How many items do you have laying around on the garage floor after the winter months? Garage wall cabinets could be part of the solution.
It gets cold out there. When you are outside for a long time working or shoveling snow, the last thing on anyone’s mind is to put things back in a neat and orderly fashion where it belongs. When its hot out, you do not want to keep sweating either. Over time this can lead to a disasterous situation in this part of the house. It can become so cluttered that eventually it can result in a safety hazard. Not only that, it can make it a lot harder to retrieve the things you need to do a job around the house.
Garage wall cabinets can be a useful place to store things. But what kind of garage cabinets do you want and how much to spend? That is a question that can only be answered by the size of your budget or how much you are willing to spend on these cabinets.
A pretty cheap way out is to use existing or old cabinets that you have. You can even pick these up at yard sales or a place that sells all kinds of used stuff. All you have to do is put them up on the wall. Find the spot that you wish to mount them. Put a couple screws into the garage wall cabinets making sure the screws are long enough to go into the wall to. Be sure you hit a stud. You do not want to go to all the effort of putting this garage cabinetry up just to have it fall to the floor when loaded. This will actually become a homemade garage cabinet system.
Your other alternative is to use some kind of system where it is made to hang garage wall cabinets from. Today this is accomplished very easily. It may be a bit more expensive, but will be well worth the garage storage units it will provide.
One such system is comprised of panels that attach to the garage walls. These panels are made with slots or tracks if you will, built into them. From these tracks can be hung many things, not just garage wall cabinets. These storage cabinets can be hung at different heights. They can also be easily moved to a different location. All you need is some more wall panel with the slots in them.
Another type of pre-made solution invovles the use of a single metal track. The storage cabinets for the garage will attach to this metal strip. By using a metal strip that is securely anchored to the wall, there is no need to worry about attaching them into a stud. The metal track is already attached to studs. If you wish to remove the garage wall cabinets, just lift them off the track.
A little trick not many people think of doing to get extra storage space is this. Cut a hole into the dry wall the size you would like the garage storage cabinet to be. Trim it out so it makes a box that is recessed in the wall. Now add a door. There you have it. You just made one or if desired two, garage wall cabinets. But they are recessed in the wall. This saves the space of regular cabinets sticking out into your garage where someone may bump their head on them. You will not be able to store large things in this recessed space. Little things will fit perfectly in your newly created garage storage space.
No matter what kind of garage cabinet you decide to go with, there are a few things to keep in mind.
The placement and the things in your storage area should be very easy to get to. You should arrange the stuff inside them in a way that makes every thing easy to find also. You should have a personal organization plan so you know what goes where and where to put stuff back.
You should be sure that your cabinets can be moved easily if necessary. If you are using old cabinets that are screwed to the wall, this will not be easy. If you are using an easy track system, it will be easy. You might want to buy a bigger car someday and have to move these things to fit the bigger car in the garage.
No matter which way you go, more storage is always a good thing. Garage wall cabinets keep things dry and off the floor. They also keep the stuff you don’t want your kids getting into out of reach.
Ulti Mate Garage 3 Door Hanging Wall Cabinet
This cabinet is about thirty five inches high, twenty two inches high and approximately twelve inches deep. It is made of rough and tough PVC laminate for a long life of use. The three doors allow you more flexibility in compartmentalizing the things you need to store. The interior shelf is adjustable as are the door hinges.
Lyon Hanging Cabinet
This is a great cabinet for storing tools. It uses a peg board design to allow hooks to be hung where ever needed. It also allows for he hanging of different types of tools. You can even lock this up with a padlock keeping your tools safe and secure. Another nice feature can be found on the side. It is a kind of shelf that will hold your sockets. The sockets won’t fly all over the place as they are secured in their little tray.
No matte what cabinet you decide to use in your garage, just be sure that it will meet your needs. Do some planning ahead. Garage wall cabinets can solve a lot of your storage problems.