Garage homemade. DIY garage gadgets: ideas and tips for creating. Making hanging shelves

The garage is the holy of holies for any car enthusiast. Almost every man who is the proud owner of a garage spends perhaps more time in it than at home with his family. Car enthusiasts and craftsmen use these types of premises for work, repairing cars or other equipment, producing furniture or various useful things for the home, as well as just friendly get-togethers with friends. To make their garage as comfortable and functional as possible, men are ready to do anything. In this article we will give some interesting ideas on how to make it yourself and thereby simplify your leisure time in it.

First you need. In order to properly equip a garage and rationally use all of its rather small space, you can use the following garage homemade products:

• Racks or stands along the entire length of the wall;
• Shelves (closed or open type);
• Tables with cabinets;
• Oversized drawers or shelves for storing large items;
• Hooks and hooks for hanging items;
• Secret drawers or shelves;
• Lockable drawers;
• Metal frames for storing spare wheels and replacement tires;
• Steel mesh;
• Inspection pit for car repair;
• Cellar or basement for storing vegetables and canning.

Now let’s look at how to make some of the listed crafts in the garage with your own hands.

Shelves

Such convenient devices as shelves can, of course, be made from wooden boards and metal fasteners. Or you can use the life hacks of other car enthusiasts - make shelves for storing nails, screws, bolts and nuts from plastic bottles:

• If you need open holders for all sorts of small things, then you need to cut the base of a plastic jar or small bottle in half without touching the threads. Then the thread must be screwed into the cap of the container and the outer side of the cap must be glued or screwed to the wall so that the cut part of the bottle faces up. As a result, the remaining part of the container will serve as a kind of holder for various kinds of things.
• The same small parts and materials can also be stored in closed plastic containers. To do this, you just need to glue or screw their lids to the shelves below so that the jar is in a vertical position. When you need to take something from the container, you just need to unscrew it from the lid.
• Any household or building material can serve as a shelf in the garage. So, for example, a piece of sewer pipe or a cardboard cylinder, mounted on a wall or under the ceiling, can be used as an excellent place to store long items. And the halves of plastic plates screwed to the wall will serve as convenient pockets for grinder discs.

Shelving

In order to store tools, things and various accessories of the owner of the garage, it is advisable to equip it with a large and durable rack. This kind of homemade work in the garage can be done in several ways:

• The most reliable is a rack made of metal and wood. Steel rails provide a strong base and support for wooden shelves. Shelves made of steel will be even stronger and more durable.
• You can also make a shelving unit with your own hands for your garage entirely out of wood. For this you will need a medium and thick board (19cm). It is necessary to cut supports for the rack from the middle board, and to make shelves from the thick one. All parts of the structure must be secured with screws, and its surface must be opened with oil varnish.
• The most budget-friendly homemade products for a garage in the form of a rack can be made from 50x100 timber, 50x25 boards and plywood. The timber in this structure will act as legs, boards as transverse guides, and plywood as shelves.

Attention! You should not place tools and things whose total weight exceeds 500 kg on a DIY rack. This kind of useful homemade product for the garage is designed to withstand a weight of up to 200 kg.

Boxes

One of the “Kulibins” became the author of such an invention as boxes in the form of cut plastic canisters. If you carefully cut off the side wall of the canister and place it with the opposite side on a shelf, then such a container can easily turn into a drawer with a handle.

Frame for storing winter tires and wheels. Such a frame can be equipped with metal corners. The corners must be connected to each other using any rolled metal product. If you are planning a hanging frame for wheels, then you must first build two triangles from the corners, which will later be connected by two more corners. The connecting corners will act as wheel holders, so the distance between them should be such that the wheels do not fall into it, but only sag a little. If the idea was to make a standing rack for wheels, then a rectangular frame is simply made from the corners.

Other homemade products

Here are a few more homemade things that you can build in the garage with your own hands:

Let's hope that thanks to the photos, useful tips and instructions in the article, you will easily be able to build homemade products with your own hands for a garage or other utility room.

