Need help with garage storage

[r_c]

Could you please give me some advise. I am not sure where to find some items, or even what they are really called.

I would like to store 4 car roof bike racks against the wall in the garage. (These are the sort of thing I am talking about.)

My idea was to start by fixing a batten against the wall horizontal. I would then store the bike racks vertically on the wall, standing them up on the batten. To keep the top of the bike racks held against the wall I would like to strap them, a bit like this example. I think I can find some velco type strap to do this - it does not need to be very strong. And I would like to be able to take down one rack at a time.

But how can I fix the straps to the wall? I think I need things like this that the straps would go through. I am not having much luck finding them at Screwfix or B&Q.

(My idea was to fix something to the batten to give it a 'lip' to stop the rack from slipping off.)

Any advise on where to source these backing plates or straps would be appreciated.

 

[sircerebus666]

Why don't you simply use hooks like these?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke-mid-duty-anti-slip-storage-hook-blue-200mm/5695j

 

[Tigercubrider]

It's not clear to me how these fold up but I would be tempted to use a J shaped aluminium extrusion, almost a gutter, for the lower rail, with a large loop higher up. Thread the top of the carrier up into the loop and then lower the bottom onto/into the J. Or scrap the J for a basic bucket like holder

 

[r_c]

Why don't you simply use hooks like these?

Yes these would work, set in pairs horizontally. I could probably use 8 to create 4 'shelves' (one pair per rack). I wanted to keep these racks as tight to the wall as possible, but these would do a very good job and if needed I could probably put something else on them in future.

 

[r_c]

J shaped aluminium extrusion

Thank you. I hadn't thought of this and it would make a good bottom shelf. I'll just have to make sure the channel is deep enough. This might do.

a basic bucket like holder

I am not sure what you mean by this. Can you please show me an example on the web?

 

[Tigercubrider]

https://www.toolstation.com/plastic...qoLksiQnqijwj3i7W9924em-HDR_MakRoCzagQAvD_BwE

This or a larger 2.5 one, screwed to the wall. Several in a row

Some kind of loop on the wall, slip the rack into the loop, push the rack up and into the wall, lower it so the bottom sits in the bucket

 

[sircerebus666]

Yes these would work, set in pairs horizontally. I could probably use 8 to create 4 'shelves' (one pair per rack). I wanted to keep these racks as tight to the wall as possible, but these would do a very good job and if needed I could probably put something else on them in future.

They do shorter ones than the example I gave you

 

[securespark]

Can you help sort my garage?