DIY OVERHEAD CEILING GARAGE STORAGE RACKS AND SECRET INSTALLATION TIPS

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This video will help you how to install overhead ceiling garage storage racks the easiest and most efficient way by using certain tools. Learning how to find the studs or wooden planks in your garage ceiling was the most difficult task for me, but don't quit, Using the perfect tool for finding the wooden planks in the ceiling to know how to find the center of the wood planks. Secondly, I used a 4 ft in length leveler stick to measure the distance between each post. I chose the 4 ft leveler stick because my overhead ceiling garage storage rack was 4 × 8 ft. The leveler stick at 4 ft in length made measuring easy. Thirdly, using the bungee hooks allows you to get the storage racks to the ceiling steadily. Be careful when doing this task and make sure nobody is underneath. This job took a good amount of time to accomplish but was worth it getting rid of the clutter on the garage floor. I will list tools below to help you find the items to accomplish the job. Feel free to find me on social media and leave comments below if I have helped. Thank you for checking out my video tutorial!
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[@vegasminimansion]

Everything here makes the job easy. 4 x 8 ft Fleximounts Storage: amzn.to/3MJYrVA Stud finder: amzn.to/3ZLz0r2 Bungee cord hook 21 inches: amzn.to/3ZKTVue 4ft leveler stick: amzn.to/3ZKTVue

[@ourbills9999]

Dude, that is super smart using the bungees. I was dicking around with ladders tying to lift the damn rack and saw your vid. I did a Homer Simpson “dohhhhh” when I saw you use the bungee. Brilliant. Thanks.

[@vegasminimansion]

IM so glad you took the time to watch the vid that far into the video man. Hope you accomplish the job! Continue to watch, I've got more tricks up my sleeve, ha. Thank you.

[@mrprfct7069]

Parallel or perpendicular 😉. Thank you for the video. I like your ingenuity to use bungee cords to grow a third arm. You are the type of man I like to be friends with.

[@vegasminimansion]

Glad you were able to understand how much easier it is to use the cords! Hope you accomplish! Stay tuned for more good hacks around the house.

[@kens962]

Thank you for the tip!!! Your bungee cord recommendation saved me some neck pain. I slipped up with the first rack by propping it above my head, instant neck pain the next day. Second rack I used bungee cords and it helped tremendously. The Franklin Sensor was good too (we have double/triple ceiling joist), but I eventually had to get a borescope since framing/drywall guys left oriented strand boards inside the ceiling.

[@vegasminimansion]

So glad you were able to make it happen with that tip, I've got some more good tips for around the house coming. Thanks for watching the video.

[@israelestonina5949]

Thank you for your video.

[@vegasminimansion]

Anytime, no problem!

[@PineappleGrenade84]

Appreciate the video bro no I’m finally going to install mines lol

[@vegasminimansion]

Thank you for smashing the subscribe man, I wish you an easy install 🙏 😀

[@LarryRichelli]

Since the ceiling brackets are running different then you studs so did you have to get up in. the attic and put blocking in between the ceiling studs?

[@vegasminimansion]

No blocking needed. Before I made this video. My garage is a 3 car garage. So when I began my project, I thought my Wood planks "studs" would flow all in one direction. I found out later by the builder the flow of wood went in different directions to hold the living space above the garage. For that reason, it's important to use the sensor I used to find the flow direction of wood so I could find good placement for the garage storage. Other parts of the garage and my ceiling wood studs were in L patterns making it difficult. Where I placed my storage was perfect in that one spot because the studs flowed in one direction only, so I placed it there under the light. 😊

[@beboboymann3823]

Hip roofs have ceiling joists that run from outside front garage wall to the inside for about 7-8’ from outside of front garage wall so your ceiling joists will be either 16” on center or 24” on center as measured perpendicular to your front garage door wall. Then the ceiling joists will run either 16” on center the other direction so one end of your rack could have ceiling joists running one direction and the other two legs mount to ceiling joists in the other direction. Yep, very confusing. Best to get up in the attic to look at which direction your trusses or ceiling joists run.

[@DankyGaming]

What size drill bit did you use for the pilot holes?

[@vegasminimansion]

Use 3/16 drill bit. After drilling pilot hole then it's best to use your power drill in hammer drill mode when putting the lag screw in. It makes it alot easier!

[@truthseekerKJV]

That light at 4:18 will get hit at some point.

[@lordalmighty322]

3:13 nah bruh do another video of you finding one on the ceiling

[@vegasminimansion]

You really want me to fall off the ladder while filming 😅. I'll make a short video for ya in shorts within a week.

[@MichaelMerritt]

Using a strong magnet is another good way to quickly find the stud since it’ll stick to nails in the drywall attached to the stud. Then you follow up by marking the edges with your stud finder. Magnet 🧲 can be very helpful.

[@vegasminimansion]

You are right, the magnet was a good help at first. I found out the flow of wood was going in different directions by using the magnet. I found out further that when their is livingspace above the garage, the wood goes in different directions to support the structure above. The franklin sensor was the ultimate helper. 👌