Garage Hack

To prevent banging your own fingers with a hammer or drill, use a comb to hold nails or tacks when starting them.

Garage Hack

Sticking doors and drawers can often be remedied with an ordinary bar of soap. Rub a small piece of soap on the area that is sticking, then work the joint a few times.

Garage Hack

Small canisters and containers are invaluable for storing things. Altoids cans, for example, are perfect for an assortment of drill bits, specialty fasteners, etc.

Garage Hack

To pick up small metal objects, turn a sandwich bag inside out,place a magnet inside, and pick up the pieces. Turn the bag right-side out, and they are easily stored.

Garage Hack

When labeling things, put the label on a small piece of tape. This will allow you to easily change, for example, a canister content label as necessary.

Put a piece of old pantyhose over your shop vac to picks up screws or nails. Place a cloth or plastic over the hose when done to capture the pieces when you turn the vacuum off.

Spray Paint Holder

Re-purpose a hanging shoe rack into a spray paint holder. That way you will always know which colors you have at a glance!

Transparent Screw Organizers

Screw the lids of old peanut butter jars to the bottom of a wooden shelf in your garage. Place all of your screws,nuts and bolts into the jar and attach the jar to the lid. This garage organization hack is an inexpensive way to keep your smaller items in one place and easily visible through the transparent jar.

Garbage Bag Holder

Re-purpose a towel rack into a convenient garbage bag holder. This way garbage bags will be within reach and easy to rip off.

Magnetic Tool Strip

Do you have to dig through a drawer or bucket to find drill bits and screws? Instead, hang a magnetic tool strip so you can easily see and find your metal tool accessories when you need them.