A garage press is assembled from scrap materials. No complex parts are needed; it is made practically from scrap metal scraps. We will need:

• Two sections of channel, 80 cm long each, with shelf dimensions of 50x30 cm.
• A piece of profile pipe with a diameter of 40 or 60 mm, 2.5 meters long.
• Iron plate 8 mm thick, dimensions 250x250 cm.
• Two corners, one of which is 300 mm long, with a cross-section of 50x50 mm, the second is 250 mm long, with a cross-section of 25x25 mm.
• The hydraulic jack is the main mechanism of the press.
• Two springs and bolts of different diameters for fastening. They are selected locally.

The base on which the press is located can be any plane, as long as it is strong and solid. Usually the press is installed on a workbench.

Homemade press on a workbench

First we make the side racks on which the entire mechanism rests. To do this, we take two sections of channel. From the bottom, for emphasis on each, corners are attached with the letter T. You can immediately make fastening points in them for subsequent installation on the base by drilling holes in four places on each edge. Then, using the same principle, a corner is attached to the upper part of the channel, and the pressing part of the press - a metal plate - is attached to it.

Now on the bottom of the support channels you need to make fastenings for the springs that return the press mechanism back. To do this, two holes are drilled and a bolt is screwed in from the inside. Then, using the same principle, the two upper fasteners are prepared on the underside of the pressure sheet.

Now all that remains is to make a stand for the improvised press. To do this, two profile pipes are cut, the length of which is slightly longer than the side supports from the channel. Connect them in such a way that they tightly grip the vertical posts of the press, but do not clamp them. A jack is installed under them, and holes are drilled in place for its fastening.

Improvised press on a stand

The homemade press is ready. For smooth movement, the side channel is lubricated with grease or oil. When the need arises to use it, the mechanism is installed on prepared mounts and the frame is tightened with bolts.

It’s easy to build an alarm system in the garage with your own hands; you don’t need any fancy “devices” for this. All that is needed is an old push-button telephone, a sealed contact, a spring switch, or better yet, a breaker and wires.

Do-it-yourself telephone alarm for the garage

The alarm is assembled as follows:

1. On your phone, you need to set up a one-click call and enter your number.
2. Then carefully disassemble it to connect the alarm wires.
3. If the “hang up” and “call” functions on the device are controlled by one key, then the first wire is soldered to it, and the second to the speed dial digit.
4. If these functions operate separately, then the third wire from the alarm breaker goes to the key.
5. If the button is used with two contacts, then they are soldered onto the call and dial function button.

Assembling a homemade garage alarm from a telephone

When making such homemade products, keep in mind that the breaker button will play a major role. It must be installed on the edge of the garage door between its opening and closing parts. At the same time, it should be positioned so that rain and snow do not fall on it. And the phone needs to be hidden in an inaccessible place, for example, in the far corner of the rack you built. To do this, you need to solder long wires to the contacts in advance. When closing the garage, the breaker button is pressed by the garage door leaf, and at this time the alarm is in standby mode. When the gate is broken into or opened, the contact opens and the circuit signal is sent to the telephone, which will dial the entered number.

Remember that DIY projects like garage alarms require a certain amount of secrecy. You don’t need to tell everyone what a craftsman you are.

It is simply impossible without such structures as racks with shelves. You can put all the little things, spare parts, tools on them and attach a homemade press in disassembled form. To ensure that such homemade products fit into the garage space, first determine the location for their installation. They are usually constructed on one side of a wall or at the end of a room. The width must be calculated so that there is free access to the car and the open doors do not touch the pillars.

To install shelving you will need:

• block with a cross section of 50x50 mm,
• sheets of chipboard or OSB for the construction of shelves,
• iron corners and nails.

The base of the rack must be strong, because the considerable weight of the laid out tools presses on the shelves. Carry out all the calculations in advance and only then start working.

The basis of a homemade tool rack

The block is attached to the ceiling first. To do this, you will need self-tapping screws with plastic plugs. Using a hammer drill, holes are drilled along a pre-marked line in increments of 20–30 cm. Plugs are installed in them and the block is attached to them with self-tapping screws. Then the plumb line determines the installation location of the lower bar. Both the top and bottom bars should be on the same horizontal line to keep the shelving level and strong.

