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 Look for the Improved Design at Costco February 25, 2006
Phill (Oceanside, CA United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
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.
 Be careful which way your ceiling joists run! November 4, 2006
HolyGrail (Raleigh, NC)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have 16"-on-center ceiling joists in my garage, so these didn't fit exactly (16" doesn't divide into ~45" evenly). I ended up having to hang them sideways which gave me narrow-end access into the storage. After putting 4 of them up this way, I realized how difficult it would be to get in and out of some of the units. I ended up taking them down and re-engineered everything.
I put up two 16-foot 2x4 studs perpendicular to the ceiling joists and used 7" lag bolts into the existing (sub-drywall) ceiling studs. This way, the Hyloft storage could run across a single pair of 2x4s for anchoring, yet still have the weight distributed across the ceiling joists. This was MUCH extra work, but was due to strictly following the rules the first time, without realizing how they would look once installed. Installing one of them on the ground is probably a good idea before putting up more than a few, and DEFINTELY measure. Lots.
You're going to need to know which way the ceiling joists run. If you want the shelving to run perpendicular to the ceiling joists, then you should probably add a secondary anchor point below the existing ceiling to distribute the weight. If you run them parallel, be careful not to anchor more than (I'd say) 2 onto any single/pair of ceiling joists. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CENTERED INTO ALL JOISTS!!
Notwithstanding my installation debacle above, they are very easy to install, and can be done pretty much by one person alone, though if you have a tall garage (mine is >13' high), you'll quickly get tired of going up and down the ladder.
Great product September 12, 2004
Dennis E. Simmons (Dallas, Texas)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I ordered four of these units to get more space into my garage/workshop. They were well packaged, had good instructions and high quality materials. I really appreciated the small touches, such as carriage bolts that fit into the grid so you can tighten with just a wrench, self locking nuts and clear labeling on the small parts. The packaging of the nuts and bolts was really helpful. It's a small tray that holds everything in compartments so there's no sorting so you can just grab what you need and go. There are also extra parts clearly labeled as "extras".
Anyone with a reasonable comfort level with tools, especially a cordless drill/driver can easily put one of these units up in 45 minutes.
A word of advice - wear safety glasses. That should go without saying, but they will save you at least one trip down the ladder.
They Mean It When They Say 250 Pounds Max Load June 29, 2005
Dipper Lips (Medusa, NY USA)
9 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is, or should I say, was a great product. The Dipper installed this item in my garage last summer to give my hotrod Kia some breathing room. It was very easy to install with easy to follow instructions and basic tools. I had a garage sale this spring and got rid of lots of junk resulting in this fine product hanging empty the last month or so. Last week, some of my hunting pals came over for a barbeque and beer bash. Some of the guys got themselves a teensy-weensy bit gassed and Dipper, ever the responsible citizen, let them stay overnight to sleep it off. But Dipper never got to sleep that night as two of them snored like bandsaws while another had, shall we say, errrr, butt burp issues? Hemmed in by wall to wall cacophony and gas that could kill a swamp rat, I decided (foolishly) to bring a foam sleeping pad to the garage for use under The Dipper in the empty HyLoft Overhead Storage System. All was fine, quiet, and noxious-fume-free until all 265 pounds of me rolled over the first time. Fortunately the Kia's hood broke my fall (mostly). It is also very hard to climb out of this fine product laying at an angle in the dark wedged between a Kia and a wall when very, very surprised and half loopy. Use this product as advertised, but do not get any brilliant ideas if you weigh more than 250 pounds. They mean it and so do I!!!
HyLoft Overhead Storage October 10, 2005
R. D. Whittle (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The product is exactly as advertised. I placed four lofts in my garage. The installation is basic and the instructions are good. Bolting the mounting plates into the ceiling of the garage is the most work. If you have a 7/16" socket adapted to a drill, it would make the mounting plates a lot easier. They even provide extra hardware incase you drop and lose something.
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