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GARAGE STORAGE - FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS

That’s my new storage system—up there on the ceiling (please ignore the rest of it - things are getting better, believe it or not!).

You, too, can get lightweight items out of the way by storing them safely in plastic bins and hanging the bins from the ceiling.

Here’s a closer look:
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You can see that the bins are hung from “I-Beams” manufactured by sandwiching a 2x2 between two 1x4s. The I-Beams are screwed to the ceiling joists through the top 1x4. Two eight-foot long I-Beams will hold four of these bins between them. I got the bins at Wal Mart for about $5.00 each. The distance between the I-Beams is determined by which bin you choose.

Looking from below at the other end of the system, you can see the labels on each bin:
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A close-up view shows how I pasted a label on the bin, then taped over it with packaging tape:
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All my incandescent light bulbs are up there, plus the foam seed starters, and other things that are kind of bulky but have relatively little weight. The heaviest bin probably weighs 10 pounds.

I recommend this system - give it a try!

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