Now you need to install the vertical posts. For better stability of a rack with shelves, they need to be fastened every 40–50 cm. They are fixed with nails, which are driven in using the “oblique hammering” method or using iron corners. We measure the distance from the top bar to the bottom and according to the size we prepare the vertical elements of the shelving frame.

Now you need to install horizontal jumpers to support the shelves, but first you need to mark the places for their attachment. For this you will need a tape measure. From the floor, mark the distance to install the first row of shelves on the rack on each vertically installed block. Then measure the distance between each stand. We cut the bars to these sizes. Now they need to be secured. We insert one between the posts and secure it with screws from the end, two on each side. This way we install all the frame elements. Then, from the installed bars, the second row of shelves on the rack is marked with a tape measure. They are installed in the same way.

Installation of frame elements of a homemade rack

Before installation, it would be better to calculate in advance the number of shelves on the racks and assemble the frame according to the drawn-up drawing or diagram.

Having assembled the outer frame, all that remains is to secure the bars to the wall to install the shelves. A line is marked on the wall, at the level of each row of cross beams on the frame. Then the horizontal position is checked with a building level and the timber is attached along the entire length of the structure according to the markings.

All that remains is to make the shelves for the rack and install them. We measure the distance from the wall to the edge of the frame and from one vertical post to another. According to the obtained dimensions, we cut the chipboard sheet, install it in place and, for reliability, fix it on top with self-tapping screws. We do all the shelves in the same way.

Shelves usually don’t have doors; you can hang a dark fabric curtain along the entire length. That's all, the place to store the necessary things is ready. All that remains is to model a homemade workbench and it will be completed in the garage.

It is impossible to make homemade items in the garage without having a workbench at your disposal. First, its support is assembled from corners or a profile pipe. It is better to connect these parts by welding. But if this is not possible, then bolted fastening is allowed. But for this you will have to additionally mark the joints and drill holes. The convenient height of the finished workbench is 90 cm from the floor. This will make it more convenient to carry out work at the workbench. But for some it is better to repair while sitting, in which case the height of the workbench will be different. The dimensions and dimensions for each garage are different. And it’s better to decide on them before assembly.

Having assembled the base, we move on to making the tabletop for the workbench. Recommended thickness is 7–7.5 cm. Can be made from a single sheet of multilayer plywood 100 mm thick. If this is not possible, we will do it differently. Let's glue together a table top from several sheets of regular plywood. The standard thickness is 1 cm and in this case 7 pieces will be enough. Having decided in advance on the size of the workbench (its upper part, where the table top will be attached), we saw off the plywood along it. You can use PVA glue for connection, but Moment or BF is better. It must be applied to each sheet separately and after waiting for 3-5 minutes, connect all the sheets.

Making a workbench top from plywood

After this, the glued sheets must be laid on a flat place and pressed down on top with a heavy load; everything should remain in this state for 24 hours. In order not to cut each sheet of plywood to size, you can first glue them together, and then cut out the table top for the workbench from the prepared material.

Now you need to cut off an iron sheet for the top covering of the working surface of the workbench, on which all work will be carried out (metal 4–6 mm thick is required). For accuracy, it is better to place it on plywood and trace the outline with an awl or nail. Then cut the sheet with a jigsaw equipped with a metal file. You need to fasten the tabletop with bolts, having previously drilled holes in it and on the workbench. After assembling the workbench, you can make small shelves and cabinets with doors in its lower part. Any plywood or pieces of chipboard left over after making the racks will be suitable for this.

Iron sheet for workbench top cover

A variety of homemade products make the life and work process of a car enthusiast much easier. There is no need to look in the corners to see where everything is, all the details are in their place. A simple-to-assemble alarm system will reliably protect the garage from burglary or car theft.

An ideal garage should organically combine the functions of a reliable shelter for a car and a well-equipped place for performing various repairs and other work. There are a number of useful recommendations for the interior arrangement of a garage, and you can make most of the necessary equipment yourself without spending money on their purchase.

