Storage: Attic vs. Garage
Jennydotz
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Comments (19)I have 3 areas to store garden stuff, depending on what it is. Our garage is out since that was taken over for a model railroad. We had a shed at our old house and quickly learned it should have been twice as big, so built a 12 x 16 shed where we are now. This is great, but fills up quickly with lawn tractor, snow blower, and other larger equipment, although I do store 5 gallon pails, garden ornaments/statues and other larger garden items in there. Then I have a much smaller utility shed where I keep most tools like shovels, spade, fork, rakes, and stakes. This has worked out so well to quickly throw larger tools in at the end of the day and it's sort of "in" the garden with easy access. Our shed is on the other side of the property so my laziness would get the best of me and tools would be laying all over the yard or in a neat pile somewhere as opposed to put away. We also recently got a potting bench that I keep on my front porch. I don't use it for potting but rather store all of my small tools in it. Pruners, loppers, zip ties, twine, small stakes, wasp spray, etc.....great easy access and the small tools never get "lost" in a smaller space so they're easy to find. While this pic was really of a garden bench we were restoring, in the background you can see the potting bench. Guess I've never taken a pic specifically of it. Before I got the potting bench I used to keep a 2x2 Rubbermaid bin in my hall closet. I'd throw in all my small tools, garden shoes, etc. The thing that helped me most with garden tool organization was having storage spaces that "fit" the tools I was storing as well as proximity in the garden, to the house, etc....See MoreGarage attic insulation paper up or down
Comments (2)The paper (vapor barrier) is on the side facing the conditioned area. Even if your garage is not heated at this time, the paper should be adjacent to the drywall ceiling....See MoreStorage room vs extra living space
Comments (6)Based on the responses, I've decided to forgo the expense of adding a storage loft in the garage. It sounds like it would not improve the resale value of my home. This means I cannot repurpose the storage room on the upper deck into a walk-in-closet. I sacrificed the walk-in-closet in the master bedroom to move the laundry room upstairs. I still have a closet in the bedroom, although the architect proposed that I take out the closet to create a sitting area with a TV. Instead, I will have some over-the-hood cabinets built in the garage. Not sure what I will put into the cabinets - most items won't fit, such as bicycles, hockey sticks, and ladders. It makes no sense to stack cabinets up to the 14'7" ceiling in the garage. At my age, I shouldn't be climbing up on a 10' ladder to take down a can of white paint or a box of tennis balls. Besides, this is "earthquake" country - where anything placed up high is at risk of falling down. Most of what is in the garage is either too useful to sell or not worth selling (Halloween decorations) or both (broom and dust pan). I will try to sell some of the leftover building materials that were stored into the garage this week, as the renovation is coming to a close. I have already donated to Habits for Humanity my 3-year old kitchen cabinets (remodeled kitchen 3 years ago, and remodeled it again this year)....See MoreGarages & storage, wide vs deep considerations
Comments (25)We built an 'oversized' one car garage, at 16' wide, and it's barely big enough. Cars today are wide. We're looking at a small SUV, and they're about 6' wide; the same as my wife's Olds 88. We're renting a minivan (long story), and I found it tricky to get the huge rolling garbage bin past it to take the trash out. All we have in the garage is the car, trash bin, BBQ grill, and a small tool chest. For a two car garage, 24' would be the absolute minimum for average-sized cars, parked in exactly the right spot. For any other storage, add another 4'....See Moredesertsteph
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