 24" on center, no worries. There is enough flex in the arms to make the span even though the dimensions are 45x45. I like that you can adjust the height to fit your ceiling for easy access. .

Already have 2. Great for keeping clutter off garage floor. Easy to assemble.

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.