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Remember when you were so excited about your garage? You thought about how great it would be to be able to keep your car in there, away from the elements outside. Now, you're lucky if you can find a clear path for to walk through it, much less get your car inside. You want to get organized, but when you look at how much there is to find a home for, you get discouraged. Now you have help. Organize Your Garage In No Time provides step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow to-do lists to help you get and stay organized. You will learn how to arrange a garage based on use and budget. You'll even get specific product recommendations to help design the perfect storage solution using shelving, cabinets, peg hooks, wall and rafter hangers. Go from clutter and confusion to having a home for everything in your garage, including your car, using Organize Your Garage In No Time.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. GARAGE ORGANIZING BASICS. 1. Where Do I Begin?     Analyzing Your Needs       Are You Storing from Necessity or from Habit?       Weathering the Elements     Determining Your Objective       Inventorying Your Garage Contents       Determining Whether Your Goal Is Realistic     Deciding What Stays and What Goes       Satisfying Everybody’s Needs       Paring Down Your List of Items to Be Stored     Envisioning the Finished Product     Creating a Plan for the Process       Breaking It Down into Small, Manageable Pieces       Enlisting the Help of Others     Storing Things Safely     Lifting Safely     Summary 2. Understanding the Organizing Process.     Choosing a Starting Point     Reducing the Volume: Making the Easy Decisions     Removing Items and Clearing Space       Clearing Area by Area       Clearing the Entire Garage     Sorting Things Out       Grouping Like Things Together       Creating Subgroups of Like Things     Deciding What to Get Rid Of       Making the Hard Decisions on What to Keep or Toss       Finding New Owners for Unwanted Items     Selecting a Home     Containerizing Your Goods     Labeling the Contents       Ways to Label       Using a Label Maker     Maintaining Your System     Summary 3. Reviewing Storage Options.     Assessing Your Storage Style     Assessing Storage Options     Hanging Things Up       Simple, Inexpensive Hanging Storage Solutions       Hang It with a Hook       Other Types of Wall Holders for Hanging Items       Hanging on Pegboard: New Systems for an Old Favorite     Setting Up Shelving       Using Dividers and Containers to Keep Your Shelves Organized       Cabinetry with Shelves     Storing in Drawers     Storing on the Floor… or Not     Using the Ceiling to Create More Storage       Installing Your Own Loft Storage       Loft-It® Storage Lift System     Choosing Storage Methods That Work for You     Summary 4. Selecting Storage Systems.     Using What You Already Have     Making Basic Decisions About Your Storage System       Determine Your Budget       Determine the Type of Storage System You Want     Creating a Storage System for Less Than $500       Shelving Options       Cabinet Solutions       Wall-Hanging Systems       Multicomponent Storage Systems     Creating a Storage System for Between $500 and $1,000       Wall-Hanging System       Multicomponent System       Custom Garage Cabinet Systems     Complete Storage Systems for More Than $1,000       Wall-Hanging Systems       Multicomponent Systems     Summary 5. Analyzing Alternative Storage Solutions.     Choosing and Installing a Shed       Do You Need a Shed?       Choosing a Shed Type       Choosing Features and Accessories       Installing Your Shed     Utilizing Your Attic or Basement for Storage       Is Your Attic a Big, Black Hole?       Has Your Basement Become an Extension of the Mess in Your Garage?       Smart Storage Tips for Attics and Basements     Considering Offsite Storage       Selecting an Offsite Public Storage Facility       Utilizing Portable Storage Containers     Summary II. CREATING STORAGE CENTERS: EVERYTHING NEEDS A HOME. 6. Making Your Workbench Work.     Assessing Your Workbench Requirements       Determining the Best Size for Your Workbench       Choosing the Ideal Location for Your Workbench     Selecting a Workbench That Works       Creating a Workbench from Items You Already Own       Portable Workbenches       Wall-Hanging Workbench Systems       Modular Workbench Systems     Organizing Your Workbench       Step 1: Reducing the Volume       Step 2: Removing What Remains       Step 3: Sorting       Step 4: Purging and Weeding       Step 5: Selecting and Replacing Items in Their New Home       Step 6: Containerizing and Labeling     Summary 7. Tackling Your Tools.     