Clean the Garage
Don’t Clean Your Garage Floor Before Seeing This
Before cleaning the garage with a vacuum and then a mop, consider using the right pressure washer attachments instead. The ...
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What is the Absolute Best Garage Vacuum Cleaner in 2022
After four years, the winner has toppled. The VacMaster is still a great buy on a tight budget, but it's ...
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Garage Air Filtration
The likely cause of garage smell in most garages is mold, mouse droppings, garbage stink, dog poo and cat urine ...
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How to Find, Kill and then Prevent Garage Mold
Visually inspect the garage, and use a moisture meter to find mold growth areas. Fix leaks everywhere including the floor, ...
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Unboxing My New VacMaster Wall-Mounted, Wet-Dry Garage Vac
The unboxing, assembly and installation were incredibly easy. The machine has well-designed on-board accessory storage, a blower and a wet-vac ...
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5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Garage Better
Clear out the garage floor. Light the garage. Clean the garage. Control the garage temperature. Beautify the garage floor ...
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Does Kitty Litter Really Clean Oil Stains?
Kitty litter can be an effective and cheap solution to oil stains especially if they are new. For more stubborn ...
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The Best Garage Wet Vacs for 2021
This year the top two wet-vacs for the garage check all the boxes. I included the VacMaster and DeWalt for ...
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The Best Garage Wall-Mounted Vacuums for 2021
Choose between a highly-rated wall vacuum with a very long hose but no wet vac function, or a reasonably well-liked ...
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11 Wall-Mounted Garage Vacuum Facts You Need to Know Before Buying
Some garage wall-mounted vacuums are also wet vacs. Some act as blowers as well as vacuums. Some have long cords ...
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Vacuum Cleaners and Shop Vacs
How to buy and use a garage vacuum cleaner or shop vac ...
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Organize the Garage
Organizing Your Tools: The Comprehensive Guide
The secret to tool organization is accessibility. If the tool is hard to find or to put away, then everything will get messy again. Instead of organizing tools by function, think about how often you use them. The tools you use most often should be the easiest to retrieve and
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How to Organize Your Garage Like a Pro
"Discover the secrets to making the most of your garage space. Learn from experts and transform your cluttered garage into a well-organized haven. Read now!"
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Awesome Garage Bins for Decorations, Recycling and Tools
Clear plastic bins with latching lids are best for wrapping paper. A sturdy box with separators is best for Christmas ornaments. Find the largest plastic garbage bins with wheels, but only as large as you can find matching liners. If you can't find the bags, don't get that size garbage
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ShelterLogic Garage in a Box: Everything You Need to Know
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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How to Hire Out Your Garage Cleanout and Organization
A downsizing company sells your stuff. A garage cleanout (or "junk removal") service hauls unwanted items to recycling or the landfill. A garage organization service helps you plan, buy and install garage cabinets, shelves, slatwall storage and accessories. They also organize your garage items you've decided to keep.
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Read this Before Storing Your Family’s Bicycles
The right family bike storage depends on your kids' ages. You can use kickstands, floor stands, wall racks, pulleys, elevators, covers or a shed. Kickstands work well for the smaller kids. But kickstands won't work if ...
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10 Overhead Garage Storage Rack Features to Consider Before Buying
How much does the rack cost What are the pros and cons of garage ceiling storage? What is the best garage overhead storage rack for your garage? Can you handle the rack assembly and installation? Should you get a stationary or a lifting platform? How much weight will you need
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These NewAge Garage Cabinets Will Make You Feel Like a Confident Homeowner
NewAge Products is raising the bar on garage cabinet quality. Customers are doing happy dances over the quality, engineering and features. You will regret buying your cabinets if you don't compare your choices to the NewAge Base, Wall and Locker garage cabinet choices. Here are 14 reasons you need to
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10 Multi-Bike Wall Rack Questions to Answer Before Buying
To get the right bike rack, ask questions such as: "Does the rack hold the right quantity of bikes?" Think about dismounting the bikes: "Is there room to get the bike down from a full rack?" Think about the bike widths: "Are the hooks adjustable so you can move the
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13 Ways to Store Your Lawn Tractor / Mower or Blower
Garages haven’t necessarily gotten bigger but cars have. So let’s talk about all the ways you can store your lawn mower, tractor and/or snow...
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Repair the Garage
The Complete Guide to Choosing a Garage Heater
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 Do You Fix Low Spots in Concrete?
Use a de-greaser to remove oil from the surface. Use a wire brush, or a grinder or an acid-substitute, to prepare the concrete. For large areas use a floor buffer with a grinding attachment. Vacuum up loose material. Trowel a patch kit onto the surface.
