Did you know that garages were originally intended for the sheltering of automobiles? This is shocking, of course, because in Manly in the modern day people use their garages for a variety of purposes, almost none of which involve parking a car inside them. People use their garage as workshops, as extra living space, as ‘Man Caves’ – and perhaps most commonly as disorganised storage.
As life proceeds at its breakneck space it’s often easier to toss things into the garage instead of figuring out what to do with them, and slowly the garage becomes a tightly-packed cube of junk. So, if you want to get your garage back as a workshop, a Man Cave, or, unusually, a parking space for your car, you’re going to have to wade in there and organise. And more than likely you’re going to need some self storage in Manly to help you.
Storage in Manly: The To-Keep Pile
You’re not going to move everything in the garage to a storage facility, of course, so your first step is to choose a day with fine weather and pull everything out of the garage. And we mean everything. Drag it all out to your driveway or the yard and start making some basic decisions: Form three piles, one of things to throw away because you either can’t remember why you’re keeping them or have changed your mind, one for the stuff you need to keep in the garage (tools, garden equipment, seasonal sporting items), and finally a ‘storage’ pile.
Self-storage is the key. There’s a reason you kept all this stuff in the first place, but more than likely it’s remained hidden in the dense cube of stuff for months or years. Clearly you don’t need constant access to it. By moving these things into self storage in Manly, you’re opening up a lot of space. Your next step is to install some shelves or other storage for the items you are keeping, and then to do whatever custom work the specific purpose of the garage requires.
Hard Stand Storage in Manly
Frequently, one of the things keeping your car out of the garage is a boat or trailer you bought and use a few times a year. The simplest way to open up that garage space is to rent some hard stand storage in Manly and move the boat or trailer there. Finding a storage facility nearby means you won’t be adding much time to your access, and your expensive boat or trailer will be more secure. And, most importantly, you’ll get your garage back for whatever purpose you have in mind for it!
Let’s face it; our homes have limits when it comes to storage. No matter how clever you are with shelving or arranging boxes, eventually your stuff overwhelms you. When that happens, self-storage is the way to get your garage – or any other room in your home – back.