Hanging things in the garage - argh!

[striveforhealth]

We moved here in March. It took a bit to hang things in the garage - a ladder holder and bike rack. I pre-drilled the holes, used the appropriate size anchor and...you guessed it...both items have fallen and left big holes. With the bike rack I couldn't use the studs because of the width of the holes in the bike holder.
Any suggestions for this problem? Know anyone that can install these things properly? Thanks!

[Villager Dude]

We moved here in March. It took a bit to hang things in the garage - a ladder holder and bike rack. I pre-drilled the holes, used the appropriate size anchor and...you guessed it...both items have fallen and left big holes. With the bike rack I couldn't use the studs because of the width of the holes in the bike holder.
Any suggestions for this problem? Know anyone that can install these things properly? Thanks!

Maybe if you put a 2 by 6 into the studs and then bolt what you need into the board then maybe that would work.

[bluedog103]

We moved here in March. It took a bit to hang things in the garage - a ladder holder and bike rack. I pre-drilled the holes, used the appropriate size anchor and...you guessed it...both items have fallen and left big holes. With the bike rack I couldn't use the studs because of the width of the holes in the bike holder.
Any suggestions for this problem? Know anyone that can install these things properly? Thanks!
What type of wall anchors did you use? You say you couldn't use the studs for the bike rack, what about the ladder hangers? They should have gone into studs. For the bike rack you might have to be a bit more creative, as Villager Dude suggested.

[Penguin]

Do yourself a favor and research Gladiator wall systems. They are 4 foot rails that you screw into studs and clip in all different size hangers. I have them and their great.

[mrdarcy]

I had Garage Design Works in Orlando come and install Gladiator gear wall and gear track (a product by Whirlpool) in my garage on the block walls. Now I can hang stuff all over the walls. Sears sells the Gladiator series, but they will not install the required gear wall and gear track, which is why I had to find an authorized installer. It's a bit expensive, but I have a 3 car garage, so I needed more gear wall and track then usual. I'm very, very happy with the Gladiator system.

[striveforhealth]

Thanks for the info!

[TheVillageChicken]

I mount 6'-12' two by fours on my wall. I put plywood spacers behind the two by fours at all the mounting points. This moves the two by four out from the wall just enough to use these, which are one dollar apiece at Northern Tools in Ocala. I think they may be available in Home Depot, but at a higher price.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/a7/a7fbabe9-0d5f-4b88-a61d-96547609be86_300.jpg

[villagetinker]

Since you referenced studs, I am assuming that you have a stick built house. In that case, I would install a 1" by 4" board across several studs with at least2 or 2.5 inch decking screws, 2 per stud. Then you can use conventional brackets to mount your equipment. my house is concrete block, and I have mounted several items (TV, 2 ladders, leaf blower, hedger trimmer, and cabinets) to the walls with no problems. I used concrete expansion bolts is suitably sized holes. I also used an overhead system for the bicycles which hangs these from the ceiling. In this case, I installed 1 by 4 across the rafters so that I could locate the brackets in the correct locations. I used 2.5 inch decking screws in the 1 by 4 and these were at least 4 + feet long to hit 3 (24 inch center) rafters.
Hope this helps. PM me if you would like to see what I have done and how.