Best Storage Method
Keeps Everything
Safe and Secure

Best Storage Method is defined as the safest, most secure and convenient storage container or storage system for each item you plan to store in the garage or elsewhere.

To decide the Best Storage Method, you must first determine how it needs to be stored.

* Can you hang it on or in something

* Can you place it in or on something

* Is it a gas or liquid that needs to be stored in something?

* Does it need to be in an airtight or waterproof container?

* Is it sensitive to environmental impacts like sunlight?

* Is it in one piece or does it consist of many parts? How large are the parts of the item? (pellets like granular dog food or is it in can)

These and other questions will be answered when you request the Take Inventory Worksheet and create a Inventory List of everything you want to store in your garage.

Placing each item in the correct Storage Container or on or in the correct Garage Storage System is key element of Having A Place For Everything * Keeping Everything Safely and Securely In It's Place.

Choices of Garage Storage Systems Include:

Floor Storage Systems

Overhead Storage Systems

Specialized Storage Systems

Wall Storage Systems

Best Storage Methods

Clothes

Vinyl wardrobe bags are ideal for hanging clothes in an closet.

Portable Storage Containers

Newer roll-away storage chests, project centers, utility carts, and wheeled tool boxes provide portable storage.

Tool Carts

Rolling tool carts with extendable handles like carry-on luggage also let you divide tools according to the project.

It is important to do your homework up front to provide storage containers or garage storage systems that keep each item you store in the garage, safe from damage by the elements.

Flammable Liquids

Always keep gasoline cool, stored in a tightly sealed, approved safety gasoline container that is prominently labeled and out of reach of children.

Books

Books are especially vulnerable to environmental factors like temperature and humidity. While a large collection of books may fair better in a metal cabinet, moisture can still damage them.

Book storage in cardboard boxes is a risk. Silverfish, certain types of roaches, and bookworms are attracted to the starchy materials found in book bindings and could even eat their way through the boxes to get to the books themselves. Plastic containers are a safer choice than cardboard boxes. Don't pack too tightly—books need a degree of ventilation.

Documents are especially vulnerable to environmental factors like temperature and humidity. While a large amount of documents may fair better in a metal cabinet, moisture can still damage them.

Document storage in cardboard boxes is a risk. Silverfish, certain types of roaches, and worms are attracted to the starchy materials found in paper and could even eat their way through the boxes to get to the documents themselves. Plastic containers are a safer choice than cardboard boxes.

Whenever possible, documents and photographs should be stored with protectors.

Once you have determined the best Storage Method you are ready to plan the Best Storage Place  for everything.

Once you have a prioritized Inventory List with categories, you can begin to create a Garage Storage Plan.