If you have a concrete garage floor, like most of us do, it’s likely that you will have to contend with stains from time to time. The good news is that stains on your garage floor don’t impact your day-to-day enjoyment of your home, most of the time. The bad news is that they’re easy to neglect, and you will have to remove them at some point. Here are 3 of the more common garage floor stains and how to deal with them:
We recently talked about preparing your vehicle for a road trip. Before you leave, though, you’ll also want to prepare your home for your family vacation. When you leave your home empty, you’re opening it up to various possibilities of what might happen while you’re gone, and most of them are not good! Here are 3 ways that you can help protect your home before you go on vacation:
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It’s that time of year again! If you live far away from your extended family, you might take a trip every year in order to eat Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas ham or Hanukkah latkes with those you love. With airline prices being what they are, many families find it less expensive and more desirable to drive to their destinations. Road trips are a great way to promote family togetherness and have a good time, but they can also cause wear and tear on your car. If your vehicle is not in prime condition, then driving long distances could result in breaking down or other issues with your car. Before you load up the family and the suitcases, here are 3 ways that you can prepare your car for a family vacation:
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Many times, homeowners prefer to have a laundry room in the main area of the house as opposed to in the garage. However, sometimes a garage laundry room is the best, or even the only, option in some houses. If you do not have a dedicated laundry room within your home, having one in the garage might be your best bet. Some advantages to having a laundry room in the garage include not having to hear the washer and dryer when you’re trying to watch television, eat dinner or take a nap, and that you won’t be heating up the house in the middle of the summer by running the dryer. If you have a laundry room in your garage, here are 4 tips for making it work better for you:
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With the days getting shorter and the temperature dropping, we’re heading into the season when the majority of house fires occur. Why are there more fires in the winter? The crisp dry air, coupled with various heating appliances, is to blame for a good number of blazes. Proper garage organization can prepare you for worst case scenario. You might be storing flammable liquids in the garage, it’s set apart from the main living areas of the home, and a fire can get quite large before you even realize that anything is burning. Keep your home and family safe this (and every!) season with these 4 tips for fire safety in the garage:
Now that the steamy summer is over, you are probably thankful that fall is finally here! If you live in the northern states, you’re already getting hints of the winter to come, but if you reside in the South or the Southwest, it’s time to go out and enjoy the beautiful weather that autumn brings. One fun pastime that many people enjoy this time of year is garage saling. Since fall is a great time to take on home organization projects, you may have quite a collection of items that you no longer need and would like to find new homes for. One great way to pass your stash onto others while making a few dollars is to have a fall garage sale. Here are 5 tips to get the most out of your sale:
If you decorate for the seasons, you may be taking down your summer items and putting up those that are geared toward the fall holidays. Of course, after the pumpkins and turkeys come down, it will be time for the decorations that celebrate the winter holidays. While most of us decorate in order to welcome the coming seasons, it can be a bit of a chore to drag everything out and put it away each year. As time goes by and we get busier, it might just get put to the side. Storing everything efficiently makes the task of decorating much easier, and can increase your enjoyment of the process. Here are 5 tips on storing your seasonal decorations so that you can take them out and put them away with a minimum of stress and hassle.
Garages tend to get dirty. Dirt and dust blows in every time you open the garage door, and people track it in when it’s muddy outside. Also, the garage floors don’t get swept, vacuumed or washed as frequently as the floors in the house. The types of activities that go on in the garage aren’t always the neatest or cleanest, either. Whenever you’re using power tools or oily liquids, something is almost bound to get on the floor. While you might not mind some dirt and grime in your garage, one problem is that it gets tracked into the house. Also, a sandy or oily floor is an accident just waiting to happen. If your garage floor has seen cleaner days, here are 4 ideas to help you keep the dirt out:
When you think about your garage, you probably think of a place to park your cars. You might also think of a cluttered mess of storage, if your garage falls under that category. Or maybe to you, your garage is a place to work on messy projects, change the oil in the car or build birdhouses with your children. Some homeowners, however, don’t use their garages for any of those uses. It could be that there is more than one garage, or that they need the space for actual living area. If you would like to expand your living area and don’t really need to use the garage to store your vehicle, here are 4 other uses that you might consider:
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If you have a garage, then there are certain things you should have in it so that you can make the most of this space. Today’s garages are about much more than simply having a place to park the car; people nowadays tend to use their garages for all types of storage, DIY projects and sometimes even as a man cave or entertainment room. Even if you are not ready for a full-out garage renovation project, however, here are 4 things that you should be sure to have in order to keep the space functioning efficiently:
