Organising garage

[purpleroad]

Need to organise my stuff so carpentry stuff is separate from gardening and painting and then personal books and photos etc snowboarding hiking stuff and backpacks. Any advice on organising all this?

 

[HawkEye244]

For a start : https://www.diynot.com/news/view/ten-hacks-to-keep-your-garage-neat-and-tidy

 

[Iamchamps]

Find a couple of people with severe OCD push them in and lock the door for a few hours.

 

[purpleroad]

Find a couple of people with severe OCD push them in and lock the door for a few hours.

Yeah that's right. I definitely do not have ocd. The garage makes me look like I have a hoarding problem. I would get my missus. In there but. She'd have a nervous breakdown and then dump me. She has ocd. One of the reasons we don't live together.

 

[JohnD]

the plastic shelving systems sold in DIY sheds are useful. But start with some of the translucent plastic crates. You can see what's inside them, they stack and keep your stuff clean and dry.
https://www.screwfix.com/c/storage-ladders/garage-shelving/cat7270003

You can start by chucking stuff in to a crate per category, but it will be neater if you get small crates and lay stuff out more organised, not just a heap. For heavy things, like screws, tools and paint tins, get a shallow crate so you can lift it easily, and can reach everything when you open the lid.

http://www.wilko.com/search?q=stora...type&esp_filter_pdxttype=Storage Box with Lid

the one-piece lids are stronger than the hinged ones, and more proof against dirt and even rain.
http://www.wilko.com/search?q=stora...type&esp_filter_pdxttype=Storage Box with Lid

check the sizes of the crates and the shelves in your racks, it is annoying to have crates that won't fit.
http://www.wilko.com/search?q=plast...ier Shelving&esp_sort=sys_price&esp_order=asc



screw the shelving to the wall so it can't fall over.

 

[EddieM]

Thats a total mess. Would do my head in.

 

[Notch7]

Use the 5S lean construction method

The system is used routinely in Japanese companies like Honda. It does however work just as well in a garage or shed.

 

[Brigadier]

Do you have to do exercises and stretches first though, Notch?

 

[Notch7]

Do you have to do exercises and stretches first though, Notch?

Whilst listening to Madame Butterfly

 

[purpleroad]

Is it a bad idea to keep photos and paper work and clothes, rucksacks in the garage?

 

[JohnD]

if it's integrated to the house, there may be enough heat coming through the wall to keep it dry. Otherwise it is likely the stuff will go mouldy.

If you actually put a car in there (rare these days) a car wet from rain will deliver a lot of damp.

 

[foxhole]

Looks like you need to chuck the rubbish out first.

 

[purpleroad]

Not connected to house unfortunately. I live in a block of flats. Guess best to get photos out of there and certificates.

Another thing is security. Most of the stuff, no one would want to steal however thieves like power tools and I have a few Dewalt tools and Stihl gardening power tools. I guess put them at the back of garage so they're hidden. Got a mower as well which needs to go in there s put that at front.

Worth putting shelves on back wall?