I purchased the ultimate bundle a few months back and I’m very happy with it. To echo an earlier comment, drilling holes before screwing in is very helpful. I have a corded and cordless drill and set one of them up with a drillbit and the other with a phillips head driver. That combo worked really well.
Measure twice and cut once. That is doubly true for this as you don’t really have much of an opportunity to grab another piece if you measure and cut incorrectly. If you are putting up an 8x8 section it is a bit more forgiving but for the 4x8 sections, the side rails will need to be cut from 8ft to 4ft.
I have found the strength and versatility to be a big plus. I have lawn equipment hanging on one section (gas weedeater – heavy, drills, blower, rakes, shears, etc.) and misc “garage stuff” on the other. I prefer to keep my bike on the floor just due to ease of getting it in and out but I’m pretty confident Proslat will hold the weight.
The finished product looks really good and is very versatile. It is extremely easy to move hooks and baskets and reconfigure. Accessories are a bit hard to find and neither Home Depot or Lowes seemed to carry them. I also didn’t find any compatible 3rd party hooks and baskets. Amazon has a good selection but it will be difficult to simply run down the street and get an inexpensive basket or hooks on a Saturday afternoon. I ended up ordering 24 hooks but still feeling out if I need more baskets. The baskets are a bit pricey but also seem to hold quite a bit of weight.
What really gives the wall strength is that you are screwing this into the studs – every stud – for the entire length of the slat. If you take some time to distribute the weight adequately, it is a pretty solid piece of construction that will definitely hold quite a bit of weight. I think I counted almost 90 screws in each 4x8 panel. You really do want a power tool for this.
Shipping caveats… The ultimate bundle should ship in 3 boxes – 2x boxes of slats, 1x box of accessories. You should also get 3 tracking numbers. When I received mine, Woot sent 2 tracking numbers but when the boxes showed up, one of the 4x4 panels was missing. That was when customer service notified me that each box should have its own tracking. That was quickly corrected but as soon as Woot let’s you know “its a-comin’”, make sure you have tracking for all 3 boxes.
Unfortunately, none of the boxes actually had instructions (it was probably in the original missing box). However, Proslat has installation videos which got me through the process without much of a problem. I do not consider myself “handy” but was able to do the job by myself. I do recommend a second person just to make sure it is level before you start.
As mentioned by others, weight distribution really is the key and Proslat versatility makes it a real winner in this respect.
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