Southern I bought the brackets from a website that sold my brand ladder and had the brackets as well, can't remember what website sorry,all I did was search the web for the ladder and brackets. Also the ladder does not interfere at all with rods or other things that I store in there. The brackets are so tight on the ladder it won't come out unless you pry that sucker out. The only downfall to putting the ladder there is it make the door a little heavy but not to bad, I just hate it when that thing slams shut. It needs a gas shock on it. I really like keeping my ladder there.