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Make the Garage an Extension of Your Home
(NewsUSA) – Today’s homeowners expect the garage to be more than a vehicle shelter and stopover for seasonal equipment and family castoffs. The standard 18-by-24, two-car garage can add 432 square feet of usable real estate to a home’s layout.
Families on the go want extra space for do-it-yourself projects, easy access to car-care supplies and recreational gear – and even a play area for children. Older homeowners need handy storage facilities for belongings accumulated over the years, especially if they have downsized.
Racor Inc., a company that specializes in home-storage solutions, offers the following tips for freeing up valuable garage space:
- Make a plan for the garage, just as you would for the kitchen or any other room in the house. Draw a floor plan to help visualize how different arrangements would fit your family’s needs.
- Sort your belongings and make a list of items you need to store. Then discard, donate or sell the things that have outlived their usefulness.
- Install stylish as well as functional cabinetry, shelving and accessories in the garage to serve as extensions of the home’s storage options and family’s lifestyle. For example, the new storage line by RacorPro+ is influenced by the racing industry. It combines heavy-duty aluminum construction, efficient design and a sleek, easy-to-clean anodized finish. Included are a workstation with fold-down table, large container shelf, vertical can rack and tool and container shelf.
- Clear away floor space by stowing gear overhead or on the walls. A new rail-mount bike lift, for instance, suspends bikes safely from the ceiling, and a pulley system makes them easy to lower when needed.
- Use work surfaces that fold up against the wall, such as the RacorPro+ large folding workbench. This legless, rigid aluminum workbench measures 44 inches long by 18 inches wide by 4.5 inches high and can support 100 pounds. It can be mounted at the user’s most comfortable working height. When not in use, it folds flush against the wall.
For other innovative ways to make the garage an extension of your house, call (800) 783-7725 or visit www.racorinc.com.