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Yeah. You can. I didn’t do the wood. It’s perfectly fine.

@@bnazzaro21What screws did you use? Tapcon 3/16 - 2in?

@@efrainflores3902 I did the light gray/white panels. So the Tapcons were the White 3/16 1 3/4 Star Flathead. 5/32 drill bit.

​@@bnazzaro21 Thank you Benji for the info and quick response

Didn't they just demonstrate it working though?

Make sure when you shut the drawer you push it all the way back. It's like there is a mechanism in there to keep them shut,

J Thornsberry struggling with them now. Any tips?

What's the point of adding a shelf 1" from the ceiling? ..or whatever the distance is between grooves?

​@@icyhotonmynutsI believe he wants to cover the whole wall since visually it looks better. However, I think Proslat is more suitable for that since they have 4x8 ft panels and it is cheaper. The con, Gladiator have better accessories.

@@danfmachado Proslat is a reseller/distributor of a system from Australia called Slatbox (slatbox.com) They have other systems too, you can search for Cratebox, Popbox (box most like Proslat), Storbox, ShelfBox, HobiBox, and unihook. Check out the Distributors link on their site for a worldwide list of resellers. They even make an adaptor to use their boxes on hook walls.

@@icyhotonmynuts The panels have a tongue and groove system top and bottom. By starting at the bottom, generally, it is easier to get the first panel level (compared with starting at the top on a ladder). Then each new panel settles onto the one below, with the panel's own weight pressing down to help assure that there is no gap between. If you start at the top, you have to support each new row from the bottom, and may not get the new one tight to the one above. Their You Tube installation instructions also suggest using the side strips as channels to hold successive panels all the way to the top, so you could nail the channels in place to the ceiling, then put in the bottom, and achieve the two desired rights - flushness and tightness.

i've installed numerous gladiator gearwall panels over the years and would strongly recommend starting from the bottom and working up to the top. my current garage i'm finishing has a slight slope on the concrete out the door, so panels will NOT be level with the floor but will be with the ceiling. installation starting at the bottom is substantially easier especially when i've installed then by myself. once the 1st is set, the rest just slide on the top of the initial installed panel, and it is smooth sailing from there. very critical to have the 1st board level and exactly where you want it so rest of the panels follow accordingly.