Home Utility

These are no longer the days where if you wanted to purchase something, you had to take a walk directly to the store to see if what you wanted was there. In these days, practically everything has been mechanized and automated, making data accessible much faster than ever before. In this day and age, if we want to find a product, it’s usually sufficient to perform a search on Google to end up on a website where such products are sold. This will save you a bunch of time on your quest to finding the right cabinets for your garage.

You should first off take measurements of your space which you can dedicate to cabinetry, and then look online for products which match the size of the space you have to work with. You should also at this stage identify not only the style of cabinetry you want to have installed in your garage, but also the materials which you’ll be using. More commonly, garage cabinets are dispensed in either plastic, wood, or steel. Needless to say, the plastic option happens to be the cheapest one, yet you shouldn’t go with it seeing as how such cabinets deteriorate at quite a fast rate. The wooden cabinets are the most popular choice since they strike the equilibrium between cost and value, offering solid storage space and load capacity at a very affordable price. Lastly, there are the metal variants which are the most expensive ones, but for a reason; they are much more durable and can carry a much heavier load than most of the other ones out there.

If your plan is to save money, then you can always invest in a small variant of a utility storage cabinet, which is a space reserved for the safekeeping of various paints and chemical substances. This option usually revolves around $ 100- $ 200, depending on the materials you choose that is.

Last little detail, it’s worth noting that cabinetry made for the garage is also fitting for other maintenance rooms, such as the laundry room. A lot of the more expensive cabinets provide a construction which permits you to re-arrange the inside, giving you the ability to make it fit for your needs.

Ask anyone to name the most cluttered area of his or her home and that person is likely to say it is the garage. It is a catchall area that can quickly become disorganized and crowded. You can gain control of your garage with a few handy garage organizers.

Start small with a Utility/Storage Base Cabinet. This 30-inch wide, 20 1/4 inch deep, and 36 3/8 inch high cabinet features two adjustable shelves behind firmly latching doors. It can hold up to 75 pounds per shelf of whatever you need to store out of sight. Oil, coolant, or other fluids from your car can be organized inside this cabinet, or you can store garden tools, nails, screws or other items. Its height is perfect to give you a work area or more storage on its top. The color is light taupe and the resin construction is easy to clean. Blue handles on the doors give it a pop of color to brighten up the typically dark space inside your garage. This unit is easy to assemble, too, requiring no tools. You’ll be able to put it together quickly and then start organizing your garage right away.

The Tall Utility Cabinet holds even more items on its four adjustable shelves. Like the smaller unit, the shelves inside this 72 3/8 inch high cabinet can hold up to 75 pounds each. It is also easy to assemble-without the need for tools-and can go right to work in organizing your garage. Fill it with everything you need to keep your car running in tip-top condition. Or store fertilizers, weed killers, and garden tools on its sturdy shelves. You’ll be amazed at how uncluttered your garage will look with the simple addition of this attractive utility cabinet.

If your garage clutter comes from your collection of garden tools, consider mounting the Tool Hanger Kit on one of the garage walls. This strong hanger kit features one slat wall strip that mounts to the wall plus two 8-inch D-Hooks and one J-Hook from which to hang rakes, shovels, brooms and more. In gray and black, it will blend into the garage unobtrusively and will look much neater than simple hooks screwed into the studs behind the walls. All your yard tools will be off the floor and within easy reach when you store them on this useful hanger. Continue Reading

Utility sheds are popular, functional, and even fun. Far beyond mere storage cupboards, a shed can be configured to function as a workshop, a play house for the kids, or even a private office.

No matter how you plan to use your shed, you have many options. There are prefabricated sheds, kit sheds, or custom built options. Sheds can be made of plastic, metal, or wood. Wood sheds in particular are popular choices because they can be finished in ways that suit the yard, from basic paint to decorative siding. Sheds can be purchased online and shipped to you or purchased locally in home stores.

You may want to build your own custom shed to save costs or to add special features not available on a prefabricated model. Custom utility sheds can be made as plain or fancy as you like. Imagine a miniature garden cottage in the back yard, or a shed with a “green” roof made of grass.

DIY Custom Sheds

Building your own shed requires careful planning. Fortunately plans for utility sheds can be purchased on the internet for a reasonable price with complete shed instructions, including a materials list.

When deciding which shed design to work with, here are some things to think about:

Estimate how much space you’ll need to avoid over building or under building. If you’re building a shed for storage, what will you be storing? Exercise equipment, lawn tools, power tools, file boxes, pool supplies, or bicycles?

If you’ll be storing things you need to reach frequently, such as a lawnmower or bicycles, consider leaving some room around them so you can get them in and out easily. On the other hand, if you don’t need much room, there’s no sense in building a mini mansion that takes up excess yard space. Continue Reading