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January 31, 2018
As with any room in a home, the garage needs to stay organized and purposeful. Keeping the purpose of your garage in mind is key to reorganizing it to its former glory.
Brainstorm garage storage ideas – how can you keep your garage orderly yet functional? As you are thinking that all through, create diagrams to help visualize. Sketch the space into different zones for specific uses, such as vehicle storage.
Rather than pile all those random items in the corner, keep items organized by their type. For example, keep tools organized on a tool bench. Be mindful, If you have a freezer or store food in your garage, these items should be closer to the door. The reason behind this is that you want easier access to items you use the most. Likewise, keep children’s toys near the front of the garage for easy access in the summer.
Every organization project needs to start with a clean slate. Begin by clearing out the garage completely. Sweep and wash down the floors. If there are oil stains on the floor, treat them with sawdust or cat litter. Make sure that you sweep and clean out all the corners of the garage. Sort through the items that you have removed from the garage into piles. We recommend the following categories: keep, storage, throw away, donate, and sell.
Once you have all of the items out of the garage, it is time to organize and group similar items together. If you keep things in your garage organized then you will be able to find them when you need them. There are many garage storage ideas such as shelving and pegboards that are vital parts of a garage organization plan. As you are putting your garage back in order here are just a few garage organizing ideas:
Self storage is a great option for storing extra items from a garage, including seasonal items such as lawn mowers, patio furniture, snow blowers and gardening tools. All of these items take up a lot of room in a garage. If your garage plan doesn’t include (or you don’t have room for) seasonal items such as holiday lawn decorations, wreaths, or artificial Christmas trees storage, then consider renting a unit to place these items in a secure place. ezStorage has a variety of self-storage unit sizes that can help you free up space in your garage. Stop by any of our ezStorage self-storage locations to pick up moving and packing supplies and to find the best storage unit for your household storage needs.
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1 Bedroom Apartment
2 Bedroom Apartment
2-3 Bedroom House
4+ Bedroom House
Single Dorm Room
Studio Apartment
Half the height of our standard 5' x 5', our lockers will hold personal items, clothes boxes, business records and sale rep materials. This is our smallest storage unit. Available at most locations.
How big is a 5x5? A 5x5 will hold personal items, clothes, boxes, small furniture items, business records and sales rep materials.
Will hold small amounts of furniture, boxspring and mattress, business records and other small items.
Will hold a 1 bedroom apartment w/major appliances, other furniture and supplies.
What will fit in a 10x15? This size storage-unit will hold contents of a 2 bedroom apartment or house including appliances and boxes, or commercial storage inventory.
Will hold contents of a 3 bedroom apartment or house plus major appliances and lots of boxes. Business storage, ideal for storage racks.
Will hold contents of a 4 to 5 bedroom house with major appliances and room for boxes. Business storage for files, equipment and permanent records.