EXCELLENT PRODUCT

This is our 3rd set of overhead racks we've installed . (We get them for every house we move to and leave them behind for the next owner when we move). Really useful for organizing if you need extra storage.

This set costs a little more than the most economical ones out there because we wanted the ability to drop different heights - see photo. We needed one higher so our truck can go under during winter.

Very sturdy. We'd gotten other brands in the past they are all about the same. Some May costs a little more because there are extra hooks etc but we've never used those.

My husband installed it himself without any help but certainly easier if you have a second set of hands.

Very sturdy. Biggest challenge was getting the ceiling brackets properly placed and installed. Measure, measure, measure. Good quality and really stores a lot.

These overhead garage storage racks are very well made. They're not easy to install, but not difficult either. The instructions are clear, but it does take a good few hours to install if you've never done something like this before.

I received this tip from the Costco website reviews -- instead of using a stud finder which you may or may not find helpful in finding the studs, use a magnet instead (see picture). You can use a small magnet to find where the drywall screws are in your ceiling, once you have found a couple, you can use a yard stick to find the rest very easy. Once you know where the drywall screws are, you know exactly where the center of the stud is to drill in so you won't miss. I bought two different expensive stud finders from Lowe's which were absolute crap in finding the studs in my garage ceiling. For the walls in my house they were fine, but for my garage ceiling they did nothing.

Another tip from a review here on Amazon is to use your phone on a selfie stick to record a video of what your rafters look like --- this only works if you have attic access in your garage, or someplace where you can see the attic above the garage. That was helpful in telling me where the studs were located and which direction they went in (side to side in my case).

The hardest part in installing is just finding the studs and measuring out the proper distances. Once you know where the studs are and have triple checked your measurements, then install is simple and only takes an hour or two. And since you're drilling into the ceiling, it's good to have another person look from below and make sure that you are drilling straight up and not at an angle.

I put my racks above the garage door so that I could access the racks while the garage door is still open. The instructions say you need to use two supports, but that's not possible if your ceiling has standard studs. I used one support in the center with 3 screws for extra support (two on the outsides and one in the center). This is more than sturdy enough to hold both racks (see picture). I put them about 6-8 inches apart so they would clear the garage opener railing and give me more ceiling space. I left about 1-2 inches of clearance above the garage door itself.

The only things I would recommend after install, are to use some bungee cord or rope to seal off the front, back and sides of the racks. The grates are very slippery so anything you put up there will slide around easily, and potentially fall off the rack. Then the grates themselves need to be secured with some zip/cable ties to hold them down. They are only held in place by gravity and can easily be knocked out of place with the possibility of falling off the racks. I used two zip ties on each grate, front and back to hold them down. I used white zip ties, you don't notice them unless you look closely.

Overall, very high quality racks and I'm happy with them. The racks shake a little from side to side if you push them, but they're very solid up there. SafeRacks provide some extra bolts, nuts and washers which is nice to have - I think because people complained in the past about not having enough hardware to finish the job. I wanted the grey colored racks, but they were out so I got white instead. Very happy with white because they match the garage and blend in nicely. They look very, very nice installed above my garage door. I'm thinking about ordering two more racks to install on the sides of my garage.

I definitely recommend ordering from SafeRacks instead of the other chinese made/provided racks available on Amazon. SafeRacks is an established company in the US and has been selling in Costco for many years. High quality, clear instructions, and very affordable. Wait for the price to go down (use keepa or honey extension) to get a good deal as the price constantly changes for these racks.

I don't write many reviews but wanted to call out the company for its responsiveness/customer service (and a good product). There was a minor issue with the order -- they shipped me two copies of the braces etc (the long box) and none of the shelving. A quick email resolved that. Ship happens.
This job was made somewhat difficult by my architect/builder deciding to vary the joist locations WITHIN the garage. Yeah they ran in the same direction, but after the beam they changed locations. So, after five 4"x4" square holes to suss out the locations (easily patched, I saved the squares) I was able to figure out what in tarnation was going on and why my stud finder was seemingly not working. Garages are strange beasts and in SafeRacks' installation manual they do warn you about that.
The product itself is very well made and contained no surprises at all. OK one-sort of, and that is the same thing many reviewers have mentioned, the lag bolts seem undersized (not an engineer, I said 'seem') and after reading of the shearing, I decided not to invite disaster (it has dined with me too many times already) and Big Orange made $5 because of this. I used 5/16 x 3.5" lags from HD, upsizing both diameter and length from the standard issue.
I do want to refer to a question someone asked, and that was how come it costs so much as the raw material costs like maybe $50? I have been using the interwebs for a long time (see, I deliberately use that word so you can tell I'm a seasoned user) and for a combination of meanest and stupidest comment ever made, IME that one rises to or near the top. Note to this guy: If you go into a manufacturing business please let me know and I will buy millions of dollars worth of your product. Or not.
This product is absolutely worth the money. I am not affiliated with SR in any was save as a (happy) customer. I also needed some additional parts (see 'strange garage' above) and they were very responsive there as well.