Back to Basics: Tools That People Need     Organizing Your Tools       Step 1: Gather Up the Tools and Reduce the Volume       Step 2: Clear the Tool-Storage Area       Step 3: Sort Your Tools       Step 4: Eliminate the Tools You Don’t Need       Step 5: Place Your Tools in Their New Home     Choosing a Tool-Storage System     Summary 8. Managing Nuts and Bolts: Pieces and Parts.     To Sort or Not to Sort–That Is the Question     Organizing the Pieces and Parts       Gather Up the Items       Define the Parameters and Sort       Eliminate What You Don’t Need     Storing Your Sorted Pieces and Parts       Economical Storage Solutions       Homemade Storage Systems       Specially Designed Storage Systems       Portable Storage Systems     Summary 9. Storing Your Sports Gear.     Organizing Your Sporting Goods       Step 1: Reduce the Quantity       Step 2: Empty the Storage Area       Step 3: Sort and Group       Step 4: Say Good-bye to What You No Longer Use     Selecting a Home to Store Your Sports Gear       Using What You Already Have       Storing Bicycles       Storing Balls and Children’s Toys       Specialty Racks for Specific Sports       Combo Sports Racks       Complete Sports Storage Systems     Summary 10. Weeding Out Lawn and Garden Clutter.     Organizing Tools and Other Lawn and Garden Items       Step 1: Reduce the Quantity       Step 2: Clear the Storage Area       Step 3: Sort and Group       Step 4: Weed and Purge       Step 5: Putting Things Back     Creating a Suitable Storage System       Economical Methods of Storage       Complete Storage Systems for Less Than $500       Complete Storage Systems for More Than $500     Summary 11. Stashing Seasonal Stuff.     Organizing Seasonal Items       Step 1: Reduce the Quantity       Step 2: Empty the Storage Area       Step 3: Sort and Group       Step 4: Deciding to Get Rid of Things You Don’t Need       Step 5: Putting Things Back     Dealing with Holiday Decorations       Storing Christmas Ornaments       Storing Other Christmas Items     Summary III. BEYOND THE BASICS. 12. Protecting the Garage Floor.     Covering the Garage Floor: Should I or Shouldn’t I?     Using Floor Paints and Sealers       Getting the Floor Ready       Selecting and Applying an Appropriate Product     Investing in a Floor Covering     Summary 13. Getting Rid of Stuff.     Tossing and Recycling Options     Dealing with Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances       Determining Whether a Substance Is Toxic or Hazardous       Disposing of Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances     Giving Things Away       Giving to Individuals       Donating to Organizations       Giving for All Its Worth     Selling Items for Profit     Summary 14. Having a Successful Garage Sale.     Deciding Whether a Garage Sale Is Worth It     Preparing for the Big Day       Choosing a Date and a Time       Determining a Selling Price       Advertising Your Sale       Making and Posting Signs       Merchandising Your Sale     Managing the Sale       Setting Up a Checkout Station     Summary IV. APPENDIX. A. Resources and References.     Product and Vendor Resources       Product Manufacturers and Vendors       Organizing Retailers       Organizing Software     Additional Resources       Books and Magazines       Professional Organizing Services       Outlets for Getting Rid of Items Index.

About the Author :
Organize Your Garage In No TimeAbout the Author Barry Izsak, owner of ARRANGING IT ALL in Austin, Texas, has been helping corporate and residential clients nationwide get organized since 1996. He is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), currently serving as president on its board of directors. Barry is a member of the NAPO Golden Circle, recipient of the 2002 NAPO President's Award, and an authorized consultant for Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger software. As an industry leader, Barry is in high demand as a speaker and trainer for organizations and major corporations nationwide. He is well known for his steadfast commitment to promoting the professional organizing industry. Major newspapers and magazines often quote Barry as an authoritative voice on home and office organization trends and news, and he has been featured on CNN and CNBC. For more information, visit http://www.ArrangingItAll.com. A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780789732194
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Weight: 488 gr
  • ISBN-10: 078973219X
  • Publisher Date: 14 Apr 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Width: 186 mm


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