Work on the interior arrangement of a garage involves the use of many different useful devices. Read the suggested instructions and your garage will become the most convenient and comfortable.

Usually in the garage you have to store not only the car, but also many tools and other accessories. To conveniently place all this, you need to equip the garage with racks, shelves, hooks and other similar devices.

The best option is a spacious rack. You can do it yourself. Fill the remaining free space with convenient shelves. There is nothing complicated in making them either. You will receive more detailed instructions below.

Get to grips with your tools. Arrange them according to frequency of use. The items you use most often should be stored in the drawers closest to the workbench. Store heavy equipment on the lower shelves of the rack; allocate space near the ceiling for spare tires - you will need them least often.

Secure the brackets

These devices will help you conveniently store replacement tires. Place the brackets closer to the ceiling, so the wheels will not take up useful space. For tires, buy large bags, or better yet, special covers to protect them from dust.

He's a workbench. The structure can be easily assembled with your own hands from boards and bars. You can attach a vice and other tools needed in the garage to the table. It is more convenient when the workbench is installed next to shelves and racks.

Organize your lighting system wisely

You will need several lamps: above the place where the car hood is usually located, above the desktop, in other important places in the garage. Ideally, the lighting system should be organized so that you can turn on all the lamps at the same time and each of them separately. An ordinary double switch will help you do this.

Install an outlet near your garage door and above your workbench.

Designate a place to store your work uniform. One shelf or at least a basic hook will be enough. Also provide a place to store work shoes and personal protective equipment.

Security questions

Substances such as gasoline, oil, etc. are stored in the garage. To store them, you need to allocate a separate cabinet or at least a shelf not far from the gate. Place a box of sand nearby and hang a fire extinguisher on the wall.

Each tool in the garage must have its own place, otherwise there will simply be no order in the room. To organize convenient storage of things, assemble a homemade rack. Ready-made models are quite expensive, and do not always meet the needs of a particular person. Therefore, it is much more profitable and rational to make a rack “for yourself” right away.

Assemble the rack in such a way that it can withstand a load of at least 150 kg. In this case, the load on each individual section should not exceed 500 kg. The rack can be assembled from wood or metal. The design can be straight or angular.

As for wood, preference should be given to the most durable species such as oak, hornbeam, beech, etc. Before assembly, all wooden structural elements are treated with antiseptic impregnation. Thanks to this treatment, the wood will be more resistant to moisture and various bacteria and will last much longer.

If possible, plan and sand all frame elements with high quality.

Make shelves from plywood or chipboard. DVL and OSB boards are also suitable. The main thing is that the plate has a thickness of at least 4 mm. The higher the expected load on the shelves, the thicker they should be.

To give the shelves a more presentable appearance, it is recommended to cover them with decorative film or paint them. Also, such processing will allow you to better get rid of contaminants in the future.

The simplest rack is made in several steps. Complete each of them in sequence. Various sizes will be given below. You can stick to them or change the dimensions at your discretion.

First step. Take a 9 cm wide board and cut it into several pieces of different lengths: 30 cm, 27.5 cm and 18 cm. From these pieces you will make spacers.

Second step. Take a board 19 cm wide and cut it into the required number of 36 cm long sections. From these sections you will make shelves for your rack.

Third step. Mark on the board that serves as the base the places for attaching the spacers. It is recommended to install spacers at a distance of 2.5 cm from each edge of the base. Glue the top brace in place, then nail the top shelf to it with the pre-attached brace. Do similar manipulations with the remaining spacers and shelves. The bottom brace is attached last.

Fourth step. Turn the rack over and tighten the spacers to the base of the structure using screws.

Fifth step. Carefully sand all wooden surfaces and apply a double coat of oil varnish. If you wish, you can cover the shelves with decorative film or decorate them with other material at your discretion.

Sixth step. Attach the shelving unit to the wall using anchor screws. Place fasteners under the lower and upper shelves.

Using this scheme, you can assemble a rack from the required number of sections. To strengthen the structure, place wooden blocks between the sections. This will help distribute loads evenly throughout the system.

