What do you think of when you think of a garage? Perhaps you have fond memories of sitting in your garage in Fair Oaks with your dad, looking over his plethora of tools and watching him work on the car. Maybe the smell of car oil reminds you of this memory the most. Or, maybe when you think of a garage, you imagine a dusty, dirty space filled with creepy-crawly spiders and other pests that you would tiptoe around hoping to get inside your house before one of them crawled on you. Regardless of your connotations of a garage, your this space doesn’t have to be disorganized, dirty, full of allergens and irritants. It can be an organized, a clean space, and a place that you enjoy frequenting.
The garage might seem like the optimal place to store leftover paint — especially if you have some nice custom garage cabinets — because that is the place where you might keep your tools and other utility items, but don’t. For paint to remain in good condition, it must be stored in a climate controlled atmosphere and your garage is not that.
Do NOT store propane in your garage. Propane and other flammable materials such as gasoline must be kept in a ventilated area, away from sparks and heat. Storing such materials inside could result in a situation that hurts you, your family, your home, and even your neighbors in Fair Oaks.
After reading about storing propane in your garage, you may be wondering what the big deal is about storing paper goods in your garage. The issue with paper goods is that they can attract pests such as mice; paper is an excellent nest-building material. If you do keep your paper goods in the garage, put them inside a plastic storage unit.
It is typical to keep a refrigerator or freezer in the garage, but this could be costing you more money in the long run. How so? Because the garage isn’t climate controlled and with the Sacramento heat, your refrigerator or freezer will be working twice as hard to keep everything cool, meaning, your electricity bill will skyrocket. Keep your fridge or freezer in your basement instead.
Pet food is another pest magnet. Mice and other critters will think they have found the motherload when they find a gigantic bag of dog or cat food in your garage. Store your pet’s food inside in your laundry room or the kitchen, but it you must keep it in your garage, keep it in a heavy duty sealed container and avoid furry freeloaders.
SlatwallSlatwall is the perfect option for using the vertical space in your garage and when you truly need options. Hang bikes, tools, camping equipment, and more!
Hang bikes, rakes, or anything else you need out of the way and off the floor and have the flexibility to change up your organization when you use slatwall.
Overhead RacksOverhead racks also provide vertical storage that can function perfectly for those items that you don’t need access to on a regular basis. Store coolers, holiday decorations, and more up and out of the way!
Get everything off the floor and even declutter your home with storage space that is easy to use and utilize space that you already have.
