The garage is almost the second home for motorists. This building is designed to store not only a car, but also all kinds of tools. This is often, so to speak, the "mini-workshop" of the owner, where you can perform any repairs. Each owner makes arranging his garage for himself. There are certain requirements that you need to try to fulfill in order to make car maintenance more convenient and comfortable.
Basic requirements for arranging a garage
First of all, the arrangement of the premises implies that it will be quite dry and warm. Equipping a garage with your own hands with useful devices, you need to remember that access to the tool or equipment located there should be extremely convenient and as simple as possible. Therefore, the location of storage locations is best thought out in advance. If you wish, you can supplement and equip the garage with additional tools for repairing and servicing a car, such as a workbench for tools and a viewing hole.
How to organize storage
As a rule, not only a car is stored in the garage, but also many different tools and accessories, which take up a lot of space. Therefore, performing an independent arrangement of the garage, you should try to use as much space as possible under various shelves, racks, cabinets, hooks, but in such a way that they do not interfere with free movement around the room. Shelves can be hung anywhere: above windows, tables, shelves, etc. It is best to use the wall that is farthest from the gate, and place a workbench and other home-made tools and appliances there. The garage, arranged in this way, will become a place where everything is at hand and does not interfere with moving around the room.
You can also think about a small cabinet in which you can hang work clothes.
DIY garage fixtures
There are many useful tips on the interior arrangement of the garage, and the bulk of the necessary fixtures can be done on their own. Let's consider them in more detail.
Garage rack
In order for the garage to be in order, each tool must have its own place. For convenient storage of things, you can assemble a home-made rack. It is done in such a way that it can withstand a load of at least 150 kg. The design can be made of metal or wood (it is better to use oak, hornbeam, beech). Before assembling a wooden shelf, all its elements should be treated with an antiseptic.
You can make both a direct and angular shape of the structure. For shelves use plywood or chipboard. It should be remembered that the greater the expected load, the thicker the material should be. To give the shelves a more presentable appearance, you can paint or paste them with a special film.
Garage Shelves
Be sure to make and install several fairly convenient and spacious enough shelves to store different accessories there. For this, first of all, it is necessary to determine the place of their placement and establish the desired number and optimal sizes of future products. Next, prepare the boards and fasteners, mark the mounting points on the wall. Using a punch, make holes in the wall and screw the dowels into them. Attach suspensions to the board and fix the finished product in the intended place.
Homemade Workbench
Do-it-yourself garage accessories make it possible to carry out the work as comfortably and productively as possible. A workbench will help repair not only machine parts, but also many other household accessories. To make it, you must first think about the optimal design. The main elements of the product are the underframe and tabletop. In addition, a clamping device (or several) is included in the design. We begin to collect the countertop. Its optimal option is 20 boards connected with glue and metal ties. Before gluing, they must be trimmed. Now we make the legs of the timber and the base of the base, assembled from two frames. We fasten with its supports. We attach a sheet of plywood to the lower frame. Next, we attach the side and rear support walls of chipboard or plywood. On the left side of the table you can build a convenient cabinet with a hinged door. We connect the tabletop and the upper frame. The finished workbench is treated with drying oil or varnished.
Brackets
Fixed brackets are also very convenient fixtures for the garage. We will make them for storage of replaceable tires with our own hands. It is better to place the brackets closer to the ceiling so that the wheels do not occupy usable space.
Do-it-yourself flyover in the garage. Several variants
As a rule, a flyover is a special device that rises above the ground. It serves to inspect cars and carry out repairs if necessary. Its purpose is similar to a viewing hole, and it itself is a necessary attribute. These do-it-yourself garage accessories are mounted from metal, railway sleepers or bricks. Homemade flyovers should have a sufficiently strong base, which will minimize the risk of a car falling.
Overpasses can be of two options:
- with a full race of the car;
- with partial lift cars.
The first option allows you to provide more comfortable working conditions for servicing the vehicle than the second.