You can add labels to the bottom of the totes to identify them. Also maybe mounting them horizontally is good so that you can access them from either side without having to take one off to access the inner one. I wonder if they will ever come off due to the long term vibration of the door.
Nice video. Great idea if you have a garage. I have a carport and couldn't afford a garage when we bought our house. Also, we got shafted when we got this house, because we found out later the contractor cut corners left and right and barely followed code, but that was over 32+ years ago!
I know tons of people do this, but just a warning to everyone out there: everyone has a different garage situation. Many homes are built to the bare minimum to pass inspection. If your garage only has a roof over it, especially one built of 2x4 prefabricated trusses, it may only be engineered to support a dead load weight of the roof itself, the strongest snowfall accumulation in your region, and 10 psf extra for hanging sheetrock. Now, does this mean your roof is gonna collapse if you put these all over your garage's ceiling and you get hit by a blizzard? Prolly not, cuz code requires a lot of this stuff to support *more* than the worst it should see, but if you *really* put a ton of heavy stuff up there? Well, maybe keep any bins full of brake rotors on the floor. :) Nice design! Great idea. Thanks for the video! Custom-built engineered I-joist for hanging!
Appreciate the warning and the comment. For sure every home is different and you should always check to make sure your situation can fit this kind of load. Thanks again!
Oh God! If your putting heavy stuff like brake rotors on the ceiling like this, you must really hate yourself. Getting something heavy like that up and down from the ceiling like that would be really unpleasant.
@@Zod_JB Right, those bins hold bulky but light weight items as well as seasonal decorations. The guy who keeps shoving brake rotors up there had a few too many of them fall on his head, so now he keeps forgetting the lesson he should have learned and keeps repeating the same mistake.
This video brings up one of my sources of anxiety, though... once you find great storage bins, they eventually discontinue that particular model. So, if you ever need more, they won't match/fit/stack/etc. UGH! Hate that!
I would have gone with clear boxes so I could see inside them or light coloured ones as the black colour sucks the light out of the room. Maybe paint them a light colour to brighten up the room again.
Nice idea on the wooden I beam as hangers. Couple things I learned with these storage bins: Label each one. They are different brands from Home Depot vs Lowes vs Costco- so pick one place and only get them from that store. Having different brands where size is slightly different and lids don’t interchange sux.
Just be careful when attaching to the "ceiling joists" - in many houses they run 1x2 strapping perpendicular to the joists for the purposes of hanging drywall - so anything you hang can end up being supported by the 1x2, which is much weaker than the actual joist you think you're attaching to. A quick peek into the attic to confirm the direction of the ceiling joists will tell you.
@@GordoSTI It could exceed the floor rating as well. You have to allow 40psf live load plus dead load. So if the bins are 100lbs, he adding another 15psf which is pretty significant. It probably won't collapse unless there is a design or construction flaw, but it still may not meet code requirements.
Thats a great idea to utilize that empty space between the garage door and the ceiling, issue is the wife would say, thats just more of an excuse to hoard more things.
Haha, Yeah we've had that exact same conversation. but there are legit stuff that needs to be put away for seasonal use. But totally understand what you mean.
Will be doing a modified version of this exact thing but under an existing shelf instead of to the ceiling. Nicely done. I like that you show the challenges (not mistakes) along the way as well. Got my Sub - Also I'm a fellow Utah Tuber as well. I'll check out some of your other vids today as well. 🙌
How did that work out with the expanding and contracting of the wood with that little bit of clearance? I'd assume there would be some sag of the bins over time.
make sure you label each box where visible with the contents or number each box and have a list of contents. Be careful not to put too much weight above your head.
Hi there...at 6:00 or so, I was looking at the installed slides, and I was seeing 2 screwheads per location, and not just the one down the middle that I saw at 2:05...what did I miss? Great idea, and I'm looking to implement this solution in my garage as well.
I would use more than open screw head per runner. I just didn’t show my doing that in the video. Using three screws and wood glue should be plenty of strength to hold. Thanks for watching!
Sorry I didn't include it originally. Here is a link to it apps.apple.com/us/app/tape-measure-calculator-pro/id482504435 Its an app on the iPhone, I'm not sure if it is on android. Thanks for making me aware I forgot that link!
