Our Top 5 Most Cost-Effective Solutions To Get Your Garage Organized This Winter
Our Top 5 Most Cost-Effective Solutions To Get Your Garage Organized This Winter
Published on January 15th, 2024
NewAge Bold Series Garage Cabinetry in Gray with Locker Cabinets, Integrated Display Shelf, and Steel Cable Shelving.
Tired of navigating through a cluttered garage every morning? Looking to reclaim space to park your car away from winters’ wrath?
We’ve narrowed down the five most cost-effective garage solutions that’ll promise to tame the chaos without breaking the bank. Let’s dive into these game-changing products that will transform your garage.
Ceiling mounted racks maximize your under-used overhead space.
Overhead Ceiling Racks
These heroes of overhead storage are the heavy-weight champions of getting your gear off the floor. Built from thick gauge steel perimeter beams and drop-in steel wire decks, these overhead racks secure to your ceiling joists with beefy lag bolts, letting you safely store winter tires, heavy bins, and seasonal items with ease.
These racks can be installed anywhere you’ve got ceiling space but are typically used in corners or above garage doors to make use of out-of-the-way areas, letting you reclaim your parking space, or for long term storage of less frequently used items. Most overhead racks are height-adjustable to give adequate clearance for garages with differing ceiling heights.
Overhead Racks are typically offered in 4 ft. and 8 ft. lengths to align with standard joist spans of 16 in. Older houses might have non-standard joist spacing, in which case products like our VersaRac Pro, or Wall-Mounted Steel Shelves give more flexibility when it comes to installation.
Slatwall gives you clean looking walls with added storage space for tools and sports gear.
Slatwall
The typical garage has 3 under-utilized walls and one very overworked floor. Think of all that open wall space that could be put to work, if only there was some way of attaching your gear to the walls! Hammering up some lumber to hang yard tools from nails might get your items off the ground, but we can do better than that, right?
Interlocking slatwall panels are a more elegant solution that modernizes the look of your garage, but more importantly, it gives you the versatility to change up the layout of your garage to fit your storage needs.
These slatwall panels are easy to install directly to wood studs or over drywall, and accept a variety of hooks, holders, baskets and accessories that can be snapped in and out to reposition, based on the season or your families’ changing needs.
PVC Slatwall is a cost-effective solution for full-wall coverage at a great price point, but sectional slatwall kits, or steel slatwall backsplash that pairs with cabinet sets, are a heavy-duty solution for localized wall organization.
Look for a slatwall solution that has 3-inch on-center slat spacing, which is the industry standard for hooks, baskets, tool holders and other accessories, and other wall organizers that clip in.
Wall cabinets come in many different sizes to fit whatever wall space you’ve got available.
Wall Cabinets
A full wall of storage cabinets and lockers would be great for storing everything you own, but not everyone has the budget, or the footprint in their garage, to accommodate a massive cabinet system. This is where a simple wall cabinet setup comes into play.
You get the benefit of closed-door storage for a clean look in your garage, without eating up valuable floor space, and it’s a great starting point for figuring out what other cabinetry might best serve your needs down the road.
Look for lockable steel cabinets that can securely hold your power tools, car washing kit, and other odds and ends that make for a cluttered look in your space. You’d be surprised at how much you can fit into even a single wall cabinet!
Steel cabinets are easier to keep clean than wood or MDF cabinets, which tend to absorb stains from chemicals, oils and gas. Steel also makes for a stronger installation to the wall, letting you load up these cabinets without worrying about weight capacity.
Create a customized shelving solution for your garage that’s easy to install.
Steel Cable Shelving
This unique type of shelving solves for most installation issues that can derail your best-laid plans for organization.
The steel cables that support the front beam let you place shelving effectively anywhere you have open wall space, with the flexibility to shift your mounting point over to an available wood joist. The mounting plates can be secured to ceiling joists, wall studs, or even to shelves above!
Used on their own, stacked above one-another, or linked side by side, these shelves will give you more storage space than you’ll know what to do with, and hold nearly as much weight as an overhead rack that uses angle iron, but with way more flexibility for installation.
Build yourself a perimeter shelf that wraps around an underused corner of your garage, and never worry about space for all your bins and boxes again!
Grab-and-go tool storage that keeps even the messiest workshop organized.
Mobile Tool Storage
There’s no shortage of options when it comes to tool storage on wheels, and that’s partly because of just how convenient it is to have all your hand tools, power tools, nuts, bolts and small parts in one well-organized, portable solution.
Quick home repairs, gardening, working on your car…weekly tasks feel a lot easier when you start the job knowing where everything you need is located, and the added mobility means you can move your tools to where you need them, and then tuck them away in a corner of your garage when you’re done. Quality lockable casters are critical for keeping your rolling cabinet in place when not in use.
The higher-end solutions have more space for storage, and premium features like built-in locks, drawer liners and soft close drawer slides, but even with the higher price tag… never having to question where your tools are is worth it.
Heavy tools and containers of nails and screws add a lot of weight to drawers, so you’ll want a good quality drawer hardware that can take the weight, and if you plan on expanding you’re garage storage down the road, it’s easiest to stay in the same cabinet ecosystem for consistent dimensions and styling.