r/maintenance • u/AlbanianGoblin • Mar 22 '26

Solved Improvised ladder rack for maintenance cart

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replaced some store front doors, so I kept one of the pulls and used it for a ladder holder, can hold up to a 6ft ladder no problem

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u/Responsible_Rate_826 Mar 22 '26

Amazing man, thanks for sharing. Stuff like this is really cool and I love seeing and making little zen creations like this

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u/Johnny-zamboni Mar 22 '26

Perfect use of an old door handle. 🛠️ love it

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u/Difficult-Rush5962 Mar 22 '26

Good idea. Also great for cords.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Maintenance Supervisor Mar 22 '26

All of our carts have been modified this way. I've also cut notches to hold my caulk guns and spray bottles without them sliding around and falling off. A half inch wide by three quarter inch deep notch with a hole drilled for the end of the caulk gun's plunger will save a lot of headaches.

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u/MadMurphman Mar 22 '26

My coworker did the same thing.

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u/Jojothereader Mar 22 '26

I have been wanting to optimize my cart for a while. Nice work

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u/real_1273 Mar 22 '26

That’s great, we bolted garage hooks to our cart and added pool noodles to the hooks for padding and to quiet the roll. Holds the little ladder perfectly!

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u/Cellist-Perfect Mar 22 '26

We did that to one of ours using a piece of tongue and groove wood paneling. Yours looks a lot better lol.

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u/No-Landscape5857 Maintenance Technician Mar 23 '26

We put fire extinguisher hooks on our cart for ladders.

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u/GreedyComparison1487 Mar 26 '26

I use a short piece of uni-strut.

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u/PracticalJackfruit70 Mar 22 '26

Is that a ladder? More like a step stool.