Spring Cleaning Garage Tips

Spring has Sprung!

And it's a great time of year to begin those projects that you may have been putting off all winter.

So, where does one begin? Well, the garage is a great spring time project. If your garage looks like the one in the picture, you may need some help, or maybe you would just like to park your car in your garage.

Here are some great tips to help you get started:



1.Create your vision; it is important to know where you are going in order to know how you will get there. What is your vision or what would you like the garage to look like and how would you like it to function?

2. Write your vision down on paper, sketch out what you want your garage to look like.

3. Create categories; in your schematic create a place for all the things in the garage. Typical items in a garage are things like Tools, Sporting Equipment, memorabilia, Holiday items, arts and crafts, and miscellaneous items.

4. Gather the tools you will need; (1) Heavy duty garbage bags-used to place trash and donated items in. (2) Large and Small boxes and plastic containers-Used to sort items in and place larger donated items in (3) A black Sharpie marker or a label maker- used to label boxes (4) Box cutter-used to break down boxes and miscellaneous task *note this will come in handy

5. Place containers and bins strategically in the driveway *as you pull items out of the garage you will be sorting them into various categories’.
6. Purge items as you go *one of those piles should be reserved for trash, one for donate items and one for the treasures that you would like to keep

***After you have gone through, sorted, and categorized everything, you are ready to maximize your space

7. Does your garage have storage space? If yes, you will be using that space to store the items you categorized. If not you will need to install shelves, cabinets and hanging tools.

8. Install some closed door storage space *hint- store your hazardous materials such as gasoline

*always keep safety in mind when storing Hazmat items


9. Hang that bike up and out of the way. *bikes can be clumsy, large items that are at best used once in a while. Use a bike mounted wall or ceiling hook to hang bikes and create more movable space.

10. Hang tools, such as rakes, hoes, hammers, and shovels on peg board. Hang sporting equipment on racks or peg boards.

11. Store items used seasonally or less often in overhead storage space, such as a loft area or crawl space. *Make sure you label items before you store them.

12. Prepare to throw away disposable items; you may need to make special arrangements to donate larger items such as appliances or heavy furniture. Place trash on curb or bring to a recycle center.

13. Donate items to charity. Check in your area for a local Goodwill or Salvation Army, some churches except donated items also.


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Hire a professional organizer: My company Balancing Solutions
Will assist you in sorting, purging, and organizing your garage, we will install organizing products,such as shelves and hangers. You can have the garage you always envisioned!

Maximilian Quarto/Organizing consultant
Balancing Solutions Inc
www.BalancingSolutionsInc.com
balancingsolutions@gmail.com
302-545-0173