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One of the best storage areas in you home is the garage, whether a 1-bay or multiple bay area. If you have a home that is 50 years old or newer there is a good chance that the garage area includes around 4-5 extra feet beyond the length of the car with which to work.

A garage storage is for all the tools and recreational things that you don’t want tracked into the home or that off-gas, like camping equipment - although you should always store any fuel in an outdoor shed. This includes sports equipment, tents and power tools.

One of the easiest and cheapest garage systems for the sides is a 2′ X 4′ framing studs with strapping (1″ X 3″ X 8′) for the decking. The studs are fastened to the wall over the inner wall studs for support (32″ apart) and the cross spars brought out just enough to let you open the car door. This can be as shallow as 12.” For an 8′ length you can put 4 shelves at 2′ apart or 5 at 19″ apart. For the area in front of you car you can build a bench or go to a second-hand building supply and get used kitchen cabinets.

The hi-end garage is becoming very popular with those who see this as an upscale “showroom.” Tool cabinets are mechanic-quality and the benches have stainless-steel tops complete with air-stations run from a large compressor for the air-tools. Storage cabinets can match the bench and make the garage into a beautiful area. Flooring in the garage can be indoor-outdoor carpet with NASCAR emblems or small, aggregate stones in a shiny acrylic base. If your garage is high enough you can get a car stacking system to put 1 cars in one bay

However, for the casual do-it-yourselfer metal shelving is inexpensive enough to run around the perimeter of you garage leaving room for the pegboard for your tools.