Next project... Lower the outfeed table so you don't have to bump your cut over the edge. You are just playing with fire with the current setup. If you ever have a saw catch a board and throw it backwards, you will quickly thank me.
hahaha vernier haha I had some leftover steel from installing my garage door opener I did this 5 years ago you don't need to spend all that money on wood and you don't have to use a vernier.....
I wonder if there's a pre-built structure like some kind of I-beam that is the same as the dimensions that you created. That way one can just get a long run of it and cut it to size so the bins can slide into them.
You may not want a huge run of totes in case you want to take out the first tote you slid in. 2 to 3 totes per hanging section I think would be most convenient unless it's long term storage
I don’t think this will last in hot summers with a lot of weight in the plastic boxes and hot 120+ summers not a good combination, maybe wood or aluminum boxes will do great idea though!
The prior owner of my house installed all of this in the garage. My first project was to tear it all out and make the garage clean looking. A garage is for cars, not storage. Nothing looks worse from the road than a garage full of storage. Spend the money on a tough shed in the back yard.
I probably would if I had a back yard. I live in a town home. Everyone has different priorities, and mine is storage over curb appeal. Plus you can’t see them from the road because when the garage door is up, they are hidden. Thanks for your input though.
Love these DIY project.. that use table saws and other equipment that 90% of people do not have. With my hand saw ( you know the manual arm power kind) and a hammer this just becomes a TME (too much effort project).
Yeah I thought about that. Originally I was going to add a QR code to the bottom of each one that you could scan and it would bring up a picture and list of what Is in each one. But I just haven’t gotten around to doing that. But clear totes would be a great idea too!
Great idea! Now how about some ideas on how to comfortably lift in excess of 50-100 lbs over your head, standing on a ladder and sliding the tote onto rails with almost zero clearence.
Jokes on you, I don’t park my car in my garage. And it has yet to sag even 1/16 of an inch since it was hung almost a year ago. But of course, you would need to watch the full video to know that. 😆
It's rare to see such an elaborate workshop in a condo. Nice job.
Hey I appreciate that. Thanks!
I freaking loved the clearance part of the video. It had me chuckling for a bit. Nice added comedy. Great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fellow Avalanche fan here, thanks for the great ideas.
You’re welcome! Go AVS!!
This is what by a hair means!! Good work and very good hook up! Thanks for it!!!
Hey thanks! You are very welcome.
I have my next project that I can do while it is still winter!
For sure!
You can add labels to the bottom of the totes to identify them. Also maybe mounting them horizontally is good so that you can access them from either side without having to take one off to access the inner one. I wonder if they will ever come off due to the long term vibration of the door.
Yeah I’m not sure! But all great ideas. Thanks for the comment.
I came to the comments to recommend labels for easier location of stored items. I'd never be able to remember what was in each one.
Nice video. Great idea if you have a garage. I have a carport and couldn't afford a garage when we bought our house. Also, we got shafted when we got this house, because we found out later the contractor cut corners left and right and barely followed code, but that was over 32+ years ago!
Yeah you have to have the right type of garage that’s for sure.
I know tons of people do this, but just a warning to everyone out there: everyone has a different garage situation. Many homes are built to the bare minimum to pass inspection. If your garage only has a roof over it, especially one built of 2x4 prefabricated trusses, it may only be engineered to support a dead load weight of the roof itself, the strongest snowfall accumulation in your region, and 10 psf extra for hanging sheetrock.
Now, does this mean your roof is gonna collapse if you put these all over your garage's ceiling and you get hit by a blizzard? Prolly not, cuz code requires a lot of this stuff to support *more* than the worst it should see, but if you *really* put a ton of heavy stuff up there? Well, maybe keep any bins full of brake rotors on the floor. :)
Nice design! Great idea. Thanks for the video! Custom-built engineered I-joist for hanging!
Appreciate the warning and the comment. For sure every home is different and you should always check to make sure your situation can fit this kind of load. Thanks again!
Oh God! If your putting heavy stuff like brake rotors on the ceiling like this, you must really hate yourself. Getting something heavy like that up and down from the ceiling like that would be really unpleasant.
