| When the sun is baking your car and the interior | | | | a portion of that shelving for storage. Make sure |
| is scalding hot, or when it's covered with eight | | | | that things of importance are stored up high so |
| inches of snow, don't you wish you had room in | | | | they are away from any possible damage from |
| that garage? | | | | water. |
| It seems that everything that isn't used on a | | | | This is a good time to go through all those cans |
| regular basis in the house generally makes it's | | | | of paint and stain and toss out the old. Look at |
| way out to the garage, paint, oil, the kid's bikes, | | | | your paint brushes - are they really any good |
| that box of stuff from college, tools, unfinished | | | | anymore? If they are, keep them on the shelf |
| projects, etc. This problem is made even worse if | | | | with the paint. Put screws and nails and bolts, etc |
| you don't have a storage shed for gardening and | | | | in cans or bottles on a shelf. Collect all your tools |
| lawn equipment. | | | | and take a look at them. What condition are they |
| Well, now is the time to make that room. | | | | in? Every house needs a well stocked toolbox. |
| The first thing you'll want to do is make sure that | | | | What about all those car care items? Wax, soap, |
| any poisonous substances you may have in the | | | | oil, rags (the antifreeze should be in the locked |
| garage is well out of the reach of children and | | | | cabinet). Choose a shelf for all these types of |
| properly sealed. Perhaps you'll want to put any | | | | items. Also go through you gardening tools. If you |
| pesticides, paint thinner, etc., in a locked cabinet. | | | | don't have a shed you'll want to keep them in the |
| If you have bikes they can be hung upside down | | | | garage where they're not left outside in the |
| from the ceiling. You can get bike hangers at the | | | | weather. |
| local hardware store, or at the bike shop. | | | | This may seem like a lot of work, but just |
| Purchase good shelving for your garage. This can | | | | remember the next time it's raining, or cold you |
| be open shelving, or shelving with doors. It can be | | | | won't have the discomfort of sprinting to the car |
| floor to ceiling shelving or shelving put up on the | | | | carrying an umbrella. You can stay nice and dry |
| wall with brackets. Any type of shelving will do as | | | | and warm. |
| long as it's heavy duty. Give each family member | | | | |