If there is no space to install a full-fledged rack or, on the contrary, you have installed racks and there is little unoccupied space left, be sure to make several convenient and simple shelves for storing various accessories.

First step. Determine where to place the shelves. In accordance with this, set the required quantity and optimal sizes of products.

Second step. Prepare the required number of boards and fasteners in accordance with the plan drawn up at the previous stage.

Third step. Mark on the walls where the future shelves will be attached.

Fourth step. Armed with a hammer drill, prepare holes in the walls in accordance with the markings and screw dowels into them. It is best to use dowels with hooks - they will provide a more reliable fixation of the shelves.

Fifth step. Attach eye hangers to the board. When choosing a distance, refer to the markings on the wall. Use self-tapping screws to attach metal hangers. If you don't have them, you can get by with ordinary nails.

Metal shelves

Metal shelves for garage

Metal shelves

Sixth step. Fix the finished shelves in their intended places.

Remember: it is better to make several short shelves than one long one, which will break under the weight of the objects placed on it.

If you wish, you can decorate the shelves, for example, cover them with film or paint them. Make sure the shelves hang level. A tool called a level will help you control this moment.

To make working in the garage as comfortable and productive as possible, assemble and install a workbench in a convenient place. With it you can repair both car parts and other household accessories. A homemade workbench has a big advantage over a ready-made factory-made model - you can make a table of the size that you need.

Workbench assembly kit

1. Boards.
2. Bars.
3. Fasteners.
4. Plane.
5. Ties.
6. Tool for wood processing.
7. Wood glue.
8. Sandpaper.
9. Drying oil.

First step. Consider the optimal design of your workbench. The main elements of such a product are the underframe and the tabletop. The design also includes one or more clamping devices.

Second step. Assemble the tabletop. The best option is a tabletop made of 20 boards measuring 200x10x5 cm. Prepare grooves for stops measuring 2.5x2.5 cm in the 5th and 16th boards. Place the grooves in 25 cm increments.

Use glue and metal ties to connect the boards. Before gluing, the surfaces of the boards must be planed.

Third step. Plan the dry tabletop thoroughly. You should get a smooth, flat surface. Over time, the wood will shrink. You need not to miss this moment and tighten the nuts on the ties in a timely manner.

Fourth step. Make the legs. To do this, use high-quality blocks measuring 80x10x10 cm. Make grooves for the brackets in the front supports. The brackets will later be connected to the longitudinal beam. This type of beam is commonly used in the construction of window frames.

Fifth step. Assemble the base of the table from two frames and fasten it to the supports. Assemble the frames from 10x5 cm boards. Use a tenon joint. The frames are directly cut into the table legs to a depth of 2.5 cm and bolted to them. Attach a sheet of plywood to the bottom frame. A sheet 1 cm thick will be enough.

Sixth step. Attach the side and back support walls to the table. To make the walls, use chipboard or plywood 1 cm thick. Build a convenient cabinet with a hinged door on the left of the table.

Seventh step. Connect the workbench top to the top frame using bolts. It is recommended to prepare the holes for the bolts in advance - this will make connections faster and easier. Tighten the bolts so that their heads are recessed into the wood.

Eighth step. Make a miter box. This device will help you in the future to cut workpieces at the required angles. The miter box is assembled from wooden strips 2 cm thick. Attach the finished miter box to the table using stoppers.

Ninth step. Treat your homemade workbench with drying oil and varnish. Let the paint dry and you can start using the table. If necessary, install a vice or, for example, a circular saw on it. At this point, focus on your needs.

Video - DIY garage accessories

The article discusses the most convenient and practical do-it-yourself garage accessories that can improve the operating comfort of this room. Here are detailed recommendations for the development and creation of structures designed for convenient storage of tools and car parts, tips for making furniture, as well as arranging lighting and heating systems.

Useful DIY garage gadgets: general recommendations

The garage is intended not only for storage, but also for servicing the car. For this reason, this room must be spacious, clean, comfortable and well-equipped.

