Help me organize my garage

[PurplePackage]

Can anyone recommend a good junk removal service? I have about 10 concrete pavers to get rid of, as well as a bunch of scrap wood that came from demolishing two old kitchen cabinets. It would fit in the back of a regular pick-up. I'm in Waltham...

I have a non-resident Acton transfer station sticker if you want to DIY

[Garandman]

Electric pressure washed.

[number9]

I have a non-resident Acton transfer station sticker if you want to DIY

I'm out of time (and don't have a truck) so I ended up throwing money at the problem. Thanks though!

[breakdirt916]

Lol, always a viable backup solution

I emptied a 5x10 storage unit so my moto shed is once again a mess, without enough space to work on a bike.

Clean, Organize, mess up, repeat.

My next solution is to buy another property

[TheIglu]

Any recommendations for wall mounted shelves?

Would need to anchor into concrete. I have all the tools to do so properly. Something adjustable and not full wall height. I can supply wood for the actual shelving, I'm looking for rail/bracket style setups.

[loudbeard]

Any recommendations for wall mounted shelves?

Would need to anchor into concrete. I have all the tools to do so properly. Something adjustable and not full wall height. I can supply wood for the actual shelving, I'm looking for rail/bracket style setups.

I would go with something like this:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Selec...pright/4640129

Pretty cheap, they can go out to 24” OC and the brackets can support good weight. Brackets are pretty cheap as well, seems legit. I just did the non adjustable L brackets directly into the studs with 3/4 plywood 16” deep, has worked well. This system looks better for sure.

[RandyO]

I would go with something like this:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Selec...pright/4640129

Pretty cheap, they can go out to 24” OC and the brackets can support good weight. Brackets are pretty cheap as well, seems legit. I just did the non adjustable L brackets directly into the studs with 3/4 plywood 16” deep, has worked well. This system looks better for sure.

first, I built a 2x4 insulated walls with drywall, so that I wasn't dealing with fastening to concrete, studs 16" on center, my shelf brackets every other stud, the shelf above my workbench is 18" deep, made out of 5/4 pine, I got some heavy stuff on it, batteries, boxes of parts, I noticed it was sagging, so I added a cable stay every 64", now it's perfectly level and flat, I attached an 8ft led strip underneath to light the workbench. my first attempt at cable stays was a failure, I bought too light a cable, and weak hardware. Couldn't even get it level, as I tightened the turnbuckle, I watched the cable fray apart and eye hooks stretch. I went up to 1/8" cable and compatible hardware,

I wouldn't trust the adjustable brackets on rails (unless it's some industrial setup) for the weight I am storing, tools, batteries, gallons of paint and other liquids. for a bookshelf, sure, but even books will fatigue the brackets and the slots on the rails over time, I figure if my brackets fatigue over time, I just tighten up on the cable stays

[gixxer72]

Pretty minimalist these days in the main garage.

We have a 60k sqft fab shop 8 miles from home so we don’t need much here.

[Point37]

Can anyone recommend a good junk removal service? I have about 10 concrete pavers to get rid of, as well as a bunch of scrap wood that came from demolishing two old kitchen cabinets. It would fit in the back of a regular pick-up. I'm in Waltham...

i would look on CL services or marketplace...or try posting the pavers for free on a local FB group...even try the scrap wood...someone may pick it up to burn in their fire pit...i've gotten rid of a bunch of kids stuff that way...

i think the price of a pickup for these is a little high (almost $300)...could get a dumpster rental for a little more...
https://www.thebagster.com/products/...n_service.aspx

may be too far away...i went to school with the owner of this company...
https://cleanoutcrewma.com/

[number9]

i would look on CL services or marketplace...or try posting the pavers for free on a local FB group...even try the scrap wood...someone may pick it up to burn in their fire pit...i've gotten rid of a bunch of kids stuff that way...

i think the price of a pickup for these is a little high (almost $300)...could get a dumpster rental for a little more...
https://www.thebagster.com/products/...n_service.aspx

may be too far away...i went to school with the owner of this company...
https://cleanoutcrewma.com/

I posted on Yelp and ended up getting someone for $300 + a small tip. He was a good dude.

[01xj]

Any recommendations on bike storage? Will be for my mtb and kids bikes. Would need to store 4 bikes. Does it need to be more complicated than those screw in J hooks?

[number9]

Progress.





Finished product should be ready tomorrow!

[breakdirt916]

Oh F yeah!

[OreoGaborio]

Progress.





Finished product should be ready tomorrow!

Hey dude! How'd it end up? Who'd you end up going with and what'd it run you if you don't mind me asking?
Kicking around the idea of doing ours... Roughly 20x20, a c hair over 400sq feet

[LuvDog]

Jealous. I'm about to embark on a home renovation project and one of the items is to add another garage bay. I think I'm going to do a lift as well.

[number9]

Hey dude! How'd it end up? Who'd you end up going with and what'd it run you if you don't mind me asking?
Kicking around the idea of doing ours... a c hair over 400sq feet

I ended up going with Boston Garage. I think it was about $5500 and it looks amazing. I got probably 5-6 quotes and to be honest they were all within $500 of each other. Boston Garage had the best availability and said they did the most of them (like, several hundred garages a year). Of course, I have no way to verify that number.

[boosten lebaron]

What are you guys doing with your old helmets? I have a couple with sentimental value that I'd like to hold on to. All I can really find are hooks like this:



I'd rather hang them on a wall than put them in a display case, I guess.

I like the hoop ones I use better than the hooks. I think they are for weed Wackers. You can get them at Lowe's or home Depot

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Why the christ are my pics always turned lol

[OreoGaborio]

I ended up going with Boston Garage. I think it was about $5500 and it looks amazing. I got probably 5-6 quotes and to be honest they were all within $500 of each other. Boston Garage had the best availability and said they did the most of them (like, several hundred garages a year). Of course, I have no way to verify that number.

Oof... That's a grand or two more than I expected.

But how many square feet are we talkin? Was it the garage I saw when I grabbed those shelving units?
Did they have to make any concrete repairs beforehand or just sand it out & lay the product?

[number9]

Oof... That's a grand or two more than I expected.

But how many square feet are we talkin? Was it the garage I saw when I grabbed those shelving units?
Did they have to make any concrete repairs beforehand or just sand it out & lay the product?

Yeah, it's the garage you saw. I would call around and ask some companies: the prices tend to be "$XXX per bay", but my prices were a little higher as my bays are unusually deep. Minor concrete repairs were included in the cost.