When winter comes you may find yourself scrambling to put everything away, especially since the first snows or cold rains are a strong message that it's time to drive your vehicle inside, instead of leaving it to the mercy of the elements on your driveway. You need a
garage storage solution that gets the year's clutter out of the way.
Take Out the Trash
Clean your garage at or before the first cold snap. Aside from taking out obvious garbage, take a look at the stuff you've kept in storage but no longer use. Get rid of that broken artificial Christmas tree, those rusty tools and your old batteries. Make this a three stage process that starts with regular garbage, goes to large trash you'll need to take to the dump, and ends with special disposal. Be safe; check out
the EPA's site to find out how to dispose of unusual waste.
Label by Season
Organize your garage by wet and dry seasons. Your kids' hockey gear doesn't need to hang from a peg hook all year round, and baseball gear doesn't need to spend a winter in your garage. If you don't use your garage as a workshop in the winter, consider moving anything light into your basement's utility room. It may feel annoying, but if you label everything by season first and assign locations based on the time of year, you'll be able to get it all done quickly and easily.
The Secret: Vertical Space
Everybody knows that to make the best us of your garage space you have to get things up off the floor, but few people are methodical about it. They stow a few things in the rafters and drive a few nails in their garage's studs, but all they get out of it is an uglier garage and the odd scratch when they brush against a nail. We designed the
Holey Rail™ to make maximum use of your vertical space, even to the point of letting you hand heavy tools, bags and boxes that no nail could support. When winter comes, choose a
metal pegboard to stow everything from your jumper cables to kids' hockey bags. Add a few peg hooks with reinforcing peg strappers and you'll be able to keep almost everything off the floor, leaving plenty of room for your car, truck or van to drive in and survive the season.
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Getting Your Garage Organized for the Winter
