How to Turn Your Garage from a Junkyard into a Convenient Workshop: 3 Simple Tips

The ideal garage is one where everything is on shelves, there’s plenty of light, no dirt, and no foreign smells. But in practice, such garages are more of an exception to the rule. Traditional options are mostly a dump of unnecessary junk, rather than a repository for valuable items and tools. To make the garage a functional space requires significant effort and self-discipline. Some of them we will discuss today.

Divide the Garage into Technical Zones

At the initial stage, it is necessary to plan the entire space and allocate zones for storage, work, and relaxation. Only in this way will you be able to manage the placement of new tools and parts and not overload aisles and work areas with unnecessary items.

Depending on the area, a car garage can be divided into 5 separate segments:

1. work area with a workbench or tool table;
2. storage area with racks and shelves. For example, the winter tires bought in summer at ShinaDiski can be stored off-season on hanging shelves for wheels, in stacks or in special boxes. “To ensure winter tires do not crack in the summer and maintain their functionality, they need to be stored properly. If there is a basement in the garage – take the wheels down there. It’s also possible to store them in the garage itself, but in special protective covers and strictly in a vertical position,” shared valuable insights the experienced managers at ShinaDiski;
3. car parking zone. Free area, without hooks and shelves;
4. pantry for household items;

rest area with comfortable chairs and a sofa. Pay attention to this point since after transforming the garage, it will become a place for friendly gatherings. And guests need to be seated comfortably.

How to Quickly Clean Up the Garage

So, after the zones are allocated, it’s time to move on to equipping them effectively. To avoid reverting to the initial mess, you need to:

1. assign a storage place for each item. Things often break down in the car, so you need a free shelf where any replaced or repaired component can be placed;
2. create functional tool shelves. You need to train yourself to return the tools to their designated places after each operation;
3. arrange proper ventilation to prevent moisture accumulation and ventilation of odors. A technological option for ventilation can be installing an air conditioner. The KievKomfort catalog of air conditioners includes both household and industrial models.
   Kiev Komfort specialists noted that a standard split system is only suitable if there is no dusty production in the garage. If you engage in woodworking or furniture manufacturing, you will have to install expensive industrial ducted air conditioners.

Keep an eye on your garage and don’t let it become a junkyard. Establish strict rules for working in the garage and you will see that order will be maintained automatically because there will be no desire to return to the previous chaos.