How to Mount Gladiator Cabinets
Gladiator Garageworks is a garage storage and organization systems manufacturer that is part of the Whirlpool Corporation and is located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Gladiator makes a number of residential-grade and commercial-grade organization and work garage components such as workbenches, tool storage systems, wall systems, organization kits and cabinets. Among the Gladiator cabinets are wall-mounted organizers that hang from a garage wall to store tools. Mounting a Gladiator cabinet is straightforward and requires a few tools. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Gladiator cabinet
- Hand towel
- Mounts
- Pencil
- Masonry bit
- Drill
- Safety glasses
- Plastic anchor
- Screws
- Screw gun
Instructions
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Unpack your Gladiator cabinet and lay the components out on a workbench or table for easy access. For best results, lay a towel on the table or workbench beforehand so you can easily identify each mounting component.
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Decide where to hang your Gladiator cabinet, then hold the mounts against the wall and mark the holes in the brackets on the wall with a pencil. The best place is just over or right beside an electrical outlet for easy use of the tool chargers you will store.
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Pick a masonry drill bit one size down in diameter from the diameter of the screws enclosed with your Gladiator cabinet and attach it to a drill. Tighten the chuck to hold the masonry bit securely in the drill.
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Put on safety glasses. Drill pilot holes in the garage wall where you made the pencil marks using the drill, then insert plastic anchors in the pilot holes.
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Affix the cabinet mounts to the wall using screws and a screw gun, then hang your Gladiator cabinet on the wall.
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Place your hand tools and power tools along with chargers into the Gladiator cabinet to finish the installation.
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References
- "Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Attic, Basement, and Garage"; R. Dodge Woodson; 2006
- "Basements, Attics and Garages: Plan, Design, Remodel"; Editors of Creative Homeowner; 2006