To achieve all this, it is enough to take into account the basic requirements regarding the organization of space:

Optimal organization of the storage system in the garage: 1 - open brackets and hooks for frequently used tools, 2 - rack for small tools, 3 - shelves for spare parts and tires, 4 - rack for large tools, 5 - cabinets for various things, 6 - workbench with additional shelves

About 80% of the shelves in the garage are built with your own hands to store garage accessories, namely:

• tools and additional devices;
• components for the car;
• accessories.

Often in photos of shelves in a garage with your own hands you can see them combined with a rack, which you can also make yourself. Most often, the rack is considered as the main place for storing tools. After its installation, the remaining space is filled with comfortable and spacious shelves.

Be sure to designate a place where work clothes will be stored. It is not necessary to occupy a large area; you can get by with one shelf or even a hook (depending on your needs).

A garage is a place where hazardous and flammable substances are stored. These include oil, gasoline, solvents, paints, and polishes. For them, it is necessary to provide a separate cabinet, hang a fire extinguisher and install a sand tank.

To protect against contamination during storage of wheels mounted on tire brackets, it is worth purchasing large bags or specialized covers to prevent dust from entering.

Brackets and shelves for wheels in the garage: design features

The most bulky spare parts of a vehicle include sets of tires, which can be winter or summer. When winter tires are used, summer tires are usually stored in the garage, and vice versa. Therefore, you should organize tire storage shelves or brackets.

The design of the bracket is as follows:

For compact storage of wheels, a whole rack in the form of four wide shelves can be used. It is suitable for placing wheels with discs, which can be placed one above the other in a horizontal position. The structure can be made angular and raised onto the wall.

• wooden beam;
• boards;
• chipboard sheets.

Installing tire racks is the most efficient way to store wheels. Greater savings in free space can be achieved by hanging rubber from the ceiling base along the garage wall. This option is possible if the room has a large height and reinforced concrete floors in the form of slabs on the ceiling. They will be used as a basis for screwing in dowels.

Tool storage: interesting ideas for a DIY garage

To organize a convenient area for placing things, you can make your own homemade and very spacious rack or shelves. Of course, you can find hundreds of ready-made models in stores, however, making a shelf in the garage with your own hands is much cheaper than purchasing a similar product on the market.

The same problem applies to shelving. By taking on the task of making your own tool storage space, you can not only organize a convenient and practical rack, but also fit it harmoniously into the garage space.

Rules for the manufacture of wood products:

The thickness of the material is determined by the loads that will subsequently act on the rack.

Recommendations for making tool shelves in the garage with your own hands

Shelves are installed in cases where the garage does not allow for a shelving unit. It is better if there are several designs.

Scheme for creating shelves for tools:

At the final stage, you can apply decorative finishing to the products (paint or special film).

Technology for creating a tool rack in the garage

To create a rack with your own hands, you will need boards 9 and 19 cm wide. The size of the structure can be adjusted.

Step-by-step technology:

Organization of lighting and heating systems in the garage

To make the operation of the garage comfortable, the lighting, ventilation and heating systems in the room should be properly organized. Since cars are closely associated with the use of toxic and harmful substances, the problem of ventilation in confined spaces is particularly acute. For a garage, vents are suitable for brickwork. They are equipped with grilles.

Factors affecting lighting levels:

• garage area, its height;
• the number and nature of the placement of work areas (sizes of a workbench for a garage, inspection pit, number of machines);
• type of decoration on the walls, its colors;
• indicator of network power density per 1 m?;
• type of garage lights.

To maintain the optimal temperature, various types of heating can be used:

• gas;
• based on used oil;
• air;
• electric (infrared heater for the garage);
• oven;
• water;
• solid fuel.

There are many alternative ways to organize your own heating system.

Features of halogen, fluorescent and LED garage lights

The technical characteristics of halogen lamps are in many ways similar to incandescent lamps, but their bulb is filled with bromine vapor, so the products emit more light. The advantages of such lamps include a long service life - 4 thousand hours.

Fluorescent lamps are filled with inert gases inside. The inside of the flask is coated with a specialized composition that emits ultraviolet light under the influence of an arc-type discharge. Recommended models include IP-65 class products, protected from moisture and dust particles.