@@Zod_JB Right, those bins hold bulky but light weight items as well as seasonal decorations.
The guy who keeps shoving brake rotors up there had a few too many of them fall on his head, so now he keeps forgetting the lesson he should have learned and keeps repeating the same mistake.
I learnt the hard way and now have to wear a helmet all times
This video brings up one of my sources of anxiety, though... once you find great storage bins, they eventually discontinue that particular model. So, if you ever need more, they won't match/fit/stack/etc. UGH! Hate that!
Yeah. Its tough when a good product is discontinued like that.
Great idea and awesome video!
Thanks!
Very nice 👍🏻 thanks for sharing 👍🏻
No problem! Thanks for watching.
I so wish you can come over to do this to my garage. Great job, thank you.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
I would have gone with clear boxes so I could see inside them or light coloured ones as the black colour sucks the light out of the room. Maybe paint them a light colour to brighten up the room again.
Yeah that’s a good idea!
Have you found any clear boxes that you liked?
What a great idea! As someone who also struggles with storage space, this seems like a perfect fit for my needs. Thanks for putting this together.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching,
Nice idea on the wooden I beam as hangers.
Couple things I learned with these storage bins:
Label each one.
They are different brands from Home Depot vs Lowes vs Costco- so pick one place and only get them from that store. Having different brands where size is slightly different and lids don’t interchange sux.
Yes! Great suggestion. Get one brand from one retailer is very good idea.
Ok good use of space but I really liked your explosion animation. Nice work!
Amazing CGI right?
When I saw the explosion 💥 I actually jumped
Haha, it was amazing CGI, I know!
I would consider that a finished garage. I don't see the roof through rafters/trusses like in mine. But good system if you have that type of garage.
Yeah I guess it is mainly finished.
@@SaltCityWorkshop I love my new house but really wish I still had a garage like that, all insulated and sheetrocked.
one of the best ideas ive seen, defs gotta make use of this
Thanks! For sure do it.
Shorter totes are harder to find, but may be preferable in some cases.
For sure!
This is a great idea!!
Thanks!
This is amazing 😊
I just bought a Hyloft Storage Rack and then found this video. FYI, I jumped outta my seat when the tote exploded lol.
Gotta love that high quality CGI, right?
sweet idea, I just need a garage
Haha, yeah that kind of necessary for this project.
Watching you deal with the step to clear your table after the table saw was disturbing! lol nice video.
Haha. Where was that in the video?
@@SaltCityWorkshop every table saw cut!
Brilliant
Thanks!
Looks like you need to shim your table saw up to match the out feed table. Or sand the bottom of the legs down to match table saw height.
Already did that. This was filmed when my outfeed table was brand new.
Just be careful when attaching to the "ceiling joists" - in many houses they run 1x2 strapping perpendicular to the joists for the purposes of hanging drywall - so anything you hang can end up being supported by the 1x2, which is much weaker than the actual joist you think you're attaching to. A quick peek into the attic to confirm the direction of the ceiling joists will tell you.
Thanks for the info!
I’ve built houses and garages in Utah for 20+ years and have never seen that. I guess in Utah we don’t use sketchy tactics like that. 🤷🏼♂️😳
also if there is no floor above and a truss roof, they are designed for a certain dead weight, you can easily "break the trusses back!" as they say
@@troysgarage stick to DIY. I'm an actual builder and the guys spitting truth
@@GordoSTI It could exceed the floor rating as well. You have to allow 40psf live load plus dead load. So if the bins are 100lbs, he adding another 15psf which is pretty significant. It probably won't collapse unless there is a design or construction flaw, but it still may not meet code requirements.
Oooohhh man... might work for my stupid tiny garage
Our roof is way low and it worked out great!
@@SaltCityWorkshop awesome! Mine is a tiny converted carport and the walls are not strong enough for shelves. This might work perfectly
now on the underside of the tote - stick a laminated list of all the contents inside
That’s a great idea
Thats a great idea to utilize that empty space between the garage door and the ceiling, issue is the wife would say, thats just more of an excuse to hoard more things.
