HyLoft 540 45-Inch-by-45-Inch Overhead Storage System, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of HyLoft 540 45-Inch-by-45-Inch Overhead Storage System, White
Customer Review: A good product, BUT . . . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
There are a lot of good reviews already up on this product, so I will be brief:
(1) Don't underestimate the physical difficulty of installation! The hardest part of the installation is getting the ceiling brackets attached. Do not underestimate how difficult it is, physically, to work while you are up on a ladder and trying to work straight up, attaching something to the ceiling.
(2) You are going to have to climb up a ladder carrying the stuff you want to put up in these things. This means that heavy and bulky items are going to be hard and/or impossible put in this thing, and storage will be limited to lighter items.
(3) Ladders are dangerous things; ask any physician! If you fall off the ladder because you got off balance (made more likely when you are carrying something rather than just going up the ladder itself) you can be seriously injured. Unlike other similar storage systems that go up and down on a pulley, this system is fixed in place and to get up to it you will need to use a ladder. So, your use of this storage system will be limited by what you can carry up, accepting whatever the risk there is that you might fall off the ladder in the process.
I'm not saying not to buy the the product, which I think is a good one, just to be aware that installation is not that easy and that using these things exposes you to some inconvenience and to some RISK.
Customer Review: Hyloft 45 x 45
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the first of three sets (3 different designs) of Hyloft Overhead Shelving that I have ordered from Amazon. It was received with all the parts and both shelves are now installed and is now holding stuff that formerly sat on the garage floor. It took a few afternoon hours to install the two. They are slightly larger than the other two sets I ordered later which are 42" x 42" and have flat steel strips for the verticals vs. tubing supports for the other shelves.
The chrome tubing version took three deliveries before all the parts came through since 3 out of four shipping boxes broke open on the ends due to failed glue and the ceiling brackets were missing (one the first time and all 4 brackets in the replacement shipment). Even though they arrived with plastic shipping straps across the short dimensions, there were no straps lengthwise. Amazon replaced the orders that had missing brackets and sent shipping labels to cover the returns.
The third set of two shelves I ordered is also the tubing version but has white finish. They arrived OK today first time with no open box ends.
Except for the missing parts issue with the chrome tubing version that Amazon handled well, the shelves appear to be good value and I am satisfied with them pending installation of the 4 remaining tubing versions.
Customer Review: They Mean It When They Say 250 Pounds Max Load
Summary: 4 Stars
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!!!Customer Review: Frustrating
Summary: 3 Stars
Positive: Once you get the products hung properly, they do hold pretty well, and youre glad to get stuff off your garage floor. They do an outstanding job of labeling the bols and nuts and every part is segregated into seperate compartmants... that's a HUGE time saver, kudos to the guy who insisted on doing that.
Negative: EACH ONE take about 2 hours to hang... the tidious process of finding studs in the garage ceiling take the most time, so I cant fault the product for that. The product is very flimsy, but that's a good thign if you dont get the stud brackets perfectly aligned.
We bought six of these products and it took 7 hours to hang two of them... we used two stud finders and both of them would get it wrong... I would strongly recommend using the nail head technique to find your ceiling studs. Once you get the items hung, they do hold very well and should be able to hold above the 250lbs recommended weight. We bought ours for $50 each, however, several of the packages were wet and soggy, and one of the white aluminum shelves was rusted on the end. Luckily it was only one.
Overall I guess its a good product, it doest what its advertised to do. Installation isn't terribly complicated, just very time consuming. Id buy this product again at $50 each, but not a penny more.
Customer Review: Great storage lofts! Installation tip.
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with all the positive things said about these shelves. I purchased 5 of them and they are great. I really appreciated the bag of extra hardware, as I had lost a few nuts during installation.
Forget the nails that come with the kit (used to initially attach the brackets to the joists.) I found it too difficult to to hammer a nail into a joist over my head. I used 2.5 inch sheet rock screws and they worked great. Just put on through the center hole and then use the 2 lag bolts that come with the kit. Also, if doing several units, make a template out of a piece of scrap material to get the measurement right between the front and rear brackets. I think the distance is about 45". I used a piece of plastic channel that hides wires. I cut it to the length of the support arms and drilled holes where they needed to be. Then I could use a screw (from the first tip) to hold the template to the ceiling while I located the joist for the second bracket. Mark the edges of the joist, then swing the template into position and drill the center hole for the bracket. Worked great.
The only problems I had that the end caps for the horizontal rods didn't fit snuggly in 3 out of the 5 kits. They were different designs between the ones that fit and didn't. Easily solved by a dab of silicon sealant.