I have three GIANT piles of stuff. It literally takes up a 2 1/2 car garage leaving just walking room from the door leading into the house to the side door and the big garage door to that walkway (in the middle).

The back pile consists of LOTS of toolboxes, giant toolbox-type storage bins (3), old bikes, big box-carrying pusher things (like the restockers in a hospital would use), and some empty storage bins.

The left section of my garage is mostly boxes from when I moved into my house (six years ago). The boxes used to be neatly stacked, but have been fallen over. There is also an old microwave, a record player (don’t know if it works), old speakers, and a baby crib.

The right pile is a HUGE MESS!!! There is a ladder, a childrens swimming pool, boxes, Literally buckets and buckets of little brass plumbing parts (my grandpa was a plumber – he died when I was one, now I’m sixteen). We got my grandma’s house when I was 9. We also have JUNK. Theres Buried stuff I don’t know abt.

I have been trying to grow my plants organically and set up a grow light system in the garage. The garage has only ever been used for storage until my husband decided to pull his truck in to work on the transmission last weekend. I am worried that all my work will be lost.

I am purchasing an older home with a detached 1 car garage. The garage was built when smaller cars were the norm and most people in the neighborhood only use it for storage. We are thinking about eventually converting the garage into an finished office and separate storage space (like a shed for garden type storage items). Would this be a mistake in terms of re-sale?

I do alot of work in my garage. I’d like to be able to let my dogs in the garage with me but since I open the door to let the air flow through, they always wander out the garage and into the street. My garage is impossible to be in without opening the door because of the heat so I want to come up with some type of barricade that will close off the bottom 3 or 4 feet of the garage. Kinda like a baby-gate except that my garage door is 16 feet wide. The first thing that comes to mind is using 2 panels of plastic latice framed in some manner that they can be attached to each other then attached to the garage door frame. This presents a storage problem though since these things have to be moved all the time to let the car in and out. Does anyone have any ideas?

I’m having duct work in my garage so it will become cold from the central air.

I am also having a wall placed BEHIND my garage door so people on the outside can not see what is inside the garage.

I want to create a storage unit in my garage for my companies sole use. I am a distributor of food products. Do I need permits or need to get approval from code enforcement for this? I am ONLY going to store products in there.
Is this feasible?

my thought is to have it come off the garage with some storage closet/space and a pantry near the kitchen

i have been looking and looking on websites for storage units for ceilings, but all i can find are unattractive storage units intended for garages. i don’t want that "garage utility" look in my apartment.

i’m looking for shelving that can mount from ceiling or can be mounted to both the wall and ceiling.

any suggestions? thanks in advance!
ideally, i am looking for shelving for bedroom and bath.

I would like to use the attic space in my garage for light weight storage. For reference, our house was built in 2004.The garage is about 24 feet by 40 feet. The joists in the attic run the long way (40 feet). Is it safe to cut into the ceiling and install an access ladder? What should I consider when cutting into the ceiling for properly placing the ladder?
Thanks