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Garage Organization Lighting and Security

For many people the garage is like a second home, serving as a workshop, hobby center and even a place to relax and unwind after a long day. In order to take full advantage of all the space your garage has to offer, imposing some structure and organization can go a long way toward reducing some of the clutter and creating a little extra room for all your favorite pursuits. Installing cabinets, workbenches, shelves, hooks, baskets and more, you’ll be able to stow everything away in a spot that is both out of the way yet conveniently accessible. Keep the following questions in mind as you work to turn your garage into more than just another place to dump your stuff:

• What items do you want to store in your garage?

• How can cabinets and shelving units be used for storage?

• What types of workbenches are available?

• What other storage devices can you use for organization?

• Are there any special features that are important to you?
  Buying Guide: Garage Organization

Neighborhoods are full of garages like this one. Stuffed with ever-growing clutter, they become less and less useful with time. Whether your garage is one of them, or you're garage is already clutter free and organized... you've come to the right place.

Shed and Garage Security

Shed and garage security very often falls way down the list of household priorities, yet there are usually expensive and desirable items stored there. There may even be tools that a would-be burglar could use to gain entry to the home, or attack the home. It is therefore vitally important that the shed and garage are secure.

• Make sure doors are substantial. The door should be hung on strong hinges that are secured with coach bolts or clutch head screws, as ordinary fixings can be easily unscrewed.

• If the door is thick enough, get hinge bolts to protect the hinge side of the door.

• Fit a hasp, staple and padlock and make sure it is bolted through.

• Fit a five lever mortise lock to each side of a metal up and over door to improve security.

• When choosing a padlock go for either a hardened shackle padlock, close shackle padlock, disc padlock, or an anvil sliding bolt padlock and use a substantial pad bar (hasp and staple) or locking plate.

• All opening windows require good window locks. If you never open them, consider screwing them firmly shut from the inside.

Safer York Partnership: Shed and Garage Security