Rubbermaid Fast Track Garrage Storage System

[autobaun70]

Working on getting the garrage at my new house organized, and saw this system at home depot. Seems to be pretty decent quality for light weight storage and hanging a few tools. I'm not really interested in the shelves & baskets, but do like the idea of movable hooks for storing items like the trimmer & blower, ladders, and other such items.

[Garett]

Well it sounds like you have a plan; go for it.

[Jup31]

We picked up a wall system from a Linens & Things that was closing. They were selling all their display fixtures pretty darn cheap and we picked the attachments we wanted.

[trrooster]

I dont know if you, or anyone else for that matter, are thinking about getting the rubbermaid cabniets that they sale. If so, dont! It was the biggest waste of money I ever spent. They are not very durable, unless you are storing pillows in them. I just threw all mine away about a month ago. Every single self in the cabniets bowed due to the weight on them. They Suck!!!!

[autobaun70]

I picked up a 84" rail from HD last night as well as a few of the accessory hooks. This is a well made system, if you can use a stud finder, level, and drill, it is super easy to put up. The only thing that I have had any trouble hanging so far is my leaf blower. It is a handheld echo model, and has a fairly fat engine, I may have to add a loop of cord to it or something like that to hang it off of a standard accessory hook.

[Garett]

Trey now I don't know your system you are working with. For that leaf blower of yours, could you not mount a dowel (cut off a portion of an old broom handle) sticking straight out somehow? (drill hole in a block of wood, glue in dowel, mount block of wood)

[autobaun70]

Trey now I don't know your system you are working with. For that leaf blower of yours, could you not mount a dowel (cut off a portion of an old broom handle) sticking straight out somehow? (drill hole in a block of wood, glue in dowel, mount block of wood)

I accidently picked up a bike hook for the system, made to hold the front tire of a bike with the back hanging below, that tured out perfect for hanging it by the handle.

[autobaun70]

the only thing left I need to do is get a sheet of clear acrylic or similar to mount on the wall below the rail to keep the drywall from getting beat up. I figure a few smudges & scratches on it would look a lot better than black marks & scratches on a light colored wall.

[Garett]

the only thing left I need to do is get a sheet of clear acrylic or similar to mount on the wall below the rail to keep the drywall from getting beat up. I figure a few smudges & scratches on it would look a lot better than black marks & scratches on a light colored wall.

Just a thought here. I know of places up here where I can buy used hard acrylic sheets/ mats for under office chairs that sit on carpet. The acrylic mats allows the office chair to roll around easily. Places that sell used office furniture/ equipment might/ should have them cheap. I've bought them in the past and they cut well with a table saw.

Oh, when you're drilling holes in the stuff, let the drill do the work, don't lean on the drill.....it could cause the acrylic to create spider cracks.