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As many of you already know one of this summer's projects was to repair the garage at the family cottage. The reconstruction is complete including new electrical service capable of powering a small welder. Now it's time to put everything that came out of the old structure into the updated one. Since the building is primarily used as an oversized storage shed, we chose not to insulate or drywall it. The interior is bare studs and rafters.
For larger tool storage we bought and installed a couple "Right Hand" tool storage racks from Home Depot.
They worked out well, so we bought 4 Everbuilt wall mount storage hangers to hang small items like bags of hose washers, sparkplugs, gaskets and other similar size small bags of hardware. We opted for hanging racks as opposed to storage boxes or drawers because of the possibility of varmint infiltration.
These racks only being supposedly 16" long were mounted to a 6-foot-long piece of 1/2" x 1 1/4" aluminum flat stock. The flat stock was drilled at 24" intervals to mount it to the exposed studs. Not being a trusting sole I unpackaged 2 of the 4 racks and measured them. Rather than being 16" long as described on the package they were really 16-1/2" long with the mounting holes at 16". No problem. I laid out the bar, drilled and tapped holes for 4 units and started to install them. The first 2 (the packages I opened) fit perfectly. The remaining 2, not so much. These had mounting holes at 15-7/8" with an overall length of 16-3/8".
I was a bit aggravated but decided that rather than returning them and trying to find another pair with the same dimensions as the first pair I'd simply go to the mill and turn the mounting holes into slots. It only took a couple minutes to extend the slots far enough for the mounting bolts to fit. Once I assembled all 4 to the bar stock, I noticed another anomaly. The original pair had the horizontal portion of the hanger bent up at an angle of appx. 15*. The second pair had the horizontal portion of the hanger bent up at an angle of appx. 30*.
In the scheme of things, I suppose it really doesn't matter that they vary in length and have different angles on the piece the package is supposed to hang on. It is a bit maddening that there is so much variation is such a simple structure.
For larger tool storage we bought and installed a couple "Right Hand" tool storage racks from Home Depot.
RIGHT HAND Garage Tool Storage Rack, 8 Piece Wall Mounted Garage Organizer RHSTGRK - The Home Depot
With the garage tool rack from RaxGo, homeowners can neatly organize their accessories in the most efficient manner possible. The easy-to-install tool racks for garage walls system safely mounts to most
www.homedepot.com
They worked out well, so we bought 4 Everbuilt wall mount storage hangers to hang small items like bags of hose washers, sparkplugs, gaskets and other similar size small bags of hardware. We opted for hanging racks as opposed to storage boxes or drawers because of the possibility of varmint infiltration.
Everbilt 16 in. Gray Steel Wall Mounted Household Storage Hanger 25 lbs 18076 - The Home Depot
The 25 lbs. Household Storage Hanger is made of coated steel. It is ideal for use in a kitchen, laundry room, broom closet, or bedroom. The hanger is suitable for storing and organizing a variety of items
www.homedepot.com
These racks only being supposedly 16" long were mounted to a 6-foot-long piece of 1/2" x 1 1/4" aluminum flat stock. The flat stock was drilled at 24" intervals to mount it to the exposed studs. Not being a trusting sole I unpackaged 2 of the 4 racks and measured them. Rather than being 16" long as described on the package they were really 16-1/2" long with the mounting holes at 16". No problem. I laid out the bar, drilled and tapped holes for 4 units and started to install them. The first 2 (the packages I opened) fit perfectly. The remaining 2, not so much. These had mounting holes at 15-7/8" with an overall length of 16-3/8".
I was a bit aggravated but decided that rather than returning them and trying to find another pair with the same dimensions as the first pair I'd simply go to the mill and turn the mounting holes into slots. It only took a couple minutes to extend the slots far enough for the mounting bolts to fit. Once I assembled all 4 to the bar stock, I noticed another anomaly. The original pair had the horizontal portion of the hanger bent up at an angle of appx. 15*. The second pair had the horizontal portion of the hanger bent up at an angle of appx. 30*.
In the scheme of things, I suppose it really doesn't matter that they vary in length and have different angles on the piece the package is supposed to hang on. It is a bit maddening that there is so much variation is such a simple structure.