Garage Organized? Pics

[Poke]

I need to fit a lot in a small 2 car garage. Any of you have nicely packed/organized garages?

I’m looking for ideas from bench space to hanging bikes, toys, etc. wall mount systems, etc,

 

[RunningProblem]

I have cabinets on one side with my tool box and workbench, metal shelving from Home Depot on the other side, a wooden shelf system I built located on the wall in front of the cars, and one of those ceiling shelving units. I’ll get some photos later if I can get the jeep out. Shit still goes everywhere, and you have to put lots of energy into keeping it organized.
2 car garage too small to fit my crew Cab GMC 2500 without leaving the garage door open.


Edit: you can see the workbench in the background. Behind the jeep is another workbench from the toolbox to the garage door and the cabinet up high.
Toolbox is 44” wide. Back left corner hidden from view is the welder, engine hoist, and some creepers.
You can see the 2x4 (barely) for the wooden racking.

Workbench hidden from view. This is the tie rod for a Dana 60.

 

[crispins]

Shed or 2 in yard that holds items that are not used often.

That is how I made my last 20x25 shop work out.

 

[Poke]

Shed or 2 in yard that holds items that are not used often.

That is how I made my last 20x25 shop work out.

Not allowed. HOA

 

[RunningProblem]

Not allowed. HOA

You can’t have a shed? That’s a fucked up HOA. Typically they’re limited in size to ‘whatever size the county says doesn’t require a permit.

 

[Dethmachinefab]

Not allowed. HOA

Damp underground secret storage bunker?

 

[Pony_Driver]

Can you claim that the shed claims to be "yard art" or furniture or something?

 

[DirtRoads]

Not allowed. HOA

Put your seldomly used shit all over the yard with no shed. A few months of mowing around your treasures may change their attitude.

 

[PoBoy84]

Fuck lol. I was going to say the secret to an organized shop, is to get a shed. Looks like that's been addressed.

 

[the conservative atheist]

Not allowed. HOA

Surprised you fled commie NY only to end up in a HOA.

 

[Poke]

Surprised you fled commie NY only to end up in a HOA.

Yeah, we had non HOA options of course but this place works for now. I have my never ending project farmette in NY. With a second house I wanted simple with less to manage.

Worse case us country folk can’t adjust and we have to move locally but at least we got out.

Not having room for more shit will be good for me.

 

[mjlogan88]

Overhead shelves and plastic totes

Like this

 

[Poke]

Put your seldomly used shit all over the yard with no shed. A few months of mowing around your treasures may change their attitude.

Also not allowed

 

[PoBoy84]

Put anything you can, and often use on the wall, and skim to the wall cabinet storage that you can use as a work surface too. Put some stuff on wheels. Light items high, heavy low. I have a shed though. And put the things you use where you'll be using them.

 

[PoBoy84]

My stuff could be spread out more, but I've crammed it to one end to make room for future machine tools. Use the unique places in the space to your advantage. No dead space etc. I have about 13×30something and this is all packed into 13×13. You can do it.
Edit: I work best in small spaces cause I can find and reach everything.

 

[Aggie06]

Following. I really need time to do some work in my garage.

 

[45acp]

Ahh the memories. This was 10+yrs ago.

Get everything you can off the floor. I also had one of the crappy little metal Sears sheds in the backyard that helped alot. Compressor is in a closet. Air hose reel and extension cord reel will make life 10x better. Get decent ones. Made a combo workbench toolbox cart on castors with a vise, doing a welding project I'd take the top box off.

 

[Grnd93]

Also not allowed

Move

 

[Lil'John]

I'll see if I can dig up pictures but in my basement, I used 'industrial' pallet racks that are 2' deep, 7' tall(short basement) and 8' wide. I put 1" thick plywood on the "middle" shelf for a bench.

I've got a lot of heavy stuff on the shelves so generic Homedepot wire racks weren't appropriate. I forget the price but I want to say they were ~$200 a section(subtract ~$60 for a side support if connecting for a long run)

 

[Aggie06]

I do have a couple of these. Works great to get stuff off of the floor.

 

[RusM]

Not allowed. HOA

Have you looked it up in the ccrs to see if that's actually the case? Or if it's specifically prohibited in them? Submit a request to the HOA to allow a shed. If that gets denied get yourself elected to the board.

 

[M92PV4U]

Have you looked it up in the ccrs to see if that's actually the case? Or if it's specifically prohibited in them? Submit a request to the HOA to allow a shed. If that gets denied get yourself elected to the board.

Then disband the hoa.

 

[crispins]

Buy large van, park in driveway, stuff full of shit you hardly use

 

[DWT]

Ahh the memories. This was 10+yrs ago.

Get everything you can off the floor. I also had one of the crappy little metal Sears sheds in the backyard that helped alot. Compressor is in a closet. Air hose reel and extension cord reel will make life 10x better. Get decent ones. Made a combo workbench toolbox cart on castors with a vise, doing a welding project I'd take the top box off.

A mobile welding table/workbench is a great idea. This big bastard came with the job so I mounted a couple vices to it's 1 1/8" thick ass and next will be a mount for the chop saw off one end flush with the surface so I don't have to balance long material.

Also with small amounts of floor space and lots of shit I'd be doing shelving too. Kick them off one wall coming off long ways so you can fit a few of them in a smaller area and use the rest of the floor for activities.

Homeless despot has these, the smaller unit isn't nearly as nice as the bigger ones but they're light-years better than short benches and wasted space like I had before.

 

[SomeGuy]

Did you not see my video?



This is about as neat/organized in a 2 car that you can get...plus I still do actually fit two vehicles in it.

 

[M92PV4U]

Did you not see my video?



This is about as neat/organized in a 2 car that you can get...plus I still do actually fit two vehicles in it.

Now come do mine.

 

[SomeGuy]

Now come do mine.

Hahaha sure, how much you willing to pay?

 

[SoylentGreen]

Damp underground secret storage bunker?

Damn, who doesn't have one of those?



I don't have a lot of tools, but I do have some organization for the shit that is always in my way.

 

[planefixer]

I used some high mounted shelves among other things, my thinking was to get shit up and out of the way.
My garage is 2 car - 511 sq. ft. for reference.

 

[Swayzeexpress]

Hahaha sure, how much you willing to pay?

I'll poney up cash if you want to stop in Illinois. Every spring I pile all my loose stuff in the middle and plan on putting it back perfectly organized. A few beers in and it ends up basically back where it started minus all the garbage I didn't know I had