Did you know that September 8th was “National Clean Out Your Garage Day”? Yeah, we missed it here too but don’t fret there’s still time to get down and dirty on cleaning your garage before winter hits! The “National Clean Out Your Garage Day” campaign focuses on teaching people how to perfect their parking zones by providing tips for organizing and preventing garage accidents.
Here are some interesting did you know facts from a recent home safety survey conducted by Lehigh …
- nearly four in 10 (39 percent) of the survey responders have tripped over an item in their garage
- more than a quarter (27 percent) of the survey responders have hit an object when opening a vehicle door
- 22 percent of the survey responders have accidentally hit something when parking
I admit that we don’t park in garage and our garage has two phases … really nicely organized and a complete disaster. I just went through this week and got is closer to the nicely organized side of existence. It is nice to be able to walk out the freezer again and not step on something but I still face this in our garage …
We need to break out the Garage Organization Kit soon and get the garage in order before winter hits!
We were sent a Garage Organization Kit filled with the following items courtesy of Crawford, Ace Hardware and Quickie: (ARV $83.16)
- Crawford 16” Adjustable Storage Organizer: Designed for use anywhere in your home, garage, workshop, tool shed or basement, this system is great for hanging brooms, rakes and other lawn supplies.
- Crawford Sliding Spring Grip Organizer: Grips slide into position anywhere along the bar for maximum use. Guaranteed to never lose tension, the grips can hold hardware, garden tools, shovels and more.
- Quickie 2-in-1 Squeegee Pushbroom: This 2-in-1 pushbroom is designed for both indoor and outdoor use. Effortlessly sweep away dirt and debris or use the built-in professional-grade squeegee to push away excess water.
- ACE Multi-surface Pushbroom: This durable pushbroom is perfect for sweeping heavy debris, including caked-on dirt, gravel and construction materials.
- Lysol Sponges: Super absorbent and safe on most surfaces, these sponges can help tackle any tough mess.
Could you use you use a kit like this to clean out your garage? Well we are excited to offer the same Garage Organization Kit courtesy of Crawford, Ace Hardware and Quickie to one of our readers in a giveaway! Good luck!
My garage is a nightmare..I have no clue where to start short of renting a dumpster and throwing stuff away
i have some old broken furniture need to get rid of
The kids outgrown toys
My husbands work bench!
Lots and lots of empty boxes and tons of old books.
Boxes and old stuff we need to get rid of.
Everything! We’re about to move into a new house and have to tackle our full garage as well as make sure we don’t overload the new one.
Lots of things we’ve accumulated for a yard sale!
Rod has some “scrap” stuff that needs to be thrown away; then I have to organize the yard stuff and he needs to clean up the rest.
My husband’s work stuff and his tools.
dry wall that we pulled from our home… has nails still sticking out of it
needs to be swept out
Our garage tends to get cluttered. We try to clean it about once a year but its not a pretty sight! We need to organize all of my husbands tools to really get a hold on the organization.
lots of mismatched tools and such
outgrown toys
my garage needs all the summer toys organized
The usual assortment of things we MIGHT need sometime.
Storage box after storage box needs to be cleaned out.
My holiday boxes.
Thanks for the chance.
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everything! i have so many holiday decorations! i need to go through it all!
Our garage floor needs to be organized and swept
Our yard tools need to be organized and sports gear!
Containers of clothes that are too small, they need to go to Goodwill.
franklly the whole garage could use some help! lol
the entire garage
We need to switch around the summer tools for the winter tools. 🙁
My husband’s tools…he has so many that need to be organized and rearranged.
For starters – it’s a two car garage and in it’s current state of disarray – we can’t even fit one car in!
Clearing out and tossing a lot junk and no-longer-needed items would be a good start – but we still need to get everything else ORGANIZED – which means everything has to have it’s rightful place! I’d love to win this prize! Thank you.
I have one half of my garage that is so full of stuff that I don’t even know what’s there! That would be the first area to clean.
Everything needs sorting, mainly garden stuff though.
the front half has all the junk
The area where we keep all the gardening supplies.
Boxes from my move – I’ve lived here for SIX MONTHS.
the whole darn thing 🙂
Our entire garage needs to be cleaned and organized. My goal is to be able to park one of our cars in it.
