Give Your Garage Back to Your Car

It is undeniable that in many homes, a garage doubles as a work shed and storage space. Sometimes it becomes a junkyard as well. For homeowners, it is essential to keep their car safe, and a cluttered garage can pose a risk, not only to the vehicle but to the entire household, as well. 

Some of the things people store in their garage include volatile items, such as gasoline, kerosene, paints, and thinners, and other things that easily ignite. 

Moreover, when the garage is filled with clutter, you'll have very little space to move, especially when you have an emergency. 

Things to do to clean out your garage

As always, you have to provide a space for you to manage the cleanout properly. Park your car outside. Remove everything from inside the garage and into your yard. Segregate the items. For sure, you already know what things to junk, add to the trash pile, stuff to recycle, and the things to keep. You'll need help in removing the junk pile that typically includes large items. Do not worry because you can get in touch with a junk removal Miami company to take care of the job for you. 

Clean

Give your now-empty garage a thorough cleaning and identify the spots where the items you should keep should go. Sweep the floor and wash off motor and grease stains from the floor. Dilute vinegar or bleach with warm water to remove mold, and wash the walls with water and detergent. Clean the cabinets and shelves as well. 

Hose down the entire garage to remove soap and bleach residue and allow the garage to dry completely. You can speed up the drying time with a floor fan. 

Sort

Go through each pile you have in your yard. Set aside the things you have to keep, such as the items you need for car repair and maintenance, tools, cables, etc. Keep the equipment like a lawnmower, leaf blower, rake, shears, shovels, and other things that are in working condition. 

Junk the things that you "intend to fix" but haven't touched for months or years. Put used oilcans and canisters, paints that have dried up, stiff brushes, broken tools, and other useless items in the trash box.

Organize

Use sectioned organizers for small items and larger bins for bigger tools. With organizers, you can group similar things and have them within easy reach when you need them. Put labels on them so you can locate each item faster. Organizers will also make your garage cabinet and shelves look neater. 

Put the things that you frequently use on the shelves, and put the other tools you need occasionally into the cabinets. A pegboard will keep your hand tools organized and within easy reach. 

Stand up all your tools with handles such as shovels, broom, and rakes in a large, sturdy plastic bin and place it in a corner. Roll up cables neatly and hang them on wall hooks. 

When you're done cleaning out your garage, you'll have a neat place for your car and more space to move around. 

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