Haha, Yeah we've had that exact same conversation. but there are legit stuff that needs to be put away for seasonal use. But totally understand what you mean.
Nice sweet idea
nice idea!
Thanks!
Need an update on hanging bins and how they’re survived In different seasons! Let us know!
They have been through 100 degree summer and are doing well through below freezing winter right now, so I would say they have held up as anticipated.
Good video 👍
Thanks!
Will be doing a modified version of this exact thing but under an existing shelf instead of to the ceiling. Nicely done. I like that you show the challenges (not mistakes) along the way as well. Got my Sub - Also I'm a fellow Utah Tuber as well. I'll check out some of your other vids today as well. 🙌
Thanks! I appreciate the comments and views!
Scottie Bowman probably used that idea to store his Stanley Cup rings and other rewards
Great coach!
@@SaltCityWorkshop yup, players hated him 364 days a year, the 1 only day they loved him is the day they skated around with the cup lol
Brilliant.
Thanks!
Great idea man 👍
Thanks 👍
nice idea.
Thanks
Good vidéo
Where did you get those shop lights? they look cool with that daisy chain hookup.
They are the best shop lights I've ever purchased. Highly reccomend them. Here is a link to them on AMAZON: amzn.to/3xSmqK3
How's the totes holding when it's too hot weather in the garage?
Nice work they look great. Do you have a link to your digital Caliper?
Thanks. here is a link: amzn.to/3vGIJ5g
Roof > outside
Ceiling >inside
How did that work out with the expanding and contracting of the wood with that little bit of clearance? I'd assume there would be some sag of the bins over time.
It actually kept it shape really well. They don’t sag at all.
make sure you label each box where visible with the contents or number each box and have a list of contents. Be careful not to put too much weight above your head.
Thanks!
I got the same lights lol
That’s awesome!
You could buy a driver and some counter sink bits for less than the cost of the Insty-Drive thing.....
You might be right,
Hi there...at 6:00 or so, I was looking at the installed slides, and I was seeing 2 screwheads per location, and not just the one down the middle that I saw at 2:05...what did I miss? Great idea, and I'm looking to implement this solution in my garage as well.
I would use more than open screw head per runner. I just didn’t show my doing that in the video. Using three screws and wood glue should be plenty of strength to hold. Thanks for watching!
You could exceed the load rating on your floor or roof with extra storage.
You could! But I didn’t. I checked with my home builder.
The roof is on the outside of the structure. The ceiling is in the inside of each room of the house
question
Can I use pine instead of plywood?
absolutely. That should be plenty strong.
Can I get the plan’s please
Didn’t see the link to the app you used at beginning of video - did I miss it?
Sorry I didn't include it originally. Here is a link to it apps.apple.com/us/app/tape-measure-calculator-pro/id482504435
Its an app on the iPhone, I'm not sure if it is on android. Thanks for making me aware I forgot that link!
do you have a link for those shop lights? they look bright af, and I like that they link.
Yeah man, Here you go! amzn.to/3egwLcE They are pretty cheap and well worth it.
LABEL. What is in side the Box. Thanks.
I for sure have by now.
Clever
Thanks.
Nice! I don't see the plans for this project on your website
Oh I don’t have plans. Sorry. Only for some of my bigger builds. Thanks for watching though.
Next project... Lower the outfeed table so you don't have to bump your cut over the edge. You are just playing with fire with the current setup. If you ever have a saw catch a board and throw it backwards, you will quickly thank me.
No no paint the ceiling first ! lol
Yeah I wish I did actually. But oh well.
hahaha vernier haha I had some leftover steel from installing my garage door opener I did this 5 years ago you don't need to spend all that money on wood and you don't have to use a vernier.....
that’s awesome.
I wonder if there's a pre-built structure like some kind of I-beam that is the same as the dimensions that you created. That way one can just get a long run of it and cut it to size so the bins can slide into them.
Yeah that’s a big possibility. Let me know what you find out.
You may not want a huge run of totes in case you want to take out the first tote you slid in. 2 to 3 totes per hanging section I think would be most convenient unless it's long term storage
it's called a "tote slide"
Thanks!
label whats in them under the bins
Great idea!
