Shelves can take your garage beyond the simple storage area where anything and everything gets tossed. Explore these storage concepts that provide both form and function.
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Gone are the days of using the garage for cars and your trash receptacle. Although your car is still parked in it and your trashcan may be in the corner, this space combined with shelving systems becomes a stylish storage area that reflects your personality and adds living area to your home. You can check out these great garage shelf ideas that transform just about any garage.
Keep reading and discover how you can revamp your garage with one of many different shelf styles or shelving systems. You can put creativity and function together in one stylish package.
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Start Out Right
If you don’t start out right, your end result will not be worth the time and effort you put into it. Before you buy a shelving system, you need to make sure you know what you are going to do with it and what is going to be stored on it. Will it need to hold paint buckets and power tools or your precious memories in large bins? You don’t want paint spilled all over your garage because you didn’t consider the weight of the bucket when you bought your shelves.
Next, walk around your garage. Is it damp? Do you smell moisture or mildew? Is it very hot? You don’t want to have moisture-causing issues like mold. Look for these signs of condensation and if you find it, make sure you take care of it before you store anything.
What Does Condensation Do:
- Rusts metal
- Mildews cloth and paper
- Deteriorates pictures
- Deteriorates painted frames
- Grows mold
You do have things you can do to eliminate condensation before it happens. Regardless of any other steps you take, you need to inspect and repairs the seals around the garage door windows and the seal around your garage door.
Call a professional garage door installer if you don’t want to make these repairs yourself.
It’s time to turn your attention to the best garage shelf ideas and find out how these ideas can create storage space and increase the value of your home.
The Shelf Systems You Know
Shelf systems are more than a shelf. These systems provide more value than just a shelf. You can put them together in a variety of ways and are available in three main materials: plastic, metal, or metal and wood.
These are all common, everyday shelving systems. They aren’t mean to be the prettiest thing on the block but they are functional. If you want to make them look better, you can decorate or paint them to match your personal style or you can choose some other options that we will explore below.
Most of the shelves and systems we will explore are plain Jane systems. If you are concerned with appearance, you can personalize that yourself with paint or other decorations. So, now let’s look at the options for shelves.
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What’s Available in Shelves?
- Plastic – Plastic is the most well-known, easiest to find shelves. From the corner dollar store to online shops, you can find these in many colors and styles. These shelves are a relatively inexpensive shelf that is lightweight and easy to arrange. Despite being light, these shelves are sturdy and hold a fair amount of weight. However, you don’t want to put that bag of cement or table saw on one of these.
- Metal/Wood – These are metal framed shelves with wood or faux-wood shelf boards. The shelves hold weight well but are not the best choice for longevity. These shelves stain easily and deteriorate quickly if exposed to moisture.
- All-Metal – Metal shelves are not the most aesthetically pleasing shelves but they are the workhorses of the bunch. These shelves are durable and come in both solid and wire bottomed versions.
Anchored Shelves
Shelves that are anchored to the wall can be made of wood, metal, or a combination of the two. These shelves are attached to the wall of the garage with an anchor that holds them tightly in place. Wall-mount shelves are normally sold individually but if you look around you can find some sets.
Things to Consider in Wall Mounted Shelves
- The floor space is completely freed up.
- A freestanding shelf system provides more storage than a wall-mounted shelf;
- Wall-mounted shelves are more flexible, you can choose practically anywhere to mount them.
- Wall-mounted shelves look better than free-standing shelves.
Hanging Shelf Systems
Overhead or hanging shelf systems utilize the ceiling for the anchor point. A down bracket holds the shelf in place. Your floor space is completely freed up and you have plenty of space.
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Things to Consider with Overhead Storage
- Your garage is now a garage, floor space is not even touched.
- You can’t use the space where the garage door retracts.
- Some overhead units will utilize the space over the garage door.
- You sacrifice storage space for floor space; overhead systems can’t hold as much as other systems.
Use your own style and needs to determine which storage system works for you. However, you also need to stop and look over your garage before you make any decisions. There are things that you may have to touch up or repair in order to make your storage system work.
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Are You Ready for a New Garage Door?
Call the experts if you are ready to get that new garage door installed or need maintenance on your current garage door before you install your storage system.
We will go over your options and help you find the best storage system for your needs and that also adds beauty and value to your home.
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