We
all have dreams. Some of us dream about going on an elaborate
vacation, some of us dream about a fancy car or a luxurious
house – some of us dream about the ultimate garage.
The problem is most of us stare at those magazines or watch
all the home improvement shows with drooling eyes but never
do anything about it. We become too lazy and complacent in
our every-day lives to want to start moving in the direction
of redoing or reorganizing our garage.
How do you know when it’s time to renovate
your garage?
Well if your garage
door doesn’t close because something
is interfering with the infra-red garage
door sensors - that’s
a good sign. Another sign is finding animal droppings or going
to the store to buy something you know you have but are too
lazy to find in your mess of a garage. When you need to use
the snow blower but have to empty half of the garage to get
to it - that’s a sign. We could go on and on as to the
all the red flags but I think we all know when it’s time
- now it’s all about will-power.
Unclutter Your Life - Garage Organization
The first reason as to why everyone should renovate their garage
is to clean up and organize the years of accumulated junk and
mess overpowering your garage space. A lot of us use the garage
as our domestic garbage can, a place where we put things we
don’t need but have some sort of peculiar bond with -
something we can’t emotionally detach ourselves from.
Well, if that something has been sitting in the garage for
let’s say over two years - it’s time for it to
go. Throwing all your junk out will clear up your much needed
space. If you feel bad about throwing stuff out - use Ebay,
Craigslist or a garage sale to make some sort of profit on
your old and unused belongings.
Increase the
Value of Your Home - Garage Remodeling
Any time you remodel or renovate your home or part of it
you’re actually increasing its value - so when you
remodel
your garage you’re doing the same exact thing.
Remodeling your garage in most cases doesn’t require
permits and will not cause your taxes to increase. Most of
the remodeling which will include flooring, paint and an
organization system are fairly simple and inexpensive to
apply when comparing to a kitchen makeover or bathroom remodeling
project. Not only does it increase your home’s value,
it’s an additional selling point and people on the
most part are extremely impressed if you have a nice garage
that’s actually organized - it says a lot about the
current homeowner's personality and how much they care about
their home - this will very likely increase the chances of
selling your home for an added cost.
Do You have Enough Space? Get Some More!
People always find themselves short on space especially if
you they a family. Families are dynamic and they keep on
growing - while your family grows your living and storage
space decrease. The garage is
a great place to use as an added room whether it be a playroom
for kids, workshop, storage
area, guestroom - what have you - the garage is probably
the largest room in your house and it’s not utilized
correctly. By taking all of your stuff, throwing some of
it away, organizing the rest and putting stuff overhead or
in wall
mounted cabinets you’re adding much needed
real estate to your home.
Don’t You Just
Want a Really Cool Garage
Most men and some women dream about a garage that’s
pulled out of a magazine - one of those garages that are
featured on a home design show. This is probably one of the
most achievable dreams that you can possibly have. Garage
remodeling is not that expensive - you can do it yourself
or have a professional and licensed installer do it for you.
Garage enthusiasts will most likely do it themselves while
other, who just want an organized garage the next day will
have professional installers do it for them. Time equals
money so you’re going to come out with roughly the
same price after you spend on labor and materials. So, if
you’re a gardening enthusiast, a car junky, or if you
just want a place to hang out with friends, shoot some pool
and play poker - those are all good enough reasons to renovate
a garage.
Garage
remodeling options are extremely broad these days.
You can keep it simple by doing the floor and painting the
walls, or you can go for a nice wall
system that will take
care of all your garage storage needs. One of the best companies
on the market today is Gladiator
GarageWorks by The Whirlpool
Corporation. What’s great about Gladiator is the fact
that they have close to 100 garage specific products ranging
from floors to toolboxes and wall
organization systems -
oh, and they also have appliances that are designed specifically
for your garage. Gladiator GarageWorks is extremely versatile
and the system is completely based around the Gladiator
GearTrack Channels or GearWall
Panels. These are wall mounted platforms
that allow you to pretty much put anything you want on the
wall by applying various accessories to them like garage
hooks, garage cabinets, storage
baskets, bike hooks and much
much more. The best thing about this system is that it’s
completely dynamic - you can keep on adding as you move forward
by adding elements to you garage organization system so you
can ultimately start off by doing the floors and walls and
if you don’t have the budget you can always add to
the system at a later time and date.
Garage organization is an up and coming trend in today’s
home improvement industry. The options keep on growing and
people value that extra space more than ever. With a variety
of products and custom garage solutions anybody today can
turn that garage into a much desirable space for whatever
reason - it will definitely make your car look a whole lot
better - that’s for sure! |