Seriously, every inch of it needs to be cleaned and organized. Every. Inch.
my closet
i need to sweep mine out because all the leaves and stuff have been blowing in at driving me crazy.
The back of the garage needs to be cleaned!!
The entire garage lol
where I store the decorations, there are a lot of lawn equipment and tubs blocking the area.
no garage. but it looks like a hoarder lives in my basement
my WHOLE garage is a mess!!
The whole thing! I have a broken freezer, an old motorcycle and a bunch of boxes of who knows what out there that need to be cleaned up!
We have a back room that is supposed to be a workshop, and right now its full of boxes and other random things!
The back where all the odds and end got thrown.
I would like to have a organized and NICE looking garage
The “workshop” area is a mess….ugh!!
Em Darr
We have a storage shelf in our garage that we have been using as a catch-all. That definitely needs to be cleaned up and organized.
The entire garage needs to be re organized
Our outdoor shed needs to be reorganized
Ummm – the whole garage needs to be organized so I can park my car in there this winter.
The part with all the tools needs to be cleaned up & organized.
The kids old toy section!!!!
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Leftover construction stuff
the whole thing needs cleaning……old toys, old bikes..yard sale stuff…….
all the boxes of junk we had no other place to put
I need to clean around the john deere lawn mower. old grass clippings and such scattered all over.
The side that has all my POS needed for work. It just piles up
The area where we keep our tools is a mess. They are scattered partially on the floor and it needs to be organized.
all of it needs cleaned out
Our storage area of the garage.
All the patio stuff has to be organized !
The entire thing needs to be cleaned out, I have so much stuff packed together.
Everything! Our Garage is a mess!
I need to clean the area that has holiday decorations so I can find them seasonally.
The WHOLE thing!
All of it 🙂
The junk!
The whole thing!!!
I don’t have a garage, I have a messy storage closet.
My WHOLE garage could use a MAJOR organizing! If I had the cash, I would do it in a heartbeat!
The whole thing!!It would be nice to park our cars inside of it in the cold snowy winter months but I have never been able to:(
The back half of the garage is full of stuff.
We just moved into our home so the entire garage needs to be organized. My husband would be thrilled if I win this prize. Thanks for the sweeps
Our garage is so unorganized my husband built another unit next to it…..I think he needs an organizer….lol
Before winter the are that needs to be cleaned is the whole thing!
The whole entire thing! We cant fit the bikes in there!
The shelves need to be cleaned & stuff taken to the Salvation Army or recycling.
The WHOLE thing! OUr garage is a huge mess right now.
The section where I keep my tools.
How about the section where the christmas stuff is buried lol…that would be a good start.
My whole garage needs organizing
The entire thing! There is so much clutter there that it needs a redo.
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we have one corner in our garage that needs to be organized!
we always have clutter that needs to be organized, holiday decorations for one
Everything!
selves
I need to clean and organize the corner with all the gardening supplies
It would be easier to list what does NOT need to be organized in our garage. I’ll start by purging all of the things my kiddo has outgrown.
The side by our freezer!
The back of the garage is a disaster area. I have no idea what is in that mess 🙂
need to clean everything out and get rid of what we don’t need
the back of the garage
There is not one area…the WHOLE garage needs to be cleaned out before winter! We moved in a few months ago and it has collected so much stuff and been neglected! Definitely needs some organizing!!!
Most of it. Tools. Kids stuff-why don’t they take it to their homes???
the side of our garage is really cluttered with paint cans, and other junk that needs to be cleaned!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Storage box after storage box
my whole garage needs to be cleaned out/organized. I NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP.. My whole house too!!
we need to clean up lots of boxes and old bikes
I needs a good cleaning and scrubbing. Thank you
I need to clean out my “stuff” just boxes and boxes of stuff.. stuff I was going to sell on ebay, stuff I was going to donate, stuff that I was saving for Stuff!!! Thank you for the giveaway!
Every part of the garage! I can’t even park my car in there because for some odd reason- there is a table where a car should be. But the messiest- would be the one end where the tools are.
The whole thing!
umm, the place where the should go would be a good place to start!
My dads whole garage needs cleaned out and this would be perfect
The whole place.
All of it. We have it just packed with crap.
Any spot our old refrigerator will fit! I want to make it a beverage center.
All of it! 🙂
Great ideas!!!