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One lady said I need to make better instructions. Fair. I admit it. I like USEFUL/ACTIONABLE feedback. But she also gave a nice rating and a balanced review as well. It makes a guy feel nice knowing that when you create something that people can appreciate it. Truth be known it is sort of your baby.

Just checked my eBay ratings and found these ratings on eBay. By the way, it is pretty hard to obtain ratings… it just takes time and volume.

Sometimes we just sell 2×4 bar holders that don’t have any locking tabs. Why? Because they ONLY take up a 2×4 width. That is significantly different. And beautiful. Love these great ratings.

I love it when I get 5-star reviews on Amazon. I NEVER fake these so it is so wonderful when someone says something kind. The internet is a rough place.

Just received these two pictures from a customer. What a wonderful installation job.

I’m going to get onto my customers since they all seem to live in places with beautiful seaside views!

Recently, I’ve seen an uptick of people ordering LARGE orders (more than 6 for example) of 2×4 and 2×2 Open Bar Holders.

Usually the bar holders I make are to be used in conjunction or in my kits to help secure your shed better.

Another use is to simply put on the INSIDE of your doors to hold a bar for added security. Sometimes this is called a zombie bar.

When I asked a few questions, these customers that ordered large numbers of the open bar holders were buying them in preparation for hurricanes and tropical storms.

I’m attaching a couple of pictures here (GPS info stripped from pics as it is none of your business where!):

Why did they do this?

• Because my bar holders look better than the stuff you buy from Lowes and Home Depot. Those others look like crap. Mine look good.
• By installing these AHEAD of time, their house is prepared for the hurricane and all they have to do is to quickly grab their plywood and wood bars. This is SUPER fast.
• Because the 2×4 bar holders have holes in them, you can put in a screw AFTER the bar is in place to keep the storm from vibrating the board out of place.
• Since I offer galvanized as an option, customers can buy and paint over the plain gray color. I would recommend a self etching primer for sure to “crack” the galvanization. But if you want a very large order, I’m happy to create you steel only. Just contact me.
• Quick Notes:
  • Have pre-cut and labeled plywood ready to go.
  • Have ready to go bars.

Textbook installation of the secure bar holder on a really picturesque red barn.

In this case, this barn does not have internal stops for the left door. The client wrote me and was going to pick up an extra bar holder to be installed on the left door next to the first bar holder. This would secure the door from being pushed in as well as being pulled out.

I just remembered I never posted this installation photo. Really nice job. Everyone is so much better at doing this type of work than me!