Garage Shelving and Racks as a Garage Storage Solution

In many homes, the garage is the most spacious “room”, especially if it is for 2 cars. Yet, it can also be the most cluttered. It is a known fact that a high percentage of residential garages around the US have no space for one car, let alone two. The old saying “out of sight, out of mind” is conjured up. If the household clutter is attracted to a garage like iron to a magnet, then it need not matter so much, as it is just “out in the garage.”

The problem with that theory, though, is that a large proportion of Americans enter their houses through the garage, so “out of sight out of mind hardly applies.” They have a storage problem, and they know it. They may try to relieve that problem by shifting a few things out to the wood storage shed in the garden, but really it is a problem that needs a more comprehensive solution. That solution starts with discovering a determination to tackle it.

Garage storage solutions do exist. In fact, if you will pardon the pun, there are a whole stack of them. What most people lack, if it is not just budget, is the will to actually get on with doing something about it. Perhaps now is the time to clear out that garage once and for all.

First of all you need to take a good look at what has been accumulated in the garage, and dispose of anything you really have no need for. It is time to be ruthless. Then take a close look at what is left that you must keep. Are there garden tools that could be transferred to a garden tool rack in that wood storage shed of yours? If so transfer them, along with anything else that should really be in the garden shed.

For what remains, you need to visualize how best to store them. Modern storage racks and garage shelving can do a wonderful job in helping you. Garage organizers are plentiful, so take a good look at what is available, and then see what you can afford to tackle your garage clutter.

Most garages have a lot of wasted air space, so one of the most effective solutions can be overhead garage storage. The picture above gives you a good idea, but there are many variations on the market. If you have a modern well built garage, then chances are you can have ceiling racks. They may solve your garage clutter on their own, with the aid of a bike hoist or two.

If overhead racks are not enough, and the existing wooden shelves stuck on the wall are insufficient, then some modern metal wall racking is likely to solve any residual garage shelving problems. Again, there is a big choice available, but choose carefully. It is best to make your garage storage solution a permanent one.

The final step is to proudly drive your car back into the garage, maybe for the first time in months or years!