00540 45" x 45" Overhead Storage

I just needed a simple storage solution to hang stuff on the garage ceiling and this has provided just that. I have mounted it onto the ceiling joist (studs) and it was quite simple to mount with a ladder, drill, and impact driver. It does wave side to side as you put stuff on it, but I feel confident it will be able to hold quite a lot of weight. In my case, I just stored paper boxes as I just needed floor and wall spaces. I think it is a great value for its cost. My only gripe is the fact that it is quite small, 45"x45" size. I wish it was a bit bigger for extra storage. The height is adjustable and can be hung much lower, but I needed it to clear my garage door. Pro: Simple design and installation Cost Sturdiness Con: Storage Size, width and length

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.

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.

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. .

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.

Very sturdy holds a lot of stuff for storage and I love how adjustable everything is. No matter where you need to place this item with as much adjusting you can do it should fit almost anywhere. The install process is very easy and the company definitely backs up their product. I had an issue and needed new screws (probably my fault) but instead of going to home depot and getting new screws I decided to contact the manufacture first. I sent the e-mail on a Sunday morning and had a response from them within a couple hours. The customer service agent seemed to have genuine concern in my problem and when above and beyond to take care of me. All I was really looking for from them was some replacement screws but instead they insisted on sending me out a brand new product with an extra set of screws so not only will I have a brand new item I could still use the one I previously bought. Top notch product, top notch manufacture that believes in their product, and top notch customer service!!! I definitely recommend this product along with some of their add on items as long as there is room for them where you plan to install these.

There's a little bit of sway in the installed product, as that the drop supports are only 8th inch steel flat bars... but then again... they're not designed for playing on... they're designed to put your stuff up out of the way. All the hardware for installation is included. The instructions were good with easy to understand diagrams. The boxes survived UPS with all the hardware still in the box, although some of the nuts and bolts were bouncing around in the box. I found these racks rather easy to install (I got 4 of them) with a power drill to drill the pilot hole for the lag bolt that goes into the ceiling stud, and a socket set to screw in the lag bolt and tighten all the nuts and bolts. That's the way I started, anyway. Truth be told... ratcheting the lag bolts into a stud above my head was a pain, and because there were 15 more to screw in across the garage, I pulled out the air compressor and an impact wrench to drive the remaining 15 lags into the studs above. That cut install time in half. Otherwise, they look great, and do indeed hold at least 250 lbs. I hung my body weight on each one of them. ;-)