From Bombsite to Tidy in 5 Easy Steps | Garage Racking UK

The time has come…

… the summer has long gone and that thing you’ve been putting off for the last six months has finally arrived at the top of the ‘to-do’ list. I think it’s about time you cleared out the garage, don’t you?

Definition of garage
noun
1 a building for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles: a detached house with an integral garage
(Source: OxfordDictionaries.com)

Now there is one slight problem with that definition. It wrongly assumes that the garage is merely a house for your car. What the dictionary isn’t aware of is the small fact that the garage has in fact been a house to every last piece of junk that you own; a few tins of paint, the lawnmower and box after box of old football programs, ever since the day you moved in.

Wouldn’t it be nice to see the garage floor again? I mean yes, it would be awesome to be able to back the car in of an evening, to protect that ‘optional’ metallic paint from the perils of the British winter. But first things first, I want to be able to see the bloody floor! So lets get to it, lets get organised and lets clear the garage.

• Stage 1: Order Easy to Build Boltless Garage Racking

This is the easy part – ordering the shelving. Just log on to Bristol Storage and select from a wide range of racking types and sizes, all at fantastic prices. What’s great about the shelving systems on offer here is that they are so easy to build! Seriously! You can knock a bay of boltless garage racking together in around 5 minutes max. This shelving is so solid and sturdy it is more than durable enough for whatever you decide to throw at it (or on it).

• Stage 2: Quantify and Clear

So let’s quantify what it is your storing in your garage at the moment. I know what your thinking …‘Ahh this is gonna be difficult!!’…WRONG! It’s easy. You know why? It’s all junk. Rubbish. Unorganised jumble. Bin worthy. OK, you get the message.  Be ruthless and chuck, chuck, chuck (keep one or two things obviously i.e. any small children or family pets).

• Stage 3: Admire the Clear Space (Not for Too Long)

This is the time when you can start to feel good about yourself. You’re an achiever! Congratulations on making it this far. I know, I can’t believe how big your garage actually is either. Now, back to work…where’s that shelving?

• Stage 4: Knock the Boltless Racking together

As mentioned in stage 1, building your boltless racking system could not be easier. Why don’t you time yourself? Race a friend to see who can build the shelving the fastest. Who has bragging rights in your street? Who’s the record racker? How fast did your neighbour build his boltless garage racking? Go and ask him, but don’t be long, we’ve got some shelving to build.

Jealous: Look how organised this guy is – this could be you…

• Stage 5: Stick the Kettle On

I told you it wouldn’t take long. All that remains is for you to load up the racking with your nice and streamlined stock that should comprise of the following or similar:

• Relatively useless junk that holds slight sentimental value
• Power tools
• Those tins of gloss for the bathroom radiator
• Football programs

Hang on, football programs? I knew you’d hold onto those! They’ll be worth a few quid one day…

All the best for now,

George Ives

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