Cabinets, tool chests & slat wall
Walls that hold their own weight
Cabinets anchored into studs, rolling chests set where you actually work, and slat wall that takes the rest off the floor. Your garage slab slopes toward the door and your drywall won’t hold a loaded cabinet — both of which are why this goes in level and stays put.
What we install
Three ways to use a wall
Most garages end up with some mix of all three. Quoted as one job, laid out together before anything is ordered.
Cabinets
Wall and base cabinets for the things that shouldn’t live on open shelving — chemicals, paint, power tools, anything you’d rather have behind a door.
- Wall cabinets anchored into studs, not drywall
- Base cabinets shimmed level across a sloped slab
- Laid out around outlets, panels, hose bibs and door tracks
Rolling tool chests
For the people who actually work in the garage. A chest that rolls where the job is, with the wall behind it set up to match.
- Placed so drawers clear your vehicle with the door down
- Paired with slat wall or cabinets above the work zone
Slat wall
The flexible part of the wall. Panels take hooks, baskets and brackets anywhere along the run, so the layout changes as your gear does.
- Panels run level and fastened into studs
- Cut clean around outlets, switches and corners
- Rakes, shovels, bikes, ladders and cords off the floor
- Hooks and baskets picked to match what you’re hanging
Planned as one elevation, not three purchases
Cabinets, chest and slat wall fight each other if they’re bought separately — the chest ends up under the one cabinet you need open, or the slat wall stops where the cabinets start. We lay out the full wall first, to scale, around what’s already there: the panel, the water heater, the door track, the outlets. Then everything gets ordered to fit it.
Questions
Before you call
Can you work around my breaker panel and water heater?
Yes, and we plan for it. Both need clearance kept around them by code, so they shape the layout rather than getting buried behind it. We’ll show you how the wall works around them before anything is ordered.
My garage isn’t finished — the studs are open. Is that a problem?
That’s easier, not harder. Open studs mean we can see exactly what we’re fastening into. Slat wall can go straight onto open framing.
Can I add this to a Full Reset?
It’s the best time to do it. The wall is already clear, so cabinets and slat wall go in before anything comes back, and your keep items go straight into them. See the Full Reset.
How does this work with overhead racks?
They cover different space and work well together — racks take the ceiling, cabinets and slat wall take the walls. Booked together they’re laid out as one plan so the rack doesn’t land where a cabinet door swings. See overhead packages.
Do I have to be there for the install?
For the layout walkthrough at the start and the final walk at the end, yes. The middle of the day is ours.
Let’s plan the wall
Tell us the wall you want to use and what needs to live on it. Free quote, by phone or in person.
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