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Must Have Garage Gadgets
A garage is like a blank canvas. You can turn it into any kind of room you need. It could obviously be used to house your cars or store the tools, but it could also be so much more! Some people take their hobbies to the garage and create works of art. Others use it to relax in a space separate from the hustle and bustle of the house. Maybe that’s where the latest number one band practices their songs?
The point is … your garage can be any room or a combination of rooms you need.
We’ve looked around for some must-have garage gadgets that will make organising and enjoying your garage a breeze.
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Make Your Garage A Tidy Storage Space
In this first category, you’ll find all the little helpers to make sure your normal tools, garden tools and tools of the trade are out from underfoot yet still easy to reach.
Ladder Pulley
This particular product is designed for bicycles, but hanging your ladder from it is just as easy. The wonderful thing is that you can pull it up and out of the way, without needing a ladder to retrieve your ladder.
Pegboard For Smaller Items
A pegboard like this is excellent since the storage bins are easy to remove and replace. This means you can carry the storage with you without having to figure out a way to replace everything once you’re done. These storage bins are compatible with most pinboards and are of high quality.
You could also choose to go for an all-in-one budget-friendly option.
Power Tool Hanger
Power tools are always just taking up workbench space. Rather opt for this pine power tool organiser that can handle all of your power tools plus accessories.
Cargo Net
There’s always a hundred things banished to the garage that doesn’t fit into any storage cabinets. Make use of a cargo net to hang from the rafters. Everything from festive decorations to sports equipment will be out of your way.
Gear Ties
Have you ever just needed to tie a few things together and a zip tie or length of rope just won’t do? These reusable, heavy-duty gear ties seem like a strange spend, but come in handy more often than you can imagine.
Deck Boards
Those garages that don’t have ceilings installed and have the rafters open can seem like wasted space. Place a few of these composite deck boards over the rafters to create extra storage, or even somewhere to hide when the family is being rowdy.
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Make Your Garage A Luxury Workroom
You already have all of the tools and storage you need to make your garage a workroom. But how do you elevate it to the point where you actually want to spend more time working (relaxing)?
Magnetic Door Screens
There’s nothing more bothersome than having to contend with every fly or mosquito in South Africa when working on your projects late at night. This magnetic door screen means you can keep the garage door open without inviting the pests to play.
Single Socket Bulb Splitter
You’re working at night and there is just no bulb bright enough to illuminate your project. Rather than paying an electrician to come install more sockets, opt for this socket splitter. One socket becomes 5 bulbs!
Workshop Vacuum
Every workshop needs a good vacuum. Will you choose a wet and dry model, or consider a handy-vac?
Workshop Fridge
Getting a sweat on in the garage is inevitable. You need somewhere to store your cold restoratives. For those with less space, a desktop fridge works quite well. But those blessed with more space will certainly opt for something that can handle more – like this bar fridge.
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Make Your Garage Better At Being A Garage
Maybe you don’t want to ask too much of your garage? Maybe, you just want it to be the best garage it can be.
Parking Helper
This parking strip will make sure you never have to wonder if you’re close enough to the wall, or far enough away from the side door again.
Door Protector
Kids can really make a parent grimace when exiting the car. How many times have you had to remind them to open the doors carefully? Now you don’t have to! Just apply these door protection strips to the walls of your garage and the kids can be as wild as they want.
Smart App Garage Door Controller
We’re doing everything with our smartphones these days, we might as well be using them to open and close the garage door. This door controller works with an app so that you can see the status of the garage doors, open and close them from anywhere with internet access.
Threshold Seal
When the rains come, there’s nothing as frustrating as having to battle a puddle when unloading the car. Worse, you’ve just finished sweeping and that last howling wind has flung dust and leaves all over the floor again. It’s a thing of the past with this garage door seal which fixes flat to the floor to help keep your garage clean and dry.
If you have any more fun garage gadgets that we haven’t mentioned here, please share with us by tagging #homemakers-sa on your socials.
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