Garage Know How
Citrus Cleaners Have Taken Center Stage In Detailing
Are you amazed at how many specialty cleaners that are available to clean your vehicle? Wheel and rim cleaner, tire cleaner, brake dust remover, engine degreaser, white wall cleaner, tar remover - the list goes on. Ever wonder what the pros in Dealerships and Detailing Shops use? In those businesses, concentrated citrus cleaners have replaced them all and taken the center stage.
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How Safe Is Your Garage?
Storing everything but the car in the garage is nothing new; however, since the garage door is often the largest entryway into the home, not only is a cluttered garage a safety concern, but it may be a security soft spot as well.
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Take Back Your Garage -- Organization is Easier than Ever
Yard tools leaning against the walls. Random storage boxes stacked high. From oil-stained floors to the cluttered corners, garages are not usually the first room you show off in your home. But things are changing and the new trend in home improvement is to create a garage that is not only more functional, but one that extends your living space.
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New Garage Door Designs
Here's an eye- and garage-opening fact: Replacing your garage door with a new upscale door can boost the resale value of your home. A recent online survey revealed that 71 percent of homeowners who recently replaced their garage door with an attractive new design believe it definitely increased the value of their home. Fortunately, garage door manufacturers have hundreds of new designs to add flair and personality to any home.
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Find Your Garage Floor
Has it been a while since you've seen your garage floor? If you want to start using your garage for its intended purpose - parking your car- it's time to get organized.
On home improvement shows, families get their homes and garages in order with the help of a consultant. But how can everyday homeowners get it done?
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Is There Room for Your Car in the Garage?
Despite the proliferation of two- and even three-car garages, families seem to be in perpetual need of more storage space. Often it’s the family car that gets left out in the elements to make room for toys, sporting goods, lawn mowers and other items that take up valuable space.
In fact, according to a study done in 2003 by Peachtree Consulting Group of Atlanta, 40 percent of people who own a garage park in their driveway.
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Complete Your Fall Chores in No Time
Before you know it, temperatures will drop, leaves will fall, and the first flakes of the season will land on your barren back yard landscape. The coming change of season serves as the perfect excuse for home and landowners across the country to get outside and accomplish those end of season projects.
Among the chores that are likely to be on your list: raking up leaves, fixing fence posts, planting bulbs, turning over the vegetable garden, trimming trees and bushes and disposing of yard waste or even cutting firewood.
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Trend in Garage Redesign Drives Thousands of Homeowners to 'America's Ultimate Garage' Contest
When John Crilly of Wheaton, Ill., entered “America’s Ultimate Garage” contest in 2004, he had big dreams of winning an amazing garage makeover. Then it happened. He was chosen as the grand prize winner among the more than 10,000 entries submitted, and his “ultimate garage” makeover has just begun.
“I think the only contest in America that might be more popular than ‘America’s Ultimate Garage’ contest is the Pillsbury Bake Off,” says Jim Stinner, senior brand manager for Rust-Oleum Corporation, the company sponsoring the contest. And Stinner should know, since he and his staff will personally sift through the more than 20,000 entries they expect to receive between now and when this year’s contest ends on September 6, 2005.
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Is It Time To Give Your Garage A Makeover?
It used to be that a garage was a place to park a car. Not anymore. For many, the garage has become the new utility room-housing everything from model trains to the family Ping-Pong table.
Increasingly, however, the garage is also the primary target for home improvement projects-and for good reason. Many homeowners see renovating the garage as one of the most economical projects they can take on, offering increased utility and value at the same time.
If you are thinking of a garage makeover, here are a few tips:
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How to Fully Utilize the Storage Space in Your Garage
If you’re like most people, your garage is mess. Garden tools are stacked in one corner; there’s a pile of paint cans in another; the kids’ bikes are parked in front of the cars; and your work bench -- well it’s under those boxes -- you think. A lot of people try to make their garages more user friendly by putting up peg board for the tools, hanging the bikes from hooks in the ceiling to get them out of the way, and building shelves along the walls to stack things on. “Those solutions are all well and good, but they don’t utilize the available storage space to its full potential,” says Kevin Shaha, president of Racor, Incorporated, a Sandpoint, Idaho company that specializes in garage storage solutions.
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Is Your Garage an Eyesore? If So, Do Something About It
Every year, people spend thousands of dollars on home remodeling, and the rooms that get the most attention are the kitchen, bathrooms, family room and basement. The last place most people think of updating is the garage.
But the role of the room where you store your car (and your sports equipment, extra freezer, and assorted boxes of junk) is changing. Garages are now becoming an extension of the home, complete with flooring, cabinetry for all your storage needs, and even furniture. In fact, there are now entire companies devoted to nothing but helping your garage clean up its act.
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Your Garage
Your garage might be more than an attachment on your house. It could be an extension of you. That's the theory behind a new survey that says people don't just park their cars in garages. They use the room to bring family together, to feel organized or even to outdo the neighbors-and as with many things, the way men and women perceive their garages differ significantly.
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