Our Rubbermaid FastTrack articles get a lot of visits from people who want to buy the system for garage storage. The answers in this article should help you decide on how to buy your FastTrack.
How much does the rack cost
What are the pros and cons of garage ceiling storage?
What is the best garage overhead storage rack for your garage?
Can you handle the rack assembly and installation?
Should you get a stationary or a lifting platform?
How much weight will you need to store on this rack?
How will you arrange the items on the rack for best distribution?
How to add overhead garage storage over the overhead door!
Do you need an adjustable leg feature to account for a ceiling slope?
What is the distance between joists in your garage ceiling, and how does that affect installation?
For uneven ground, you have to get the ladder with the locking ratches in the legs. These allow you to compensate for uneven ground, so they keep the ladder steady.
My favorite ceiling rack for this job is the Store Your Board Hi-Port Ceiling Rack. It’s easy to install, it’s a simple design. You can use the Hi-Port to store two ladders up to 30 inches and 75 lb. per each.
Products that will help you organize your garage without your family hating you.
Store fat tire bicycles on wide bicycle racks. Store multiple bicycles on an adjustable multi-bike rack. Store snowboards on a lumber rack board. Store skis on a ski wall rack. Store lumber on a sturdy arms attached to the wall studs for stability. Store kayaks and canoes on ceiling racks. Store ladders on ladder hooks or using an electric winch as a ceiling storage hoist. Store brooms, shovels and rakes on a spring-loaded tool organizer. Store fishing rods on a garage door fishing rod rack or a floor stand. Store everything in a fabric-sided shed.
The best rubber ladder hook should have a thick, sturdy rubber coating, a wide hook mouth, a decent load capacity, a reputation for holding up through time and weather
Clever storage for bikes, skis, snowboards, lumber, ladders, kayaks, canoes, brooms, shovels, rakes, fishing poles, wheelbarrows, and tractors.
The best and really the only garage winch that we will recommend for bike storage, ladder storage any any other electric hoist garage storage.
The best storage systems get garage items neatly off the floor. One of the nicest ways to do that is a “slatwall” system. This allows you to move your storage anywhere on the system with a simple locking hook. Here’s our favorite slatwall system.
The Rubbermaid FastTrack rail storage system excels at storing bikes, brooms, nuts, bolts, scooters, toys, baseball bats, and soccer balls. The one thing you might not want to use it for is…
Use the Proslat garage organization system to store bicycles, wheelbarrows, rakes, brooms, power tools, cleaning supplies, hardware, sports balls, skis, baseball bats, fishing rods, ladders and hoses.
Store the ladder on garage hooks installed into wall studs; on a pulley that carries the ladder to the garage ceiling; on a fixed ceiling rack; or on a slatwall organization system.
