Wall Mounted Storage Bins | Garage Storage Bins | Workshop & Shed Organisers

Shopping for garage storage in the UK can feel like choosing between a hundred nearly identical boxes of plastic. Whether you are comparing your first wall mounted storage bins, weighing a pegboard backboard against yet another set of shelves, or just trying to stop buying screws you already own, this guide covers what matters. We will explain how a parts wall works, which bin sizes suit which jobs, what to check before you drill, and the small habits that keep a workshop tidy for years rather than a fortnight. The goal is simple: help you buy once, fit it right, and actually find things afterwards.

Why Wall Storage First?

Most garage clutter is not big things. It is small things: screws, plugs, bits, fuses, hooks, washers, the odd hinge, all sedimented into drawers, jars and biscuit tins. Shelves do not fix that, because shelves store containers, and containers hide contents. The fix is to make the small stuff visible and give every part type its own home.

That is what a wall mounted bin system does. Open-fronted bins clip onto a backboard fixed to the wall. You see every part at a glance, you grab the bin you need, and you clip it back when you are done. The bench stays clear, the floor stays clear, and the wall, the one surface every garage has spare, does the storing. It is the cheapest big upgrade a cluttered workshop can buy, and it is why a parts wall is the first thing you see in most professional workshops.

Bins, Backboards and How They Work Together

A parts wall has three pieces. The backboard screws to the wall and has a pegboard-style face with rails. The bins hook over those rails, hang at a slight forward tilt so you can see inside, and lift off without tools. And the fixings anchor the whole thing to brick, block or plasterboard. Because no bin position is fixed, the layout is never final: group bins by project this month and by part size next month, and the wall keeps up.

Choosing a Kit: What Actually Matters

Bin kits look alike in photos. A handful of details separate a wall you will still love in five years from a sagging disappointment.

Bin Sizes and Count

Two sizes cover almost everything. Small bins hold the parts you lose: one bin for each screw size you actually use, one for wall plugs, one for drill bits, and so on. Large bins hold the parts that jam drawers shut: hinges, brackets, clamps, discs, tape. A good starter kit leans towards small bins, because small parts are what clutter is made of. Around 20 to 30 bins organises a typical home workshop; be honest about your pile of parts and err on the side of more homes for them.

Backboard Size and Coverage

Measure your wall before you shortlist anything. Check the assembled width and height of the kit, then add clearance for the bins themselves, which stand well out from the wall. Kits built from separate backboard sections are more flexible than one big board: you can run them in a line above the bench, stack them into a block, or split them between the garage and the shed.

Material and Build

For bins, impact-resistant plastic is what you want. It shrugs off drops and knocks, it does not rust in damp air the way steel eventually will, and it does not care about an unheated garage in January. Check that bins sit firmly on their rails without rattling loose, and that the board takes the bin weight without flexing. A kit with a manufacturer's warranty of two years or more tells you the maker expects it to live a working life, not a photogenic one.

Fixings Included

A kit should come with the screws and plugs to mount it. You supply the ordinary tools: drill, screwdriver, spirit level. If your wall is plasterboard rather than masonry, budget a few pounds for fixings rated to the loaded weight, because a board full of screws weighs many times more than the box it arrived in.

Planning Your Parts Wall

Ten minutes with a tape measure beats an afternoon of re-drilling. Three decisions are worth making before the drill comes out.

Position: pick a wall you naturally stand at, usually above or beside the workbench, with the top row of bins around chest to eye level. Keep clear of door swings, car doors and anywhere you lean long tools.

Layout: small bins at eye level with your most-used parts; large bins on the low rows where their weight sits near the fixings and bulky items lift out easily. Group by job, not alphabet: a "hanging things" zone of hooks, plugs and picture wire saves more time than any labelling scheme.

The one-type rule: one part type per bin, no exceptions. The moment a bin becomes "miscellaneous" it is a biscuit tin again, just wall mounted. Buy enough bins to be strict about this.

Fitting a Backboard Properly

This is a normal DIY job. On brick or block, hold the board level, mark the holes, drill, plug and screw. On plasterboard, fix into the timber studs where you can, or use plasterboard anchors rated for the full loaded weight. Use every fixing hole the board provides, use a spirit level, and fill the bins only after the board is up. If you load the wall heavily, snug the screws up once a year, the same as any loaded shelf.

What Not to Put in Bins

Honest expectations keep a parts wall working. Bins are for small and medium parts, not for heavy power tools, long-handled tools or tins of paint; those belong on heavy-duty hooks and shelves. Open bins also gather workshop dust like every other surface, so a rarely used precision instrument is better off in a closed case. Everything else, which in most garages is ninety percent of the clutter, belongs on the wall.

Your Wall Storage Buying Checklist

Before you commit, run through the essentials:

• Measured wall space that fits the kit's assembled width and height, plus bin depth.
• A sensible bin mix, weighted towards small bins, with enough total bins for one part type each.
• Impact-resistant plastic bins that clip on securely and lift off easily.
• Fixings included, plus the right anchors if your wall is plasterboard.
• A stated manufacturer's warranty, ideally two years or more.
• A clear returns policy, so you can buy with confidence. Ours gives you 14 days, on top of your Consumer Rights Act 2015 rights.

Keeping It Sorted

The kit does the storing; two small habits do the staying sorted. First, put bins back on the same hook they came from, so your hands learn the layout. Second, when a new part type turns up, give it a bin before it starts a new pile. Beyond that, tip the sawdust out of the bins now and then and wipe them with a damp cloth. Plastic asks for very little.

The Bottom Line for UK Buyers

Choosing well comes down to three things: measure the wall before you buy, pick a kit with enough bins to give every part type its own home, and fit the backboards for the loaded weight rather than the box weight. Skip anything vague about sizes or contents, and favour makers who state plain specs and back them with a real warranty. Do that, and a single afternoon with a drill turns the most cluttered corner of the house into the most organised one. The screws stay found, the bench stays clear, and the garage finally stays sorted.