Is your garage too full to use?
25% of Americans with two-car garages don’t have enough room to park even one car. Most homeowners end up using their garage as a glorified storage space, but there are ways to create more usable garage space.
In this post, we’ll help you create a garage organizing game plan. With fall cleaning well underway, many nervous homeowners avoid their garages. Keep reading, and we’ll give you a little confidence boost with a helpful cleaning plan.
Make a Floor Plan
Before you get your hands dirty, it’s best to have a cleaning plan for tackling your garage. Make note of the dimensions of the garage and where the doors and windows are.
It’s also important to write down how much space is taken up by bulky items, like your car and lawnmower. Make a list of the rest of the objects you keep in your garage and plan out where you might want to keep them. Doing this first on a floor plan will save you time once you start organizing.
Keep the Floor Clear
A good rule of thumb is to keep the floor clear of stuff. If your garage floor is covered in clutter, it’s going to be more difficult to sort through and keep clean. Instead, get storage cabinets that keep items organized in one place.
Get the Right Garage Organizing Equipment
You can go out and get cheap storage equipment from Walmart, or you can do it the right way with storage solutions. At Garage Force, we can help you outfit your garage with Ulti-Mate storage solutions.
This award-winning brand of cabinets allows you to customize your storage situation. Contact us today, and we’ll work with you to get you the perfect cabinet setup that’ll keep your garage clutter free from here on out.
Use Overhead Space
Most garages have ample overhead space for storing larger items that you don’t need immediate access to. Ladders and seasonal gear that you aren’t going to use in the fall and winter should go up here before you organize anything else. You’ll be surprised at how much space this clears up.
Work Your Way Down
From there, work your way down, making ample use of the vertical space on the garage walls. Along with your Ulti-Mate cabinets, include wall racks and hooks to hang things like garden equipment, bikes, and larger tools that won’t fit in your cabinets.
Take stock of what you have and then choose what types of vertical storage (pegboard, panelized systems, track-based systems) will be best.
Set Aside Time to Keep It Clean
Use these garage organizing methods, and you’ll have your garage clutter-free as soon as this fall. If you’re going to have better space, however, you need to dedicate time regularly for de-cluttering and cleaning.
With the help of Garage Force and Ulti-Mate storage solutions, having an organized garage is an attainable goal. Contact us today to discuss your garage storage needs, and we can help you with all of your organizational needs.