Improve My Garage

A carport is cheaper than a garage to build. You cannot insulated, heat or cool a carport because its sides are open to the weather. Carports do not add value to a home's price. Quality material makes a huge difference to your carport's appearance. A cheap carport drags down the
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View 109 beautiful examples showing off stunning Swisstrax, Racedeck, Block Tile and Incstore garage floor tile installations.
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1940's trucks, Ferraris, Mercedes, old garage art, garage signs, neon signs, sports cars, racers, checkerboard floor classic car garage pictures
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Need some inspiration for your garage makeover? Here are some of the coolest garage art examples we've found. Enjoy!
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Replacing garage doors is worth the investment if the current doors are costing you money, are unsafe, or have aged out of their beauty. Replacement doors can have more effective insulation, keeping out the cold and the noise. They can beautify the house, making it easier to sell your home.
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To get a nice paint job that does not fail in three years, you need to etch, repair, vacuum, mop and dry the floor first. Concrete loves water, and paint does not. Even epoxy-enhanced “concrete paint” will fail on an unprepared floor.
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How much do new garage doors cost? Should you repair or replace? Which door material is best? Which has the best insulation? What is the best garage door spring?
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Garage mats are worth the investment. In fact, they have the highest return on investment of any garage floor covering. Mats prevent ice, salt, snow, water, oil and grease damage to the garage floor. The better question might be, "Which garage mat should I get?"
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Kickstands, wall mounts, and ceilling winches are just three of the many ways you can store your family's bicycles. Learn more here.
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How to store kayaks, ladders, dangerous liquids, and awkward items like hoses.
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You can convert your entire garage into a garden, or allocate part of the garage using a grow tent or vertical aquaponics.
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An outdoor extension cord is highly resistant to weather, but it's not going to last forever in snow, ice, rain, and wind. Outdoor cords do withstand these elements for years, but will eventually win out over the cord's strength. Use an outdoor extension cord for as long as you need
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Insulate, air condition and heat my garage.
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Dehumidifiers do work in garages, but some work much better than others do. Refrigerant-condenser dehumidifiers are effective above 60 deg. F. Desiccant de-humidifiers can remove moisture when the temp is about 40 deg. F. Even a small dehumidifier can bring moisture down to safe and comfortable levels.
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Can you grow a garden in the garage? Yes!
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Why should you change your garage lighting? Aside from just being bad lighting, the regular incandescent bulb you might still have is very inefficient. For the same energy cost, you could get something really worthwhile that will make it possible...
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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 both. Later in this article I drill down more about the different types of cabinets there are and how to choose the ones
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How to store garage stuff using the ceiling space. Garage ceiling bike hooks, lifts, and shelves.
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I have a personal distaste for alarmist posts. I am writing this because crime has not ceased to exist and there are some simple things you can do to keep yourself from being a victim of break-ins.
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How to strategize your cleaning and garage organization.
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Garage electricity, water, and oil.
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Clearn, organize and store everything on your garage wall.
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Once you figure which lamps you want, then you need to know how many you need. Our calculator assumes an average brightness of 60 lumens per square foot. If you like it really bright, up that to 70 or so. Or just take the result and get one more lamp
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Wind and snow are hard on fabric awnings. It's not reasonable to assume you'll take the awning down for every possible wind gust and snowstorm. You have two choices to beat this weather issue. Get a wind sensor that auto-retracts the fabric, or get a heavy-duty acrylic fixed awning.
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I wouldn't mind having an epoxy-coated concrete garage floor. It's just that I know how hard it is to get it right. I'd rather cover the floor in PVC tile to protect the concrete from salt, water, ice, chemical and oils.
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Discover cool garage advertisements, neon signs, art, lamps and complete re-designs for your garage.
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Learn how to repair, insulate and replace your garage doors.
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Learn how many lamps you need to light your garage; how to use lights for garage safety and security; and how to choose lightbulbs for your garage space
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Discover cool garage advertisements, neon signs, art, lamps and complete re-designs for your garage.
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If you're looking for a durable, safe, and easy-to-maintain garage flooring option, rubber rolls are the way to go. Made of natural or synthetic rubber, these rolls can withstand heavy traffic and provide a slip-resistant surface. They're also easy to clean and require little maintenance. In this blog post, we'll
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Hang your ladder on a wall hook or a ceiling hook. Get a garage wall organization system with a ladder hook. Put the ladder on the ceiling.
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I recommend Lithi-Tek 4500 because it merges the qualities of both a densifier and sealer in one easy to apply product. It also doesn’t change the look of your garage floor and leaves the floor as paintable as it was before you started. 
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Secure the garage from burglars and intruders
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A "garage in a box" is a pre-fabricated garage that can be assembled quickly and easily. The ShelterLogic Garage in a Box is made of heavy-duty steel frames and waterproof fabric covers. It is designed to protect your vehicles from the elements, and it can be used for storage. The
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You might consider painting or protecting your garage floor in some way. It adds to its durability, makes it easier to clean and generally brightens up the place. Literally.  But painting is messy and the prep work is difficult and if you don’t do it right the results can be...
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Should you insulate your garage door? Yes, if you first seal any air gaps, and analyze other garage areas, including the walls, windows, ceilings and floor.
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Learn how to store sports ball, sports equipment, cleats, and gear.
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Find the best cleaning and vacuum products for the garage
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The best metal door and wood door garage insulation.
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Here are three garage door seals that will keep out wind, rain and snow. There's one each for replacing the rubber, replacing the rubber as well as the channel, and for placing a seal on the floor rather than on the door.
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The best garage floor mats are the AutoFloorGuard, the Resilia and the Drymate. Two are better for studded snow tires. One is best for containing snow melt.
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The best thermal leak detector, floor repair products, extension cords, garden grow shelves, and everything to improve your garage.
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For uneven ground, you have to get the ladder with the locking ratches in the legs. These allow you to compensate for uneven ground, so they keep the ladder steady.
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Calculate how many lamps you need for your space. The Sunco LED shop lights are just about perfect for the garage. They use only 40 watts, but they give off the brightness of a 260 watt incandescent bulb. They shine at 5,000 K, and give off 4,000 lumens (brightness).
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Wall, ceiling and off-garage ways to store brooms, shovels, balls, and equipment.
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The best budget thermal leak detector is the Black & Decker TLD100. The best James Bond coolness thermal detector is the FLIR One. There's one for Android and one for Apple phones.
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The best vacuum cleaners for the garage
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We really like these three grow kits because they make it easy to grow a garage garden.
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You have to go with the Watt's Wire family of outdoor extension cords for durability and longevity. The 25 ft., 50 ft. and 100 ft. versions have the same rugged features their only differences being their cord lengths.
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This sports gear and ball bag easily stores on a garage shelf or hangs from a pegboard or slatwall hook. One of the best portable sports ball storage bags I've found is the Fitdom Heavy Duty XL Ball Bag. I wish I could find a gym bag that stands as
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Best sports equipment and sports ball organizers for the garage.
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Radiant heat feels the warmest because it warms the person rather than the air. Forced air feels good but wastes energy on heating air that quickly gets cold again. Convection heat feels good so long as it's close to your body. Electric heat is expensive to run but requires no
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How to buy and use a garage vacuum cleaner or shop vac
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I'd prefer my garage floor concrete not commit suicide by sucking in the winter salt and snow. To protect it, I will put down a PVC floor tile specifically made for garage floors. I found several really good brands, so choosing the "best garage floor tile" was just a matter
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