Cheap and quick wall mount rod rack
Thought I'd share my solution for a wall mount horizontal rod rack. I needed some way to hang rods from a cathedral ceiling without breaking the bank, and I needed it pretty quick.
Scouring the web for home made rod racks I found this article -> The Best Fishing Rod Storage Rack You Can’t Buy. <- Not exactly what I needed, but the PVC pipe hangers looked like they might be the ticket.
Visited HD to give them a look and decided they were worth a try. I bought 28 of the 1.5 inch hangers for just under a dollar each and a box of #6 x 1" sheet metal screws for ~ $5. Here's what I came up with ........
The hangers
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First I use the #6 screws to connect 2 hangers together. The holes are pre-formed and the #6s fit perfectly
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I ran 2 screws in from opposite sides for strength. I had measured the distance between hangers and determined the spacing before starting.
Next I cut off the top hanger to even things out - used a miter box & a back saw to keep it straight
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From there you just repeat the process of joining the holders until you have as many hangers as you want
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The finished product - for my purpose that was 7 hangers
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Next I drilled out a few of the pre-formed holes to accept #8 deck screws - the nails provided with the hangers should hold these fine on a wall but since these are going to hang at an outward angle I wanted a little more security (and wanted to be able to remove them easily to eventually be replaced by something a little more attractive)
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Built the second set and set the deck screws
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(at this point they feel a little flimsy but once they're screwed in place they're pretty solid)
All that's left is to hang them and put the rods in place
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The 2 sets hold 14 rods, cost a little over $30 and took about 20 minutes per set to assemble and hang.
I used the 1.5" hooks because all the rods are going to hang in the same direction, one rod per hook.
Using the 3" or 4" hooks you could easily hang 2 per hook facing opposite directions.
These aren't the most aesthetically pleasing, but they are quick, cheap and plenty strong.
