Are You Ready for Summer? Time to Clean Out Your Garage!

Before the busy times of summer turn your days upside down, now is the time to set aside a few hours or days and do a thorough garage cleanup. Clean out the clutter, pick up the recreational toys, and organize items you do not need until next winter. This will give you more time outside enjoying the warm weather in the company of family and friends; rather than left to do the cleaning inside.

Tips for Cleaning Your Garage Like a Pro

The clutter of winter has taken its toll on your garage. While you might open it and look at the mess in despair, there are ways to speed up the organization and get your garage summer-ready in a single day.

Start by:

• • Organizing smaller accessories on the wall. Smaller items tend to quickly clutter up the garage floor. Items like hoses, shovels, brooms, and gardening equipment can either be placed in a shed in the backyard or organized on the wall using a peg board system.
   
• • Use vertical and ceiling space whenever possible. To park your vehicles in your garage or just to open the space for a workshop, utilize every square inch. Put seasonal items and holiday décor up into the rafters of the ceiling and get as much off the floor as possible.
   
• • Host a yard sale for your unwanted items. Pull everything out of the garage and decide what you want to keep and what you no longer need. The pile of items you no longer need can be put up for sale or donated.
   
• • Create garage zones and keep items grouped together. When organizing everything back into the garage, create zones. A zone for gardening and yard work, a zone for cleaning supplies, and a zone for recreational activities.
   
• • Add more storage with shelving. The cheapest way to add storage to your garage without purchasing costly storage units is to make shelves using brackets and eight-foot boards. Placing these in rows along the wall gives you room for the items that would otherwise sit on the floor or your workbench.
   
• • Get a bike rack. Summer is here, which means biking fun in the great outdoors is here too! Instead of having to store bikes in the summer, especially when they are used so frequently, bicycle racks in Toronto can be affixed to the back of your vehicle. Kids can take their bikes when they need them, and they are mounted on your car, hence they are ready for the next family adventure when you are.

By having your garage cleaned out and organized, summer is much easier to enjoy. Add a bike rack to your Toronto vehicle so that you and your family can get out onto the road, enjoy the bicycle trails, and never have to worry about taking up cargo space on the inside.

Not Sure Which Bike Racks to Buy?

When you are tasked with the job of finding a Thule bike rack, come to Hitch City. We offer a variety of bike racks and cargo boxes for the active family. We have racks that can hold anywhere from one to as many as five bikes in stock.

Check out our online inventory of Thule bike racks in Scarborough, Barrie, and Mississauga, or contact us today at a location near you to find the right bike rack for your family vehicle.