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Garage Storage: Installing the Slotted Wall Panel and Garage Screen From "Weekend Handyman" episode WKH-109

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In this week's episode of Weekend Handyman, host Paul Ryan demonstrates how to convert a junky garage (seen here) into an ... organized, efficient, neat and eye-pleasing palace! High-density slotted wall panels (held here by Ryan) work perfectly for storing bikes, rakes and almost anything you can think of storing in a garage. Figure A Figure B Figure C This garage screen (left) is perfect for letting fresh air in while keeping pesky bugs out! To take it down (right), all you have to do is unsnap it and store it away.

Note: Click here for a materials list and complete instructions without images.

Time: 14 hours over two days.

Difficulty Rating: It's rated a 2 on a scale of 1 to 5.


Materials for Complete Project:

Modular cabinets and shelving (pre-ordered kit)
15" x 8' slotted wall panels (pre-ordered)
PVC flooring tiles
Storage accessories
Stud finder (magnetic or electronic)
Drill with bits and drivers
Phillips screwdriver
Rubber mallet
Level
Anchors for both block and drywall
Table saw or jigsaw
Utility knife (optional)

Installing the Slotted Panels

Note: These slotted panels easily can be installed by one person. They're not only easy to work with, but since the panels have one continuous long channel, they give you flexibility once they're in place.

The panels are installed by using a special clip called the "Hang Up" (figure A). It works by fitting into slots at the back of the panels.

1. Find the studs and draw a line down the wall to show where they are.

2. Screw the bracket (Hang Up) into the stud with 8" x 2" screws.

3. Use a level, mark the location for the second bracket and screw it in.

4. Insert brackets into the slot in the back of the panel. Hang the slotted panel (figure B). Slide it into place and it's all set.

5. Once the panel is in place, put a series of screws directly through slots of the panel into the studs. This will give the panel plenty of strength to hold heavy objects.

6. Once the first panel is in place, repeat the process for the remaining panels. The panels can stack as high as you need to go.

7. Put in hooks and accessories into the slots, and you're ready to start hanging items -- a rake, hose and shovel (figure C), for example.

Installing the Garage Door Screen

Note: If you want to keep your garage doors open during the spring and summer, you may want to consider installing some screening. The product Ryan chose comes with snaps and is easy to install.

1. Start in the corner and push on one of the snaps to make a small indentation in the wood.

2. Attach the corresponding snap.

3. Continue the process along the perimeter of the garage.

4. Snap the screen into place.

RESOURCES :

Flooring (Race Deck)

Model #: RDBLK, RDWHT, RDALLY, RDGRPH, RDBRD, RDORG, RDPUR, RDBGE and RDEGG
Colors: Black, White Alloy, Graphite, Red, Orange, Beige, Eggshell
Suggested Retail Price: $3.50 - $3.75 / sq. ft.
For more information on this product, click here.

The Complete Garage
Website: www.completegarage.com

Garage Cabinets, Doors, Work Surfaces, Storewall and Storewall Accessories (Windquest)

Garage Cabinets and Doors:
Model WH1424 (24" Upper Cabinet w/Door, Grey, $68)
Model WH1424D (24" Upper Cabinet w/Door, Grey, $122)
Model WH2430 (24" Base Cabinet (includes 1 shelf), Grey, $148)
Model WH2430D (24" Base Cabinet w/Door, Grey Finish, $204)
Model WH2430D1 (24" Base Cabinet w/Door and Drawer, Grey $270)
Model WH2430D3 (24" Base Cabinet, w/3 Drawers, Grey, $398)
Model WH1836 (18" x 36" Cabinet, Grey, $256)
Model WH1848 (18" x 36" Cabinet w/ Doors, Grey, $440)

Garage Work Surfaces:
Model MT2548 (1-34" Maple Top 24" x 48", Solid Maple, $240)

Storewall:
Model SW48 ("G-Storewall 48", 6 pack, Grey, $270)

Storewall Accessories:
Model 4501 (Single Hook, 1", Black, $0.76)
Model 4506 (Double Hook, 2" x 1", Black, $0.80)
Model 4508 (Heavy Duty Double Hook, 12", Black, $9)
Model 4510 (Wrench Holder, Black, $3)
Model 4511 (Tool Rack, Black, $6.50)
Model 4571 (Wire Basket, Black, $10.40)
Model 4575 (Wire Shelf, 12" x 8", Black, $9)
Model PSB-1 (Folding Bike Rack, Black, $12)
Model PBR-1 (Sport Ball / Bat Rack, $30)
Model PFR-4 (Fishing Rod Rack -- holds four, $20)
Model PG2 (Double Golf Rack, $27)
Model PGR-1 (Lawn and Garden Rack, Black, $30)
Model PS1 (One Pair Ski / Pole Rack, $9)
Model PSM-1 (Wheelbarrow / Ladder Hanger, Black, $5)

Brackets:
Model 455K (Slotwall Bracket w/Screws -- 20, Black, $3.80

Windquest
Website: www.windquestco.com/

Garage Door Screen (Fly Away AgriProducts)

Model #: 180 (Single Stall, 276 Two Stall)
Suggested Retail Price: Single Stall $90, Two Stall $175

Fly Away AgriProducts, Inc.
Website: www.flyawayagri.com

GUESTS :

Doug Arndt
President
The Complete Garage
Crossroads Center
1593 Highway 7
Hopkins, MN 55305
Phone: 952-935-5200
E-mail: darndt@concretetechnologies.com

Eric Wolfe
President and CEO
Windquest
311 Windquest Dr.
Holland, MI 49424
Phone: 616-399-3311
E-mail: Ericw@windquestco.com

Duane Sibbett
Owner
Fly Away AgriProducts
1550 Industrial Dr.
Blue Earth, MN 56013
Phone: 507-526-2220
E-mail: flyaway@bevcomm.net