Installing LED garage lighting comes with the highest costs. However, they pay for themselves in 50 thousand working hours. In terms of efficiency, LEDs are 50% more profitable than fluorescent lamps. At the same time, they do not contain harmful components, and the light does not have an aggressive effect on the eyes, so there is no need to purchase additional lampshades.

Installing lighting in a garage: how to calculate

To calculate the power of conventional lamps, you can use the formula:

P = S x W/N.

Explanation of values:

• P – total required power, W/m?.
• W – power of one lamp, W.
• N – number of lamps (luminaires), pcs.
• S – room area, m?.

For halogen and LED lamps, the optimal indicator is 16-20 W/m?. This value is suitable for rooms where the ceiling height is no more than 2.5 m. In garages with 3-meter ceilings, this figure should be multiplied by 1.5.

The calculation is influenced by the interior decoration of the walls of the room. In dark garages, the lighting should be brighter.

Light reflection level:

To illuminate the inspection pit in the garage, it is recommended to use low-power lamps with halogen or LED lamps, since moisture accumulating in this place can cause an electric shock. The devices are mounted on the sides in pre-made recesses.

Do-it-yourself autonomous lighting system in the garage

There are a number of principles on the basis of which an autonomous lighting system is implemented:

A multi-level lighting system for a garage is considered the most optimal. It involves installing a large lamp in the middle of the room and installing small lamps in work areas.

Height calculation for a multi-level system:

The lamps are installed correctly if the machine does not cast a shadow on either side.

Which heater to choose for a garage

Heating of the garage is carried out using small portable devices that are able to warm up the room in a short time and subsequently maintain the optimal temperature.

Having thought about which heaters are best for a garage, many mistakenly believe that a homemade device can be made exclusively from expensive components and requires a significant investment of time. For this reason, garage owners refuse this idea.

In fact, to make a garage heater with your own hands, it is enough to limit yourself to budget materials, for example, thermal film. The scheme for creating such a device is very simple and involves the use of the following materials and tools:

• a kit intended for assembling a heater;
• wire equipped with a plug;
• paper laminated plastic (area of ​​one element 1 m?);
• graphite powder;
• epoxy adhesive composition.

Recommendations for assembling a homemade garage heater

Step-by-step instructions on how to make a garage heater:

After the heater has dried, the resistance should be checked. A garage heater is considered safe only after this check. Until this point, it is strictly forbidden to connect the device to the electrical network.

Safety restrictions:

Making useful gadgets for your garage with your own hands

To carry out repair and service work, you will need to build an inspection hole in the garage with your own hands, the dimensions of which will correspond to the dimensions of the car, as well as a workbench for convenient work, plus equip the room with machines.

The basic set of tools and materials for creating a homemade garage workbench includes:

• boards and wooden blocks;
• fasteners and ties;
• plane and other woodworking tools;
• varnishing and carpentry adhesives;
• sandpaper and drying oil.

An example of placing useful devices in the garage: 1 - a workbench with manual machines, 2 - shelving and cabinets, 3 - a table for various repair work, 4 - a shelf for storing tires, 5 - an inspection hole

Technology for making a workbench in the garage with your own hands: photos, drawings

The workbench consists of a table top and a base, as well as several clamping devices. The height of the workbench in the garage should be selected taking into account your own height. You can take as a guide the height of the kitchen table in the house, at which it is convenient to work. Be sure to make drawings to create a workbench for the garage with your own hands.

Garage arrangement: how to make a workbench indoors:

Final processing involves impregnating the finished product with drying oil and opening it with varnish.

Recommendations for creating a viewing hole in the garage with your own hands

There are no specific sizes for a garage inspection pit. The dimensions of the car are taken as the basis.

How to make an inspection hole in a garage with optimal parameters:

How to properly make a viewing hole in a garage using different materials:

The pit is dug taking into account the optimal width of the pit, the material chosen for the walls, as well as the thickness of the waterproofing layer. Stages of creating a pit:

• marking;
• construction of a pit;
• arrangement of the pit;
• construction of walls;
• lighting gasket.

