Friends of mine were recently trying to decide about getting a new garage door. It's one of those things you really don't think about until you start to think about ...
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Shelves vs Cabinets If you are planning to organize your garage you may be wondering if you should get shelves or cabinets. There are certainly arguments to be made for ...
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Fall is often a great season for clearing out the garage and organizing. It’s generally less wet than spring and cool enough to do manual work. Also it’s the time ...
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Simple Steps to Secure your Garage Home Break-in Statistics I have a personal distaste for alarmist posts. I am writing this because crime has not ceased to exist and there ...
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Here are some ideas for redecorating your classic car garage ...
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Need some inspiration for your garage makeover? Here are some of the coolest garage art examples we've found. Enjoy! Antique Gas Pumps, classic Car Furniture, Fridge Art, Metal Sculptures, Signs ...
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Why Should I Change My Lighting? There is a strong possibility that your garage lighting could use an upgrade. While the light that came with your garage door opener -- ...
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Do you also find it annoying when you have to move one thing to get at another? The ladder is in the way of the hardware drawers, or the kayak ...
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Oftentimes, one member of the family (usually an adult) gets a bee in their bonnet to clean up the garage. This leads to a dictate to the older children that ...
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We replaced our garage doors recently.  A lot of research went into our selection process so I thought I'd share what I learned. Buying a garage door is not an ...
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First it was the book, and now we have the Netflix series. Marie Kondo’s KonMari method of tidying up is everywhere. I see an article about her and her methods ...
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A friend who wants to garden has very little land and a garage he doesn’t use. I have land for a garden, but it seemed like such an interesting idea, ...
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If a new year brings thoughts of better habits and a fresh start, there is no better place to look for changes than the oft-neglected garage. If your garage is ...
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Do you need to repair your concrete garage floor? Do you have cracks in your garage floor? Weird looking areas where the top layer of concrete is peeling (spalling) off? ...
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Low spots are uneven dips in a flat concrete floor. They are caused by installation mis-steps (read about mis-steps on Concrete is Better). For your safety and to stop the ...
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Concrete floor spalling is a garage floor problem where the thin top layers of concrete separate from the rest of the surface. The layers come off in small sheets or ...
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Concrete cracks are splits in the floor surface. They run from a hairline to a few inches wide. Concrete cracks are one of the most common garage floor problems. So ...
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Our gas-powered generator makes a ton of noise. When stored, it narrows the path from my car into the house. When in-use, it sits out in the rain and snow, ...
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 The VacMaster VWMB5080101 (formerly VWM510) vacuum cleaner and its wheel kit arrived in two boxes at the same time, about 5 days after I placed the order. It was ...
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I was in the garage the other day and wondered why the temperature was so unbearable. I did a little research and discovered that the garage door can be a ...
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I wanted know, is there a vacuum cleaner out there than can beat the VacMaster VWMB5080101 (formerly VWM510)? I compared the VacMaster to a Bissell, a Stanley, a GarageVac, a ...
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VacMaster makes some really cost-effective, powerful and highly-rated vacuum cleaners. I scored each one on the eight factors I have to have in a garage vacuum cleaner. The winner achieved ...
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Bikes can take up a huge amount of garage floor space. If you have little ones, then kickstands on the garage floor might work best for your family. But maybe ...
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Alert!  Read This Before Buying FastTrack! Rubbermaid FastTrack hooks don't attach to the garage wall. They attach to the Rubbermaid FastTrack rail. The beauty of this system is that you ...
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Like most suburban kids, at least when I was growing up, one of my jobs around the house was to mow the lawn. This was back in the day, before ...
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I would need to do a lot of cleaning and fixing for my concrete garage floor to accept paint or epoxy Even then, the epoxy requires expert application to stick ...
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My Shop Vac is wedged between my car and the garage wall. I regularly trip over the hose. Does anything make me want to curse more? (Can't think of anything.) ...
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If you're like most people there is at least a smattering of poison and hazardous material in your garage. Most people give little thought to the potentially dangerous nature of ...
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I'm looking at installing a slatwall garage organization system. Each vendor's slat wall hardware is proprietary. I'm researching all vendors before deciding.  I need to hang yard tools, power equipment and ...
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My ladder is currently sitting horizontally across the wall. This ladder is both bulky and heavy. It is taking up the real estate where a slatwall or utility hooks could ...
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Weigh your hose and cart before hanging them on a garage wall. Hoses can be heavy, especially if there's a lot of water still inside. I have 4 hose reels ...
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Years of neglect have left my mother’s garage looking like a toddler’s bib after an ice-cream party. Here are a few things to learn about cleaning a concrete floor. So ...
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The other day I was talking to a friend who does construction for a living. He was having problems with his eyesight. He told me that five times over his career, ...
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I was feeling ambitions a few weeks ago and thought I should sweep the garage. I pulled the car out and before I could brush the cobwebs off of my ...
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Storing sports balls can waste a lot of garage space. Round things don't like to be stacked. Sports ball bags are portable but not secure. Cages are secure and portable, ...
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If you've maximized your wall space (read about some of the best ways to do that here) or just don’t have a lot, you may be looking to your ceiling ...
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Is the formaldehyde in a garage storage pegboard dangerous to breathe? Yes, but only if you cut the board, or you allow it to deteriorate. The inner fibers carry the ...
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I was helping my mother by reorganizing her garage for her. As with any garage there was a random assortment of things some of which were quite heavy. I wanted ...
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