Clean Up Your Garage Today
Summer is here!!! This is a perfect time to organize and cleans your garage. In time most garage that I seen have turned into storage shed, items that are seldom being used always find they way here. When locating a specific item in your garage became a task of its own then it’s time to turn your garage back into a garage, I have outline some tips that may help you to get started.
- Remove and Clean – Removing everything out is the ideal first step when organizing a garage, it will give you a good look at the space that you have to work with. Reminder: This is also the best time to clean the garage and do repainting if preferred.
- Segregation and Disposal – Segregate items that are junk (Damage and have missing pieces), Hazardous and Recyclable (Newspaper, magazine and etc.). This step help in minimizing and optimizing items stored in the garage. Reminder: Disposed of hazardous material only at HazMat disposal site.
- Donate – To further minimize and optimize items stored in the garage, donate any items that you have no use for or won’t fit anymore. Reminder: It is polite to donate items that are still good shape and condition.
- Car set-up – Once everything is out, pull in your car and mark the floor this will give you an idea how much room you have left. Reminder: Take into consideration the spaces needed to open the car doors, trunk and garage door. Make sure to leave adequate space for their operation.
- Categories and Group – After doing the above 4 steps, you are now ready to return items back to the garage. Categories items and store them in together in groups. Reminder: Put poisonous item out of reach of children.
- Maintain – To prevent your garage to revert back to storage shed. Do Step 2 – 3 on occasion and avoid storing unnecessary items.
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