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What is the Best Epoxy for a Garage Floor?
The best epoxy for your garage floor should be durable and consist of more than one coat. The best epoxy has a primer coat, basecoat, and a clear epoxy topcoat. One of the best epoxies is Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield , which features a 2-part epoxy (primer and topcoat). You might also
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How Do You Fix Garage Floor Cracks?
Clean small cracks with a wire brush, a hammer and a cold chisel. Prepare a larger crack using an angle grinder with a crack chasing wheel. Vacuum away the debris. Fill small cracks with RTG Crack Filler. Fill medium cracks with EpoxyShield Patch & Repair. Fill large cracks with Epoxy
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Don’t Fix Your Garage Floor Until You Read This
Concrete cracks are easy to repair so long as they're not structural. Spalling is the pockmarks that come from freezing and thawing. Aging causes pitting, which looks like spalling but with deeper holes. Salt moving through water to the concrete surface causes laitance and efflorescence. While both are usually harmless,
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How Do You Fix Garage Floor Spalling and Pitting?
How do you fix concrete garage floor spalling and pitting? Test for and remove weakened adjacent areas; clean and prepare the surface to be repaired; and patch the area with an epoxy-based topping. Before fixing the problem, though, check for serious moisture or structural issues that would require professional help
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5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Garage Better
Clear out the garage floor. Light the garage. Clean the garage. Control the garage temperature. Beautify the garage floor.
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Improve the Garage
Garage Security: A Common Sense Guide
Garage tools, lawn equipment and bicycles are the first to go when thieves rob your garage. Reinforcing garage windows and doors can prevent unlawful entry. Use locks, barriers, and some psychological tools to keep thieves away.
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Carports: The Ultimate Guide for Homeowners
A carport protects the car from snow and rain, but not freezing temperatures and dust storms. It protects your vehicles better than nothing at all, but not as much as a garage. In this guide, we will cover carport types, materials, benefits, and steps to build one yourself.
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How to Choose the Right Garage Awning
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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Is Batt or Rigid Foam a Better Choice for Garage Insulation?
Batt insulation is superior to rigid foam board on several metrics. Although it appears to cost more than foam board insulation, it has a higher R-value. Dollar for dollar, you get more insulation from batt insulation than from foam board.
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7 Things You Should Know Before Painting Your Garage Floor
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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Garage Floor Mat Materials – Choosing the Best Mat Material for Your Needs
A garage floor mat is an essential item for any garage. Even an epoxy floor benefits from mats. Garage floor mats will help to protect the floor from stains and sand.
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Garage Floor Coatings: Epoxy vs. Paint, Which is Better?
Epoxy lasts longer than paint, and you need only one coat. Paint is cheaper and easier than epoxy to apply, but you need several coats to get coverage. Paint will stick to imperfect garage preparation. Epoxy will not.income
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What is the Best Material for a Garage Door?
Steel is the best material for a garage door. An insulated steel garage door has the best R-value and durability. Unlike other materials, steel performs well in extreme cold, extreme heat, and moist climates. While wood is the most attractive garage door material, it is also the most expensive, and
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Are Garage Mats Worth It?
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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Do Dehumidifiers Work in Garages?
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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Don’t Buy Garage Gym Flooring Until You Read This
Rubber is the best garage gym flooring for machines and resistance training. It resists tears and provides cushioning. Vinyl tile is the best garage gym flooring for yoga. It provides the same traction as the wood floor at a yoga studio without cushion to throw you off balance. Vinyl is
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How Many Garage Lamps? Use this Calculator
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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Can You Leave Extension Cords Outside?
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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7 Reasons to Get New Garage Doors Plus 8 Things to Consider
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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Simple Steps to Secure your Garage
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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49 Ridiculously Nice Classic Car Garages
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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Don’t Get Left In the Dark! A Lighting Guide For Garages
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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8 Items All Garage Door Buyers Must Consider Before Buying
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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Can I Grow a Garden in My Garage?
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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5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Garage Better
Clear out the garage floor. Light the garage. Clean the garage. Control the garage temperature. Beautify the garage floor.
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109 Amazing Garage Floor Tile Designs
View 109 beautiful examples showing off stunning Swisstrax, Racedeck, Block Tile and Incstore garage floor tile installations.
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Should You Insulate the Garage Door? Read This Before You Do
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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I Will Never Epoxy My Garage Floor (What I Will Do Instead)
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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Should I Paint my Garage Floor?
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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