I have over 30 of these containers. I used them to move 5 times and now they store all my crap.
Yeah they would be great for moving stuff as well,
Does it matter to use a stud finder? Or just drill right into the ceiling is fine
no you definitely want to drill into a stud. I never recommend only going into the sheet rock. mine are going across the studs not with them.
Roll the dice…YOLO!
You know it!
Fyi, these totes like to crack over time....I like the idea thou
Haha, they’ve been fine so far. I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Thanks!
I don’t think this will last in hot summers with a lot of weight in the plastic boxes and hot 120+ summers not a good combination, maybe wood or aluminum boxes will do great idea though!
Yeah it doesn’t get that hot here. My grave gets up to 75 degrees in the summer. Thanks for the comment.
***Need to make sure the ceiling is designed to hold the extra weight
It is. We have two floors above the garage.
What was the final width of the pine boards you cut?
I want to say they were 4" wide, but I'm unsure. The wider you can go, the better.
@@SaltCityWorkshop and that is for the height of the "I" beam correct?
3:50 What's your clearance, Clarence?
About 1/4 of an inch. It was suppose to be closer to an inch but I miss measured the top of the garage door.
Dude 100lbs you tripping picking up that shit
Ha, definitely did not trip.
🤦♂️ dummy
Nice idea, but SAFETY LAST??? No safety glasses, no blade guard... you've obviously become complacent 😞
Great observation, thank you.
Do you want to sell some pre made runners?
sorry, I dont sell anything like that.
The prior owner of my house installed all of this in the garage. My first project was to tear it all out and make the garage clean looking. A garage is for cars, not storage. Nothing looks worse from the road than a garage full of storage. Spend the money on a tough shed in the back yard.
I probably would if I had a back yard. I live in a town home. Everyone has different priorities, and mine is storage over curb appeal. Plus you can’t see them from the road because when the garage door is up, they are hidden. Thanks for your input though.
Dude I would kill people for a real garage. Shed is coming soon..
Love these DIY project.. that use table saws and other equipment that 90% of people do not have. With my hand saw ( you know the manual arm power kind) and a hammer this just becomes a TME (too much effort project).
I can understand that.
You can rent a table saw or buy a cheap one for about $100
Revisiting this. Could you not just use 2x4 or something if no table saw?
You could use 2x4’s but you’ll have to double check the dimensions.
I would have gone with clear plastic totes so the items inside are visible. Labeling just never seems to be all inclusive.
Yeah I thought about that. Originally I was going to add a QR code to the bottom of each one that you could scan and it would bring up a picture and list of what Is in each one. But I just haven’t gotten around to doing that. But clear totes would be a great idea too!
Digital inventory like SCW suggested is best for this sort of thing. Clear totes are nice for visibility, but clear plastics tend to be more brittle
I use clear totes in my garage, but I've never really seen heavy duty clear ones.
The amount of junk one keeps expands to fill the available storage space. That’s my problem.
You didn't account for flexing when you fill them boxes up
They didn’t flex at all. And they still don’t a year later.
Save $$ by buying $100's of dollars of tools and wood. Wish I had all your toys.
I think it says save space. Not save money, but thanks for commenting anyways.
Great idea! Now how about some ideas on how to comfortably lift in excess of 50-100 lbs over your head, standing on a ladder and sliding the tote onto rails with almost zero clearence.
Become a superhero. That always helps.
@@SaltCityWorkshop Thanks for your "intelligent" advice.😎
@@roehaus1 no problem, anytime!
one fourth of an inch? .... so a quarter inch?
Yes, a quarter of an inch is 1/4 of an inch.
guess whose car parks underneath that. i have money on not his.
Jokes on you. I don't park my cars in the garage at all.
@@SaltCityWorkshopoh, so do you even have a car?
Can’t wait until it sag and falls on the car
Jokes on you, I don’t park my car in my garage. And it has yet to sag even 1/16 of an inch since it was hung almost a year ago. But of course, you would need to watch the full video to know that. 😆
A-hole
This looks great and built to last
100 lbs?!?! In each box according to the thumbnail
You’re having a fucking laugh mate. Maybe somewhere to keep your sleeping bags but that’s it.