You have probably cleaned your garage on several occasions, but within a few weeks, it is obvious the work you put into cleaning is slowly falling apart; someone has a half-completed mechanical project in one corner, your children have deposited equipment from multiple sports along one entire wall, and it looks like mice are living in the dog’s food bag. How could this happen so quickly? Garage Design Works has the following tips on cleaning your garage and keeping it organized with an Orlando garage storage system.
Plan
No matter how well the long items – rakes, skis, fishing poles, edger – fit together lounging in a corner, trying to untangle one of the items from the others is a hassle, and they all end up falling to the ground or scraping down the wall. A series of specialized hooks on a Gladiator slatted wall system is definitely a better idea. Plan how you want to group items – by season, by use, by family member, et cetera – and draw out a diagram of where those items will be located and how you plan on storing them.
Dig Out
The clutter that has accumulated in your garage is very likely necessary items intermingled with a “to-do” bevy of broken or misplaced parts. Remove everything from the garage and look at your items critically; will you ever use the tandem bicycle? What about the ice cream maker? Many of your unused items take up a huge amount of floor space that can be better utilized. Create three areas: donate/sell, toss, and keep. Call a local non-profit organization to pick up the donated items, bag the tossed items, and arrange the keep items in the groups you imagined during your planning step.
Call Garage Design Works
Working with professional garage organizers will save you time and energy. The Garage Design Works team considers your needs and ideas before formulating a plan to store everything neatly and orderly. Custom cabinets from Gladiator, slat wall systems with specialized hooks and bins for your tools and equipment, Gladiator workbenches, cabinets and stations for project areas, ONRAX® Enduro-DeckTM overhead storage for seasonal items…the possibilities are endless!
Store it in Style
A good tip on storing your items is to determine how and when you use something. Long term storage above the garage door in an ONRAX Enduro-Deck system can keep seasonal items and even canoes and kayaks from being weather-beaten. Smaller items can be stored in clear containers atop a high shelf. Big items are difficult to store, so determine how often they are used. Bikes you ride every day can easily hang from bike hooks at shoulder level. If you ride every other month, store your bikes on a higher hook in a corner where they are less accessible but still within reach. Everyday items need to be easy to reach and grouped according to use. For instance, sports equipment for Little League can be placed in a clear bin at waist height near the garage door. When it is time for the game, simply open the car trunk and pop in the container.
Because your input is essential in executing your garage makeover, it will be much simpler for you to maintain the level of cleanliness and organization Garage Design Works created for your garage transformation. Give our Orlando garage storage system team a call at 407-447-8890 to schedule your consultation today, and read our blogs for clever ideas on how to make your garage a showcase.