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These wall systems have also become popular with sportsDon't you hate it when you can't find a minded families desperatefor a shovel among your jumble of garden solution to a mountain of golf bags,tennis racquets,basketballs, tools? Or when that darned string trimmer falls off the wall and smashesonto and whateverelsegetspiled up in your car hood? an active family's garage. If that sounds like your garage,it's Before you begin hanging anytime to restore order with a wall sys- thing on the wall, Todd Walker, tem. (For a more complete look at wall owner of a garage and storage systems,seepage26.) store, suggests removing everyOne inexpensive option is a single thing from the garageand assessstrip of hooks and hangers that fits ing what you really value. He many garden tools. Although inexpen- provides a 24' trailer for customsive,this solution doesn'tmake the best ers to temporarily store garage contents while the garagefloor is use of space. Wall systems, like the storeWALL being prepared. This usually units shown at right, allow more flexi- means calling a family summit bility than a traditional linear strip of to claim all the tools and sports hangers provides. Most manufacturers equipment worth keeping. What offer just about any hook under the sun doesn't find a home in the "new" for odd-shaped equipment, including garageshould be donated to charEight-footlong sectionsof an interlockingtrack leaf blowers, string trimmers, wheel- ity or hauled away. system(abovelby storeWALLattach quickly to line barrows, and garden hose. Written by Carl Voss one wall of the garage.
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A new 6'-long workbench beneath a garage window provides It's ideal to placeyard and garden tools the homeowner with the spacehe on hooks acrossthe front or along the needs to spread out his proiects. side of a garage.However, lots of other He chose a bench surfacecoated garage items belong behind doors or with black urethane (the same in drawers. In this homeowner's case, tough material asa spray-ontruckhe selectedburgundy cabinets for his bed liner) that should withstand car-care products (below right), garden even the most powerful solvent in sprays, and do-it-yourself supplies. A his cleaning arsenal. two-man crew installed 16 lineal feet The homeowner loaded most of of cabinets and drawersin five hours. his auto-mechanic'stools into a The Redline Garage Gear cabinets mobile tool chest (see other (redlinegaragegear.com) are powder- examples on page 106) and found coated MDF and should provide years a home for home improvement of service.Becausethe basecabinets are tools in his new drawers beneath mounted on the wall and not resting on the workbench. the floor, homeowners can hose down The dovetailed drawers in this the garage floor and not worry about system are constructed from 9-ply damaging the cabinetry or contents. hardwood plywood, and travel (Many of the companies listed on pages smoothly on double ball-bearing 24-25 also offer wall-hanging cabinets.) full-extensiondrawerslides.i woodmagazlne.com