For waterproofing walls, specialized hydrophobic impregnation is used.

Scheme of arrangement of the inspection pit: 1 - walls made of foam blocks, 2 - waterproofing, 3 - rubble masonry. 4 - corner size 50x50x4 mm

Making a garage press with your own hands

To create a press, a frame measuring 178x80 cm should be made from 4 pieces of metal pipes. These elements are connected by welding. It is recommended to be guided in your work by drawings, selected or compiled in advance. After this you need to install:

• retainer;
• removable stop;
• bottle jack (hydraulic).

You can use video materials to review the detailed technology for creating useful devices for the garage with your own hands. Such visual recommendations help you navigate the dimensions, master step-by-step instructions, and imagine what the finished structure should look like.

Manufacturing diagram of a hydraulic press: 1 - upper power platform, 2 - nuts, 3 - lower platform, 4 - studs with a diameter of 30 mm, 5 - lower thread of the studs, 6 - bottle-type hydraulic jack; 7 - base 20 mm thick

You can do the arrangement of your garage yourself. The list of useful devices does not end there. It can always be supplemented with any interesting ideas. The main thing is that the garage fully meets personal requirements in terms of comfort and convenience.

Order in the garage means convenient open storage of all frequently used tools and compact storage of various small items “in reserve.”

Often the garage and home workshop are combined, so all tools and consumables should have a convenient storage system.

As soon as the storage system becomes not very convenient for regular maintenance, the garage again turns into a spontaneous warehouse.

It is better to use open shelves to store tools in the garage. It will be very convenient if these shelves are removable.

In the garage of the workshop it is necessary to place not only the usual set of tools for a car enthusiast and a home craftsman, but, sometimes, also garden tools and camping equipment.

Make the most of the entire height of the room. In plastic boxes just under the ceiling and on the floor you can put those things that you use from time to time.

The tool storage system in the garage uses the entire wall area as a stand. Separate shelf sections for storing tools and consumables are suspended on horizontal guides.

Wooden guides are used here, but it is better to use metal pipes for these purposes. If over time the guide we see in the photo crumbles, a box with a heavy tool could fall right on your foot.

You can make such an organizer for storing consumables yourself from sheets of plywood, which are connected with hinges in the form of a book.

A lockable stand-box for home craftsman's tools will allow him to easily maintain the necessary order in the garage.

Metal mesh is convenient for storing paint cans, fertilizer bags, etc.

Metal guides and metal shelves not only ensure safe tool storage, but are also easy to clean.

It is inconvenient to keep a power tool in a company suitcase; it is much more convenient to make such an open stand for storage.

The owner has a lot of necessary little things in his garage, and each of them has its own storage method.

Most tool storage methods are simple, but still more effective.

Very convenient design for storing consumables! The box with self-tapping screws that you use is secured to a separate panel, and upon completion of work, it is pushed into a common organizer.

Each owner has his own scope of activity and a different number of tools. But a convenient organization of work always makes you want to do something more. Take the time to tidy up your garage.

Sliding panels provide additional storage space for tools. Make sure that they will work reliably without getting stuck in the grooves, otherwise this storage method will not be practical.

Simple and convenient. Store your instrument wisely! If you don’t have a garage, and you store all your tools in a small box on the balcony, then even there you can organize a small work cabinet.

Let's continue for the happy owners of the garage. Here is a convenient way to store clamps.

Some storage ideas can be found in stores that sell tools.

But our garage contains more than just tools. We also have pipes, planks, and the necessary pieces of plywood and plastic.

It’s not at all difficult to assemble such a ceiling structure from pipes in your own garage.

Large sheets of plywood and drywall are best stored this way - in a vertical position.

For scraps of plywood, plastic, etc. You can make a wall rack like this.

Even a dozen boards can create a mess in your garage. Let's make a simple storage structure.

Another convenient way to store long pipes and all kinds of strips in the garage.

A small workbench can also serve as a storage place for boards and pieces of plywood.

You don't have to clean out your garage in one day. All this can be done gradually, step by step.